The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-21 00:00:00

relies with the Lord Chief Jostles and • SIT. 'JO

Bayley.
Mr. Justice Bast had no hesitation In saying that
justice required that the case should be investigated
anew. He bad once entertained suspicion of the coa-
disci of one of the defendants, Sir Nathasiel Consul.
new se more; but it was doe in the survivors of his
family to state, in a most explicit manner., that this
suspicion existed no longer. As to the other defeed-
ants, there was not a scintilla of proof of tbesorrnr
motive imputed to them. They had acted with a
view to prevent the multiplication of bosses for retail.
ing spirits—aa object as beneficial to the commuoity
MI could be imagined—and not from any malice to
Mach, or any absurd wish to extend the custom o(
particular brewers.
The rule was accordingly made &beeline for a new
trial.

TUX XING G. II XNATCIBULL, 3141. AND °TIM.
The tardier argument le tbis ease was beard to-
day, upon the question wbetber there should be a new
trial. _ ..

Mr. Anot.rnos was beard on the same side with
Mr. 0 , against the rule.

,
Mr. STOII3, who was of Counsel for Mr. Knatch-
WI. declined saying any thing.
Mr. COMMON StRGIUNT and Mr- PLATT were beard
at considerable length on behalf of Messrs. Powell
and Partridge, the other defendants, and contended,
that as there wu the complete absence of all corrupt
or dishonourable motive on *sir part to imilneoce
their conduct in the t aaaaaa tion which gave rise to
the prosecution. it was a case la which the Court
ought to grant soother trial; in order that the facts
of the case might at brut be mom folly considered.
The Court said, that, considering the serious eon-
sequences which might follow the conviction to Messes.
Powell and Partridge, If the verdict were aUowed
stand, they would take further time to consider the
evidence as reported by the Lord Chief Justice.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

ROSIE CIRCUIT.
Before the Chief Baron Sir RICHARD RICHARDS, pad
Mr. justice PARK.
Hertfordshire.—Thursday, July 18, at Hertford.
Buses.—Moaday, July 22. at Chelmsford.
Sarrey.—Mooday. July 29, at Guildford.
Susses.—Saturday, August 3, at Lewes.
Kan.—Wednesday, August 7, at Maidstone.

POLICE.
MANNON-110C11.•—•RRPOILTRD PLAGUE IN LONDON.
Yesterday Mr. Crocker and Mr. Calomel', COONIIOII
COROCIIONR for Bread-street Ward, waked os the
Lord Mayor sod showed his some newspapers. in
which an account was published, leaded.—" The
Plague," end stating that that scourge bad wade Its
appearance In one of the hospitals; that use patisat
tad died under decisive apprentices; and that is
eossequesee the hospital had bees closed, and all par:
sons except medical mos carefully excluded. TM.
statement was followed in the papers which loade bs
by an account of the dreadful ravage* the plague Is
sow making in Algiers, which I. nearly depopulated
by it. The Association doubted the edict, and the
gentlemen stated that most extensive terror bad boa'
excited. Such was the sensatios created both is Mee
City and at the west end of the town, that
of people bad packed up their tbitigs is p
for Sleet. sad some had actually lied.
The Gentlemeu meetly requested the Lord Mayor
to aseertaki without delay whether dies was say
truth le the statement; that if there were any &se-
dation for the report the proper measures might be
taken; and if unfounded, that it might be publicly
contradicted to pat a atop to the alarm it bid crested,
which was rapidly increasing.
The LORD MAYOR agreed, that Is time should be
lost IS ascertaining the true state of the feet is a mu-
ter so eerie's% sad immediately sent one of his Mar-
shainien to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and smother
to St. Thomas's, to make the necessary enquiries of
the medical gentlemen.
The Marshalmen son returned, aad reported that
they bad been assured by the medical gentlemen that
they never knew the Hospitals more free from iifee-
does diseases. at this season of the year, nor fevers
less prevalent ; nor had they beard of any thing
that could have gives the slightest foundation to such
a report.
The LORD Maros expressed his surprise, that say
of the coodsetors of the public press shbeld insert a
statesest so alarming without inquiry into its troth,
especially as a very little trouble would is the present
case be sufficient to auertale that the report was
totally devoid of foundation.
The report may, perhaps, have °Restated from the
circumstance of a passage through St. Bartholomew'
Hospital. wileh bad been long a thoroughfare, having
been closed recently against the public, or to all who
had sot business with the hospital. Some persons
have probablo been unable to account for the gates,
which were usually open. having bees suddenly closed.
but upon the supposition that some contagious disorder
was in existence. and have concluded that the disorder
was the plague.

Bow-ivaler.--Dtsunnss.—A venerable looking
man, named George Smith. wee brought before the
Magistrate charged with stealing three volumes el
Sterne's sermons from a book-stall. The evidence was
•oclnsive against him, a little boy left in ears of
the stall basing ake■ him in the very feet, and de-
tained him a considerable time without farther as-
sistanee.

The prisotter, in answer to questions pat to him
by the Magistrate, said he bad for many years kept a
respectable sbcool, first in London and afterwards at
euvrtsey ; but, of late years his eyesight had failed
him. and his affairs bad is consequence fallen to ruin
His friends had for some time contributed a little to-
wards the subsistence of himself and his wife, but &beat
fifteen mouths ago his wife died, and big friends be-
coming wearied of him he had been subjected to priva-
tions of every kind; so much so that ►e bad frelnestly
passed days together literally without fool : and be
.seared the Magistrate that sheer hunger lad driven
him to commit the crime laid to his charge.
The Magistrate expressed much pity for his sites-
,ion, sad remanded him for a farther ersssiaatioa
to-
morrow.

On Thursday last (Isol inst.) the doors of our city
prison were tbroin open. there sot being a single pri
Der under eonfisonsaat.—(fferefbrif Anneal.)

'AITSMAN.