The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-25 00:00:00

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Am elated tho.,•a(aPpliP4ii: td tIST ease. 1! the
itioas had bop, IffiMarrd olpiolik any further 'motors-
-16011 Sc or.. than the were marog of a libillooe,
Ik/ IL . tititiOn-woota sot !cease ..or..satenuabillto,
. ~te. Yt reduce it to asansiaigh*. If c,i e. . i
.04kot'of -party ussiMicb is to excite ampt•hoyhe ,
asst- `ylolp pos. might Is i ote*tedi to be. offgattwa .
11014 lthogetherluslifithO Mist of the. p . .4- Geis
Ake 'ASO et the ' Oil tiiot,ed al.!. otil, - .614.014'
sbotiiitis hithpeiritiateimmos.. Maroc 4, iiimm, or tlesi
irithil'evi4easo . a doubt elloald roe* li• the 0140 4
ike Alibi to the sifikklicy. of .tbe gOot.isr.tbe,exunt
if-the crime. it loal.l-16e. their duty_ to diti*mtne*
iillit favourably for ,thitlqiioser, ilk 110614 bid-
Mita that he thoefilst the' beldame' Stuns( Belt. tees,
'light to reader it safe fog..theist; .tp act epee it. aid :
agMtk reatiodoil the Jery 'Mt. .the oft gioroWsPrar
at all doubtful. it was thole ditty to Nairn to the most
tavottrable constesotion of It. • The *barge occupied pp-
' wards 51 four hours lathe delivery.
The Jury retired. and aft's* dellhorstion of twenty
missies returned a verdict otitiot Wit, of Aeries A!
bet thinly of Manslaaghter maims Ws& amtltothleel
Belt. the other prieeser was snitted. . .
This verdict seemed to havo:hmo received with • goi.•
send satisfaction by all ,who were sot infected with
Local prejudices. There was;.however, a general mums:
Iles of dislike from the populace, as theproonertdeade
eyes coaducted basks* prison.

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' Mr. iteMovir' * the gleadings. The declamtiott
Oiled that the defendant bad.,nojustly,p4,l4o*(l.* ON
. seed scandalous libel of and Colacerpiag.thapleintift .'
Mir. CLAuII said the
.plaintiff brought ibis
.itetion
rnot the .defendant, the publisher of a newspaper called
Pattiiy Gaierff, and Newcastk-siaderr4jane Er-
em, for the publication of as gross a set of libela as
, r were put Into :circulation against an ildieidual...,
e plaintiff,
rdsbire Mora.!lC:'l3gynolten,sittesrh.hoiusisibrsoetehimer,badwhogonbseainlatiod
.it claim to the Barony of Stafford, for the purpose oaf pir,o;
4.*.:s)litotr:tzliotobr.eappreocti oil the Peerage,
lite° rHour sit of
ids ; and he knew no other reason .excertA that.the
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tiff had persitte# contrary: to the opinion of person,
hlto Were Opposed*lo 6143, . ‘vlty •be was attacked with
gross calumnies With *McKim had 'been assailed.
.aiever-tbe motive Was, in.the To of "Ornery laatt am
cle appeared ip theiholeer..y Coate; in the following'
,Herds:—" James Stamp Sutton, COoke and. the Stafford
*ny. An interesfing account of the proceedings in
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..perwin'a caie.appeats in our first page. Me have
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i letter-frogs Loadon concerning the ..characier of
I eba Naas, an extract from which we subjoin, deeming
.it,
S.all *ivasonable peints.of view, to be, epough. Mr. J.
S. Cooke is then a chevalier d'iadasOrre, and has long
been !laminae each, ' not only in London and in mot
Palls of this kingdom, but • foreign.countries have fee-
queitly had the honour of receiving a Suit...WWl*
biting to the support of this adventurer t.ot.,Abitvotreeci
Marlborough-street, Hatton-garden, end inked abtrat Id
every police office in 'this town, his person and name Ill'e.
well known. The last timg tkat he favoured Bow-street
*whit hie presence, was about I months aforet whep be
appeared there to encleavoUr to. Liberate_ Isia.latly.bont i
charge of swidAlltig, which*Waa brought egoutst her by
the hotel keeper in Albentarle-etreet, whice.she bad been.
rgesidlog some tittle aa the c0.p4t?.,. a Oirkiby. : His lir*
titer, the LOrd, was a dialSi Weeded' band. fornititm. fit
' Wiebeacbt and !septum insolvent:, shout etio years ago t
Where.he is now, the ttid Veva,. but hais only a. tool
in the hands of thy • tionrahhi. • We. leave time at
DQ, tim at
present to give more." 'The *Learned Counsel said,_ no
persOn could .4 the this was not a, foul libel on the
face of lt....and eucts*..,es eotjtled a party to mco.yer tuse
plc • demagog. if„ hi: juatification was not fnUy
.Made
.out. Os the Bth of. "Ornery in the following week, a
further . attack ,vras_matio is these worth; :—". We last
week quoted epossigeq• from a letter written by Mr: It
Jones, of London, to Sir George derningham,. Barone*
setting forth the character of Mr. Cooke, we now copy
below the remainder of the mast letter, with Mr. Jones's
signature thereto. Aout four years back, he (meaning
Mr. Cooke) had a.. house in Orchard-street, Portman
square, and soma time, prior to that, lie had one in Mmo
cbeeter-strare, in both which hnusea he s.cintrived, by
0/grieving himself askm= of large prepite4-, and Ins
steam atigast Indian of imoseose wealth, to audit from
'itimeraostraileiMeti.property to .large ailment. For tba
'f>fellaol-slreciiifeik,„Le.wes brought to the Marlborough •
attest' aliee, Where numherleas
,charges were prepared
aggoet biig.set ficont hie know led geof the Subtleties dfthe
Itffx.kli , bad ,40.. niapago .the matter that though he Seas.
.mmuy, proved ast impostor, it was found that betted evaded.
toiMi.L weal qiiiiite.. Jest at thiatinie also, he Was taken
'to tU liettim.gardeit office, on a charge of having swim.. •
died p permit' othetweett. two and three hundred pounds
owittetolea of Re4enciag hito *a. Shoed sn.. Through-
Oils pill aUrOttnesetagain brought `him clear.. On one •
occasion, Wheelie. :honoured the Tempters by residing
.-OzOoog.tkieol, • different tradesmen in the Vicinity, and
particularly the tavern-keeper, had the pleasure of admi-
nistering to his comfort-4n fact, there is scarcely a part
pf town or country, which has not at one time or oilier
bests:pat onder:cotiiribitton: by, him, though, as' he fre,
gutsily adopts 'various wail de gaerre, many, who to
Orly sorrow know. him personally, may not be aware
ghee Tai. reel namesthe name which be has been repeotail-
Itexamined under It the Police. (Ace, wes.JeMes Stamphutteri Cooke. Industrious in the extreme nothing
toile aetiss • to: him 1 .at one time he opened a hosiery
sltop,in OxfOrd-Street, filled it with sham packets, and on
the strength of fits apparently well' furnished shop, rais•
i.tif.e. Wand' pietty. handsomely., •M another 'time he
pursued the satire plea as a chememonger in Thames
street. About four year, since he opened billiard tables
"Is Fleet-strge6,9PPirtite the end of Chancery-line, where
be continued until Ida cheracter.becopting known in the
seighbOorhood, he was Obliged to decamp. • To give an
account of One:hundredth part' of the frauds he has been
eagaged in,is not in my' power; Write itto add, that
be Is a most notorious bitch leg, sad known as such at
leery bililard-table and common gambling house in Lon-
Ikon. To the Staffordshire Peerage he bas env-more pre.
amnions thin ll hart;' but he •some years since fell on
ibis scheme •as in ingenious modeofthroWing dust VI
the ayes of the tradespeople, • and Saab that view inst-
EMr.t.& few ;sham .promediegs in the House of Lords.
- on whose agent be pretends to be -is his elder
- „ 'whom be bar pushed forward as the genial
klitinsant„ and who, whilst Mr. J, S. S. C. rakes the chts.
:vitro of •the fire, serve. very conveniently` as the in
t. That neither yourself, Sir, nor any other
prep* at Stafford; May entertain any doubt es to the
adentitylit Ni.. J. S. S. C. and the *winder, some of
twbosaarta are mentioned in Ibis l add the follow-
1g slight description of the i-Height middling,
ay stout, Sr rather fat. felt roust face, pock marked
fair comlastion;"l.tblok bithmens whiskers; age forty-
isix to fifty;- if his wife is with him, she is taller and thin-
RIM very dark, via. a Creole, age 40 to 44." • it needed.
inssexplanatiss from him.(the'Learned Ceased) to plot
out Sietber gross and feel 'Meer bet mot *stud
Ms 2 Of' these flagrant artielesi-tle •
*humid°
.Isol of - Pebattery, fused forth awithatet WIC.
:.-44 Ttiellludated linpietor,'L—oshicti -die. treat oa W
isay,—" webers published in our first- page Htlte, lie-,
count of SIC George Jerningbam's rent dianer, with a
few additional observations en the arevidierauld the
conduct oldie • Adventurer.. We boos sot bees work-

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411.legint this Pelbetlead•depredatoe ott !weapon fled
ivy the dnek..and we have balled Writ upon him
end Isis threats egaLnst as with • coshesset. .tie hut
restore imeteeceiteed some farther Moils •of this fine-,
ht. eqeselyi leOott-hnesoured.. well-dremesl,tand sleety
purdstredelotsomme, and iftbewiseinest.cif. Stafford cad
digest the ratan eller or the farce which.We•hadt catered
these; itaistonsistus tO take the mnsey ta, or flace'
Ott/r.settlidestia is-thi Chevalier, they are-indeed. inCordl
yigtble.ned,alte Bacoa'soatent of frieleillAysle.ef more
.UNadneetal•baeds, • We oepy lo the first invest" the
foXowing extract of a letter 6naa. London The Loa-
. dux., .S•dely fair: the Protection of Commerce against
!brindle,' anti Sharpers, its their list-of snob characters
$v before me) • have gibbeted James Stomp Sutton
goatee as of 4, •Orchartt street, Portman-wpm; 11,
ILlrawford-streeti 8,,. Tbavies Inn, ~Holborn; apd 5,
rick-coart, Tempi,. •Wa mon proceed to gird the con,.
.tissusicarion of otir active London correspondent include
log the entreat' from the News. This latter document
will prove a. poser to the Chevalier, for it is a proof di-
rect of all the substance of Mr. /one?* letter, given is
pox hist, which the Chevalier has been active iu denying.
Showing the hill of expenses of his wife's (anent some
Om back, being • bigamist, be had not. stated mhich
i 4 the- reputed difaect no. being only a• co-
Imitable affair , against the• lady., colour, We
'sere have him so completely In the meshes of our mat.
Hostig le well Mirages ideas el without a- haul the-eeip
the muddy maxis of the Sew.,'_ : _ Thew were "
complained of,; rand if tha•defaadent.fellad io ..111
the whole of theseCialseniies, the,plaindif would her"
titled to their verdict, &ad it was Isopml that such .
wages would be given. as would hoses@ measure eos►
pen sate Mr. Cooke foe tberiervons injury he bad ANA,
sustained. •
The publicatioti having been peeved, ' ""
Mr. Sergeant VAI/011•11 addressed dar Jury lbe
defendant.' sad called winsessosfajaatilliastion of *id-
'cited libels.
Mr. CAARILI submitted, that i dela hairs been *el-
kit in, the way set out..
The C..uax thought it had lit pleadinge•

.111hall.DOt go to the tarp
Mr. Same fiaanow said this was *MN which hardly
required him to say a word. Tho plaiotiff seek" to teat-
vera einnpeur Alin in damages ler the injertdeoe to his
fair same and character by the publizetioa of a realigeant
libel coccenting him; and the defendant says, **True it
'is, I have published the paper; hut it is not-a libel be-
cause pitches. deserved it Now if the jestifications
upon the record are proved, he is eat entirkd to a ver-
dict, but if they-any not; the pleletiff is entitled to such
damages as yon may thiok proper. If part of the
libels are proved and a part aot proved, you most fied
for the plaintiff, for such 11$11141 sot justiird • and for the
defendant for those that are. If the plaistiff has really
.4 right-to complain of an injury done to his character,
law_ will ,have to consider what damages you will give
+ I know of no entrant coin of the realm of less
Seine timasfarthing ; and if you were. to ask me my
advice ea the subject of damages, lied we were to consult
together, wo,should possibly join in the lamentation that
there was not a less cons. •
The Jury returned a verdict for the-plaintiff with One
Farthing:Damages ea thane libels whisb bad not.beenj
justified, sad a verdict ha the defeadost ion thee that',
• There wersiiirniontuteepoletket flitin)enWlTraillg va-
riations betwass the libels aid dissinininsii is whim* 4ilter
were set fortiro* the record. ••••• .1. • - • • : •
!rite cause earns into Court with- irregularity Wee
proceedings: and the Judge only potential it to be pie•
seeded with on the condition that it shouldhe a mis-teal,
if the defendant should elect to make it so on a future
Iscasion.
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• Comte P. AM/11117r.
This was as action against the Editor of the Niter,/
Gazette, for writing. and .publishing the mboyejjbel.--
"And &ache evidence to no respect varied from the fore-
going caune,,..lllB 'll Costa declined opining
the case..
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t• NORFOLK "Eflt•CUlT;LaCiikletaisitik hap. •
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• • TOM IMO O. THI Our. 11101tAli• JlPllOlr. • • •
. • This was en tediensent charging the defendant, in lb.
first count, with swind'ecent -meanie:on James Wash.
°There were twit' other'coenii, &greet bide with solicit-
ing iheaforegald James Wihb to submit to the commis-
give of 1" eerNak criem-illfkw7defirodaat pleaded Not
oullyi . • .•• f •,• • vi.:4,si!-J
' Panes Set' Sfe."ltierts • eonilected the -protect:
tine.; everitextr • (wile came, down gpecialiy on this
eaer),,Mraiitiage-anil-Mt:Voelmieomite .Iconasel for the
dtß+ttee" '• • • ' '• ' '4"***. * • -
;The Gelid. and :evert acorn to It were erovided to
rice* -front' 'Tidy b6tr. 'At nine o'clock. ME -Ser..
&alit Beltartkner took hit seat on theßeech. The Jury
:•ivasitTomoreti Jury.''' Before thirctuse tommenced4 all
the eittiesseitOleont od eitkerside were ordered •to with-
draw. Witilesiee to eberaeter teem allowed- to remain.
`Rays and iionseirwire *lse emetpelled to leave the Court.
VW' defeedabt, sidan &Waal years of age, of grave
did respectable alpeartine,yeett his seat between his
seineeel and -Attorney:) • •-•,' • •
Neither space nor Indication allows us to eater into
the dettiih of the-caiti.: Vet it. Mace to say, that after
Mr. Prints bad stilted t e cFse, and •called witnesses foe
the prosecution, Mr. Di :dui addressed the Jury. andi
last of most respectable witnesses gave testimony in fa-.
tone of the cherubs of the defendant.
Mr. Bergeent Boiggiquiti then charged the Jury; and
'told them tint thiiwas. an lodictinent against the Rev.*
defendant, charging bias is the first count, with atsaolt-
lig Jean Walsh on the. 16th of May last, with an in-
to Commit an abominable offence; io the second
pain! with indecently soliciting the said James Walsh '
to spinals to the commission of the said abominable
ate; and:in tbe•third,..with exposing his pergoitigith•
itew to committing the said *rime. If these otierges-
igere sabsiaritiated by the egideoce, she crime was not
loobt of thebigbest satire. ' The question for the Jar
Was,Whether tb4 'vide* Was sacb as they were &vend
to believe... Whatever gray:their verdict would go, it
Would lied to this conclusion, n 'meth that those witnesses
were,*as the. askadant. in his depositions had dated,
guilty of a conspiracy agaiist him with a view to extort
money from,, or that he wpit.guilty. of the abominable
crime charged to That being the necessary. result of
this. investigation, nothing was omitted by the Learned
Counsel on both ides to .msktoot a case favourable to
their clients. Bet, the ditty of the Gentlemen of the Jury,.
as wales his own, wai.of a different nature. They were
bound to consider this case soberly, temperately, 'midis:.
passiouately. They, .es.Jarore, ought to lay' out of their
minds every thing that they had heardin this camtheieso.
tills day. It was impossible is a ease like this, where'
ranch recrimination. had taken place, to avoid the hear-
ing of represeutation and misrepresentation. They were
booed to discard all this from their minds, and to make
.hp their minds on the evidence which was brought be.,
fore them that day. They ware to weigh well ail that
was offered .by both sides, pad tojuslgefor themselves.—
Though no witnesses as to facts were celled br the de-
eadeat's Counsel, yet there.was evidence for hini; for his
.rwis depositions were pet in and.tead h 9 the prosecutor%
winsome, had come Into comet under peculiar sir.
They wersoot like persons who. front' a
of. sauce, ems voluntarily for the . detection.' alo4
pailskuseak of: pill. Thoy._ kllllri ao -they al-
lege,.the attempt made by tbs. defer ant •tO genial(
this shocking offence, they did not make a charge an.
nil the &deadest had first charged then. The differ-

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eta* as Vell is be agreenients is the detatiaof tit
rioddsee tea by the witnesses, were well worthy of
itkr . • Siam consideration. The Learned Upellel
t the deMildiail "told them that if they eitertain:,
led is'elatibt ott the evidence, they would not .tie tied
bine& of tbst doubt tit the defendant, hut would.teaviet
'Mee Sifting there..howeeer: 114 he did, to ringsider
the, of Magian& he could hot avoid to liag Abele
they. dtere'noOto Wstea to melt a proPutition. If tbey
! entertained any doubt- they were mot to take the deiareed
Ordittibitei, bat Were footled tegive the benefit of it teethe.
defendant: •• Trate ie eras tba,, as he tali before, the dot
feaddilt could dot be iedocent without the talisman bv4
ing sguiltp.hit the • Jury were to recollect. that .they
Mire trot•now trying both parties. In order to ;ousel
!he defeadant, they should be perfectly salaed ales bid
gbhlt. The L'earned 'Sep/east thee went threogh. Chit
evidence in the fullest and clearest maneer.aad cone
whited an every part' of it. This is:copied shoot Olivet
bones: .
The levy retired about laltpast twelve to eeWsideso
their verdict. In half as hour they returned vet-
diet of acquittal; adding, My hoed, we ars of opinion.,
bat that opinion is waverieg. We all have a doubt of
the gent of both parties; bet as year Lordship wisely
said, that la case we notertaine4l ti doubt on the point.,
baisaniti siteald,letel es to tarn it to thebooefit of the
defeadant, and iris for that reason we clear bias.
The Geed sostiased crowded with most respectable.
(tentless's, who anxiously waited the result. The mob
outside thesCoarobsueo was also great, aid cosines&
boisterous to the last moment.

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WA: ivsions Atestias.—The County Court woe Wee.
pled yesterday to a late boar (no criminal trials. being
ready) with an action of trespass, fur falwrimprisonmearo
brought by one Illawriee Nagle against Jobe Sem, .
Keq. of fallow, In which the damage* werelaid at 10001.
This cue war too interesting to be dismissed witis• the
notice which we could now afford' to it; me *ball
therefore meretetlite, at preseat. that there was a verdict.
for the' plaint; 6111. damages, sot Ski costs.--(Warer-
ford Chroaide.s.letly 22.) , •
MeLaticenn.v arrsariva Soccioe.—On 'Tender
evening last, about sevea .40clack, the inhabitants of
Sloane Street were throw. into great confosion • bva re-
port that a lady had destroyed herself during the ob•
aence at the rest of the family. The: first alarm*waa
ven.by a yeast; LAI), of the name of Wills, residing we
the same street, who perceived from a back window the
nofortunato Lady attempting to put a period to her ex-•
isteace, by hanging herself to a large pear-tree in the
garden. The young Lady itninedistely. informed her
arreirof the cirinmstance, who lost so time in grislier
over the garden wail.snd fortunately arrived in time to,
!prevent the notaisletiins of self destruction. It appeared
that the outwitting% Lek. is in very affluent cirm•utn-
stances, and iwwisidi of 56 years.of age, residing with a
family in the before mentioned street; that shoat IS
months singe bee only chill. a very tine yonne man.
shoot 21 years of age, died at Mal.a, kw, it was
frequently observed, peered beefy on her spirits, so mochs •
so, that at tines she would refuse to quit her bed-rooor
for several days bt a time, and declining all nourish-
tneirt, except a little lea or coffee; and it is supposed.
while labOuring Roder one of those melancholy fits, she
detertnined to pat an end to her sufferings by commit-
ting the art of Suicide. Since the above shocking occur-
rent,. she has rehuilned slice', .refusing to answer any
inquiry; indeed she has mot been beard to 'sw'alk.imince,,
althlagh a femile.attendait ii,coaatantly with I es..
Mumma um Sinclair-We gave an account of tier
atrocious murder of Mr. Win. Wood, of Eyham, is Der-
byshire; the following extract will chew the fate of one
whirl murderers, and the probable caption, by this time,
of his companions z—Oti Thursday morning,. three young
ml's; two rather shabbOy dreawed. and the tim i rd. in a new
fasilan lacket And trowsers, came into this tows
_Mar.
elssficid).and welt to,the Golden Lion plane how.—
The youoger of the tbreethen proceeded to Mr. Borges
is Cheeteeetata, and purchased. three complete suits of
clothes, he ihwilmeght shoes, &e. from Mr. Wsining in
the same street, ands returned to his companions.--
(Maceiesffeld Muvier.) •
In 'Mika is' Awe "alossia..we have to state that on
ThaMilyillsesmoon..alsoot six o'clock, the three fellows
Against orbotathere;ie .00 strong a presumption. pro-
ceeded.% the Greyhounds public boas-, in Oak Street.
lo .psis daws,;(3llAnehsster) and called for aslue liquip•-
The landlord observing that the same persons had beets
at
.11%.1souse the tley,doefore. sod presenting a very
&went appears** beiag .eltashed from head to foot wide
altogether. hew clothes. and having plenty of money in
their pockets. a'sespieion was awakened in his mind
that the men had committed some robbery, and be im-
nsediat,ly dispatched his son to the Police Office, from
Which two offitersacouipanied them to the house; but,
unfortunately before they.* there two of the leen had
left; the third-wax. hewer*, taken into custody.--(Man-
;deafer Mercury.) • . •
• -Sece-hrereccroxf for' Nis or was Mitatientis.—
C.Taylori thepersonapprehended at theOreyh sun dipole-
lit -house; was discovered, about On'e o'clock on 'Friday
afternoon by Mr. Evans, the 'turnkey, at the New' Sm.
ley, .suspended Gotha ittire:pipe which crosses the room
where he was confined.--The' wretched murderer, it ap-
pears, bad tie& Ilia stockings tegether, and with time as-
sistance of hisltarters. was enabled to make them staffs-
tient forltre fatal piirpi?se. He was not quite dead, bit
he never apoke since,•avid died on' Sunday morning at
abontihree'o•chick: Last bight an•inqu:sition warlield
before Jobs Milne, Bag. Coroner; at the dangerous Cor-
, tier public bottle; LOottMiltGate, and a verdict returned of
fele de re. The °Denier consequently issled Ids precept to
dispose' of •tbe *Or airreetblylo the'netv•Act of Parlia-
ment. -7(ibieLl • . •' • • • •
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