The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-30 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

murder. The murder was merely a conHnnation of ibe
same crime, that of assault. If she was guilty of murder,
then she naust obviously be guilty of the assault: the Jury
bad found that the crime of murder had not been made ont
to their satisfaction, but it was clearly law. and perfectly
competent for the Coed to give judgment in the minor pro-
position, the assault of which the prisoner bad been found
guilty. ,
Mr. Pates/Ow, tooniel for the prisoner, rose to reply,
but the Lord Justice Clerk, having consulted Lord Her
mend, informed him that he was clearly entitledto his reply,
but the Court had saved him the trouble. When a Jury bad
returned their verdict, they had discharged their duty—
the Court could derive no farther assistance from them.—
On that particular case their lips were sealed for ever. When
a written verdict was given in, no alternative could possibly
be made, the Court had just to take what was within the
four corners of the paper. The present was a verdict
which would require the most serious sod most mature con-
sideration. The Court bad therefore resolved to certify
the ease to the High Court of Justiciary on the 19th of
November.

James Ridpath, or Redpath, was charged with having
on the 29th of August, at the Broomielaw Quay, recklessly
thrown a large stone, which struck John Campbell on the
forehead, and fractured his skull, in consequence of which
he expired on the Ist of September. After evidence bad
been adduced and the advocates on each side linked, the
Juiv returned s verdict, unanimously finding the panel
guilty of Culpable Homicide.
The LORD JUSTICE CLIME, before passing sentence, said
the case before them, was one of a most serious nature, and
Called for a proportionate penishmetit. It was perpetrated
without provocation or the shadosto of excuse. The panel
had long been in the habit of drinking to excess, and while
in that state he had censmitted the crone of menslaoghter.
It would be impossible fur hint to remain longer in this
country; sod it was fortunate for him that the cirgnmstancee
were such that the stood in no worsen situation, He was
then sentenced to fourteen years transportation.
TEURSDET, SEPT. 25.-IT'illiarn IPGartrie. was charged
with having on the 15th of August attacked John Lock.
heart, at the mouth of a doss in St. James's Street, Paisley,
sad with having wounded him in the back, on the right
side, and in the leg and thigh, with a large knife or other
weapon. The Jury having found him guilty, the Lord
Justice Clerk said that an unusual number of assaults bad
come before them on the present Circuit, as if the character
of the people had been changed from sober, cautious,
peaceful citizens, into that of brawlers and assassins. But
in order to regain the lost character of the country, and
deter others from the use of dangerous weapons in future,
the Court were determined to visit the present case with a
severe punishment. M`Garvie was then sentenced to be
publicly whipped through the streets of Paisley on the
9th of October, and thereafter transported for 14 years.
Alex. IPICay, John Robinson, William Walker, Archi.
bald lkieolson, and Peter M'Connaelae, were charged
with having, on the 29th July,thrown a quantity of vitriol,
or soine such substance on the back of William Kyle, while
in the house of Falconer tialletly, vintner, Crown•street,
Gorhals. The prisoners had been tenters in a manufactory of
Mr. Todd, and Kyle had applied to Mr. T. fur a similar
situation. The prisoneis were found guilty. Lord
Justice Clerk then addressed the prisoners. and stated that
after a long and careful consideration of the evidence which
had been adduced against them, a most intelligent and re.
spectable Jury bad found them guilty of the assault laid to
their charge; notwithstanding they had negatived a part
of the libel, that Kyle was not knocked down on ing to his
supporting himself in a corner, still he was sorry to say.
the atrocious and aggravated await was recorded against
them by a verdict of a Jury of their own countrymen. They
had entered into diabolical and dangerous combination
to overawe Mr. C. Todd in the chaise of his workmen, and
feloniously deter him and his workers from exercising the
undoubted 'privilege of every British subject ; and
they attempted to .effect their criminal designs by a
dangerous weapon. the use of which, be was sorry
to say, was another proof of the lost character of the
country. The panels now saw the state In which they stood,
by promoting this eombination. They were to be ban shed
for fourteen years from that society whose laws they had out-
raged. This country would bp enslaved indeed if such as
they were allowed to overawe, and distate to master manufac-
turers. If they really want to throw the sulphuric acid on 1
Kyle. had they succeeded, the crime was just as deep as if
they had stabbed him to the heart. The investor of that dan-
gerous weapon, whoever he was, whether directed against the
lives, or even the clothes, of his fellow-creatures. though be
should escape the laws of men, he had much to answer to
GOD and his own conscience. Nis Lordship concluded his ad-
dress by advising the prisoners to lead circumspect lives in
the distant colony to which they were about to be sent, and
perhaps they might return reformed again to their native coun-
try. The prisoners manifested the greatest apathy. When
they were taken off they stood up, put on tiled hats, nodded
to their acquaintances, and then went down stairs with the
greatest indifference.

snail cleaslisen.

Hockey. the coachman, who. stated. '6 that the gemmen
hailed him at the corner of Hoodge•street, ven von on
'env rat inside the coach (he mist the srmalest von), vile
the other. vieb was the biggest. mouotett the box, and took
the reins." _ .

Sir R. BIRNIB—You are liable to fine for suffering any
person to drive but yourself.
Dick " knowed that ere, but the gemma n vould litre his
own way; so lie towleil him to go Wady, and tided he
didn't run against none of the posteses, vitch he didn't, cose
he (Dick) kept Isis eye on the tits, vitch vere both wery
steady, and. moreover, earn't 'very 'frisky, as they had been
on the pad from day light. The gesionam drove in a round
about say till he got to Bow Street, via he got down,
and a vatchinan as corned up axed him (Dick) vere vos
his numbers vitch might to be on his coach ? yen he looked
and see'd as they .were gone on that side, and the trotter
side too, likewise from the inside ;on ,itch-suit, he gave the
pitman into charge, but notafore they gave film ' a topaer
for lack." •
Next came the watchman, Mr. Norton Vincent, who said
he heard a sort of a dispute between the coachman and the
Gentleman, and on coming up found them a quarrelling ;
he happened to look at the coach, end not seeing the num-
-1 bers, he asked where they were, when the latter said "they
were on the coach when be took the genunen up, and he
supposed as they looked 'em ;" • nd in consequence he gave
them both in charge. They resisted this civility, and
struck witness, when he sprung his rattle, and Parton, the
officer, cause up to his assistance.
Parton said he went to the assistance of the watchman,
and received from Mr. Belson a violent thump on the nose,
but ultimately succeeded in locking both Gentlemen up for
the night. They were very tipsy.
Sir it. Maxis said it was a very serious charge, and
called on the prisooers for their defence.
. Mr. Nelson admitted that he had called the cinch in
Ooodge Street/ and drove to Bow Street, where he asked
the coachman his fare? The coactnean demanded three
shillings, and considering this an extortionate demand, he
refused paying it, upon which the coachman charged him
and his friend with stealing his plates. For himself, he
could say he never saw the plates, and for his companion,
lie mould pledge his honour he never touched them. In-
deed, it was more probable that the coachman had himself
• ted them to avoid the consequence of his own ex-
tortions. He achu:tted that he was tipsy, and might-have
struck those who seized him, as he considered, mast un-
justifiably.
Mr. Medford also denied ever having touched the plates.
Dick Hockey, however, positively swore as the plates
were on the door when the gemmen took his coach ; and
as for the three shillings he had demanded, that was
because the gemmen had driven a round-about way.
Sir R. BIRNII said, no doubt the plates were not stolen,
bat had probably been only thrown out of the window,
but still the conduct of the defendants hail been highly
improper, and lie should therefore hold them to bail to
answer for the assaults, and they were held to bail accord-
ing ly.
MART-La-11)NNEOFFICE.--PREVENTiON OP ADIESPERATZ•
AFPRAT.—Uen..raI Sir John Doyle forwarded a communi-
cation to the Magistrates of this Office on Sunday morning
early, stating that preparations of a frightful wore were
making by the lower orders of the Irish, that are 'toddled
together in Cal use Buildings, P..rtman square, and Oxford
Court, opposite Alary-le-bone-latie,for a general fight, which
was to take place chat afternoon in Calmat; Buildings. The
information of the gallant Geuer.ol went on to I.t.ite that
two fellows had been actively employed in collect:lig stones,
brick-bats, and missiles of every kind, and load actually
taken up the iron rails of the areas in the neighbourlionii,
for the premeditated conflict. He dial for the peace of the
neighbourhood dispatched the communication to the Ma-
gistrates, in order that they might direct the officers to be
in attem.ance, and prevent the conflict takingplace.
The Posse Commitatis approached Calmae Buildings by
Orchard-street, at the moment the affray commenced, and
went up to the rioters, cutlass in hand, bead.' their true-
aeons. The information that the Officers of Justice were
about to attack them soon spread ; and in order to impede
their progress, they bad fortified themselves by placing
upwards of 50 fruit barrows across the court, and the
rioters flanked them up, and bid defiance to the intruders.
The officers rushed forward with great intrepidity, and the
barrows that were considered impregnable by the rioters
were upset, and men, women and children fell one upon
the other in their retreat from the officers. Three of the
ringleaders wet e taken up.
It was stated, that in Calmac Arcade, for so it is called,
there lived a most infamous woman, a native of Newcastle,
County of Limerick, who incites the inhabitants to disagree
by parading the Court vociferating " here's Newcastle
and Ballingarry, against Ardglass ;" meaning that the
Newcastle men would fight the Ardglass men, which
is a different county, and the frequent ontrages that
here take place,:are in a great measure to be attributed
to her,

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The Magistrate said that if she ever broke the peace and
was brought before him, be would take care she should
meet withgher reward.
The three prisoners, on expressing their contrition. and
agreeing to leave the neighbourhood forthwith, were die
charged on payment of the usual fees.
Yesterday (Monday,) a middle aged woman,
named Elizabeth Thompson, was charged with robbing
her mistress, Mrs. Amelia Waver. of No. 26, Etigeware
Road, of a gold watch and appendages. The prisoner bad
only been in her service five weeks, but her misconduct
was such that it was understood that she was to leave on
Wednesday. About that time the watch was missed, and
traced to a pawnbroker's in Tottenham Court Road, where
the prisoner pledged it for 41. The prisoner was,fully
committed to take her trial.
Town Hato.—Yesterday Tauffe was charged
with assault. Mary Ann 'Roach, an interesting VOlllyr
woman, stated, that the prisoner was her uncle. On Son-.
day she followed the remains of her maternal grandfather
to the grave ; the prisoner also attended. He afterwards
returned to her mother's house, where he raised a disturb-
ance about the distribution of the trifling property left,
threatened to take the life of her mother, and kicked her
violently in the side, and afterwards struck the witness with
great force against the door.—Mary. Roach, the mother of
the last witness, said the prisoner was her brother, and had
threatened to take her life if he bad not a share of his
father's property, which, put altogether, was not the value
of 405.--Jobe Bassett, a patrol, described the prisoner's
conduct as extremely furious, threatening to destroy a legion
Of watchmen t and he acted more like a maniac than any
thing else.—The Magistrate ordered him to find bail, and
in default committed him to the Sessions.

A young man named IVilliam Burnett (a stranger) has
been committed for trial at the next county assizes, on two
several charges of uttering forged checks upon the bank of
Messrs. Grants, of Portsmouth. It appeared on his ex-
amination that he lately arrived from Plymouth, in com-
pany with a female, to whom he had been married about a
fortnight; she having ha I only three weeks previous
knowledge of him. They took lodgings at the Still pub-
lic-house, on the Point, and one of the checks of W. was
uttered to the landlady in payment of his bill, and the
other, for 201., to Mr. Smithers, silversmith, at Portsea,in
payment of a gold watch, chain, and seals. The checks
were signed with the name "A, Hitchen." Another check
for 101., was tendered to Mr. Lewis Lazarus, pawnbroker.
l'ortsea, for a gold watch; but Mr. Lazarns talking about
sending it to the Bank to be cashed, the prisoner disco-
vered so much confusion in his manners, that Mr. Lazarus
was induced to watch him, and which led to his apprehen-
sion. When the prisoner was taken into custody, he had
a pistol loaded with a ball in his pocket, and another, also