The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 16. '

BUYING NAVAL STORES.

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Tag KING V artowar.
Triffiant firstone, of Poplar, in the county of Middlesex, was
indicted for buying Naval Stores, wider the following eireum,
gaiters, viz.:—The Defendant bought ri quantity Of nadir which
w ere dug up is the rubbish at the bottom of the River near Dept- •
ford, by tir• workmen of Messrs Lee, litighee, arid o. Contrac-
tors with the Naval Commissioners far clearing that part of the
River Thames. who employed above 105 men ju the busiliess,—
The men from time to time sold of these nails to the Defeielant,to
the amount of two hoodred three quarters and Wilts. weight, at
one penny per pound, some having the broad arrow, and other
I Royal in.rks, and others without any mark • some new and
w hers old nails, whose original prices were three-pence half-
penny, and two-peace, respectively.
Mr. Smanters, Clerk of the Stores at DeptfordNeposed, that
the nienitad consulted hint upon the leFality of such sale, as per-
eprisites to the labourers, which they might throw into the River,
it not permitted so to dispose of them i large pieces of ordtatace
Or stores being usually returned to the Stores fur souse given re-
ward, which was raid, paid'.
Mr. Auxv made an ingeniousdefener for the Defendant; but
be env oas tally established against him, and the Jury found a
kierdict of Guiitg.
't The Chairman, Mr. Waxsoo, pronevneed sentence upon the
Defendant, sohjeeting him to the linen( one hood red pouncK and
ep ho iasprisaued. till such tine he paid.
TIM KING V. JIIIVII ISOWIIIINc .' ; • '
This was an assault charged against the Dartndattl. The Pee-
lle:Metz. Mn.-Millison Taylor, a poor woman, wife of a jour-
kimisa smith, Before, that on the 11th of June last, the Defeo-
tratif, after seizing fur rent, of four necks in arrears of an sin-
filittiked room which she rented from the DeFthdat, in Red
ilsdasiteadrt, Charter-hotts.e-latie, for three years and upwards, j
1 may, per week+ had assaulted her barbarousty. The seizure-
WO hi' 13.5. only—and under it was the feather-I)rd arid thilster, 1
islitelt were worth 51, taken, hut valued by the uppraliers at I
D. Ids. tid, testiest' toilsome of only tkl. otter their bill of ail- !
praise tent. A Mr Fleetnotol and a Mr. Taylor were cheap-
pealeere g- sad the Defendant came, live hours after the Seizure
mid kitteatiory taco by lois keeper, and claimed a steel fender,
which the . Proseeutrix resisted, as rot being included in the in-
I wintery t—ispou this the I>efeetlant but her left hand, or contnsed
; le "Newly f for which he it as now tried, rind found guiftyt,'
ealter which the CIIMKIIAN severely aaiinativerted oa the conduct
r of the Defeadant,aud seuteneed him to pay a tine of live pounds.

The pendieg boxing-nuttrtt betwixt Carter, the
rAtivelaire pugilist, and Bone,. will take .place tp-
mosrow, for a. stake of 50- guineas, play or pay.—
tjetiini on the event is even:
• A leutlenian of the name of Poutter shot eighteen
g4Ohs oaf of twenty rue; from o • trap at 121 yards
istaitee, yesterday, at Ickenham-green, near Us-
bridie,. for 50 guineas. The bet was to kill 15:—
ife is Matched' against Mr. Rogers, an amatkir,shot,
for 6oguineas; et 21
,Wrda, to take 'Aimee trays, to-
morrow.
A dreadful gre broke out on'the eight of the 26 h
of Juiftott.ifittsburgh, Pennayli'aniti, which destroy-
„besides a number of abet WV.

ed 32. _
A griatsarnount of property' mil consumed. Senie.
thousand pounds worth of dollars were coninrntid
its the limes. The fire broke out in Market-street.*