The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-10 00:00:00

DURHAM ASSIZES, .tuousr 6.
LIRIL.
THIIIING V. WILLIAMS.
Is was an Mt tint by Lord Stewart, for a pa-
p, copierfr* the frishm,re into the Durham
tide, refVcting one late Marquess of Loaders-
Mr. BROUGHAM stated, that Lord-Stewart
mg assured Mr. Williams that it was totally Ga-
be authorized him to say be believed it to be so
his Lordship's authority. Mr. Sergeant Mt,
expressed his Lordship's satisfaction with this
logy,and consented to a verdict of Not Guilty.
et.asrnawv.
poor old man, aimed Christopher Hott4rsol, was
icted of uttering abominable expressions respect-
the Bible, the Saviour, and the Virgin Mary, at
Ankland, while a missionary from London
reaching in the market-place. He was sentenced
prisonment for two calendar months.
A. T..ylor, Esq. as foreman et' the grand jury,
a report of the state of the gaol, after a full
illation of complaints laid by one of the debtors
circumstance of complaint was entirely di,-
Ted, and the conduct of Mr. Wolfe, the ovsrnor,
to be extremely correct, humane, and judicious.
swan's.

(ohert Peat was indicted for the wilful murder of
elation, Robert Peat, of Darlington,
.Peat, the widow of • the deceased, stated that
,te liaibeind was posseseed of a little property,
let lasi years ago, be made a will, by which he
' it among his relatives. giving the prisoner a
portion 'of it, he heirg his heir at law. Since
will was made the prisoner bad manifested the
,vest desire to be made acquainted with its con-
, eel had on many occasions shown himself to be
ienced with such mercenary feelings, that the do-
: determined on revoking that will, and on mak-
another, which be did, in August last,- making a
a more ample provision for his wife thou he had
before. On this change-soming to the know-
of the prisoner, his conduct was observed to be
s plainly indicate that be harboured feelings of
Age against the perscns who had taken from him
benefits which he expected to derive from the old
but be artfully disguised his disappointment;
after attending the Monday market at Darlington,
• the deceased lived, he regularly called at his
ostensibly, from feelings of friendships bat
the sinister motive, it was presumed, of using f-
,agent to get possession of the me* will, which Ile
injured his interests after Mr. Peat', death. It
te practice of the prosecatrit to go into the
two or *three times in the confess of a-mitket-
and on Monday, 24th of June last, having put
lamb into a pot, for the purpose of staking same
for dinner, she placed it over the fire, and went
again. Oil her return she was met by the pri-

, who said that be had been there before, di
absence, and asked the prosertvriv if she
the newspapers of some•prnnos having
poisoned by bad water. Tim deceased purposely
the room when the prisoner entered, sad
was not attended to, in w-few minutes
r;le. At their usual time the aged cool
dinner (the deceased being upwards
age), and on eating the lamb, they bot
that it bad a very peculiar flavour; and
. half an hoar afterwards the deceased was
such viclent pains and retching,s, that it was
to put him to bed, and be Continued

:eructating agonies till half past twelve at
when he expired. On the day That the poison
'fused into the broth, the prisoner called at the
tpepased's house, about four o'clock in the afternoon :
?risouer called to inquire after the health of his
'ma, and as this was altogether an unusual thing
to do at that time of the day. it was afterwarde
ted that he called to observe the progress his
rout act was making. The prosecutris herself
nu, taken extremely ill, and from the debilitated
to which she was reduced, she was unable to
ter chamber till after her husband had been in-

try Smarilittalte was sent for on the Mb 'of
to attend on the deceased, in consequence of his
attacked with severe illness; she partook of the
that was left at dinner for her supper, and oh-
that it looLed black, and had an uuusual
In about half an hour afterwards she was
precisely in the same manner as the deceased.
Intioued unwell for several days. At the de-

the prosecutrix, she gave the remainder of
mb to Sirs. Stainhy. The witness had since
laudanum, the flavour of which was like the

rab Stainby stated that she gave the meat she re-
from the last witness to her family for sup-
ter husband, from its peculiar taste, declined
any part of it; but on her saying that he only
tiled it to be unsavory, he did eat some, as did
ne of Ler daughters, and in the aight they all
gyred much from sickness. At the time, it did
occur to them that the meat was the occasion of
is illness, and, consequently, on the following
'hat remained of the lamb was given to the
children for dinner, and they likewise rape-
,nced the same attacks, and they then suspected the
at to be the cause.
Ir. Blenkeron proved that, on the 10th of June
the prisoner said to him that there was an old
an in Darlington, of the name of Peat, who
tied to wrong him of the " brass," and that he
' take an opportunity, when she was out, of see-
m old man, and getting his will. Ou the morn-
ie deceased was poisoned, the prisoner took a bot-
of his pocket, and said " that he wished the old
had it—that it would do her a trick," and
)at the bottle contained laudanum.
urge Craduck deposed that the prisoner said to
ibousw fortnight before the death of the deceased,
to bad the old man's will,and desired him to inform
I rison er vs hen Mr. Peat died. When that event took
the witness went over to Ravensworth, the pri-
's residence, to inform him of it. On the 22d of
prisoner was taken into custody, being ins-
-1 of the murder, and be then itiforMed the wit-
!hat be had bought a bottle of laudanum some
before at a druggist's shop, and that he bad the
at home at the time.
. J. Smith proved that the prisoner purchased an
of laudanum, at his shop, on the 24th of June,
t the time said it was for the lie of some ladies
tddletuo, who ks.esr how to use it, On the 22d

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of July the prisoner called it his shop, and inquired
if Le recollected bin); and, on being answered in
the affirmative, "be said be was blamed about John
Peat."

Mary Bolan saw the prises in Darlington about half-
past seven o'clock on the 24th of Juno and requested
him to go for a doctor, but be declined, by making a
trifling •reuse. He called -at Mr. Peat's about ten
o'clock of the same night, and was at first desirous of
staying there, bat was at length peranded to go home.
Mr. Hodgson stated, that from the time the body
bad been interred, before the murder became the sub-
jest of conversation, it was too much !nrifled to bear
inspection, hut that he bad suffered them to taste
laudanum, and they all declared it to be of the same
flavour as the lamb.

Richard Nicholson, • constable, stated, that before
the culprit set off for prison, he wrote s letter to hi►
wife and 'desired her to give up the wills, and said in
it, " think no more of me, my chance is bad." He
also made many other observations which showed the
troubled state of his mind, and that ha considered his
own situation was desperate.
This was foe case on the part of the prosecution.
The prisoner made no defence.
The LORD CHIRP JUITICII summed up the evi-
dence.

The Jury after a short consultation, pronounied the
prisoner Guilty." 7
Mr. HILT, on the pert of the prisoner, naolltd am
arrest of judgment, on the grouted that the indictment
did not state that the poison was put into the pas by
the primmer with the knowledge that Its contents was
to be taken by the deceased; and that therefore
the intent to murder him, the deceased, was not
made out.
The Learned Junon,afteelaviug consulted with Mr.
Baron Wools, declared that the ladtctment as framed
sufficiently showed that there was a &lonians latest to
...commit a murder, and that therefore the whioetlos
was not fa available one. His Lordshlipalwe pro-

ceeded to pass the awful sentence of timi law ma tle
unhappy prisoner. and exhmed hid to peepers for
another world, as he said the laws of max would not
permit that any mercy could herein shown to him.
The prisoner was ordered for execution ea Friday
(yesterday) morning, and his body to be delireted over
to the surgeons for dissection.
Derieg the whole of the trial, and at the time when
the dreadful sentence was being pronounced, the ?d-
-otter did not seem to be the east affected, and lottebe'
bar with apparent eemposere-owl inditegateut,
1001../C.S.
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4. •
BOW-ITlllLlT.—Yeeterda/ two men natlerwent a loag
private examination latfor,.o. R. MiuseuLL, Esq..'
charged with erasing, ltypitaits of 4 rhymical process,
the writierg from a 92, .~ sheet of paper and
-
lnable priec C2bie -

charge. The prisoners were committed. for Lathan
examination, to be kept separate from each other, and
not to be allowed communication with imp person ex-
cept with a third authorised person present.

UNION-HALL.—The 711INIATERIA..—The two ladies
who disputed the prize the other lay, attended yester-
day to have it decided. It vu agreed upon by both
that the miniature should be trampled to pieces, and
burnt—a piece •f justice which was ably performed
by the two rivals, who. before they committed it to
the Eames, defaced the features of the gallant so that
no ore could have-traced a resemblance.
Many-Lz-sown Orrtca.—Yesterday the following
case came on before the Sitting Magistrates for hear-
ing. It was an Information instituted by the trustees
belonging to Mary-le-bone Charity School, against a
coal merchant living in Pancras, for a deficioacy in one
waggon delivered.
Mr. HARMER attended on behalf of the trustees, and
• solicitor appeared also for the defendant.
Before the defendant was called upon to plead. his
solicitor made several objections to the information,
which after some conversation bettreen themselves and
the Magistrate were however over-ruled.
Mr. Ashton Cos, was then called, and, on being
sworn, stated that be resides at No. 110, High-street,
Mary-le-bone, and is master of the Mary-le-bone Cha-
rity School. The trustees, are Messrs. Merritt, Fin-
ney, Turner, Hamilton, and Underwood ; they have
the superintendence and management of the school,
and purchase every thing for their use; the purer/lase
had been made by these gentlemen, bat was net re
sent at the time; he received the coals, and took a
ticket ; they were brought to the school-house on
Thursday the 18th of July last.
Mr. Haauea then handed the ticket to the wit-
ness, who replied it was the same he had receieed

On his cross-examination witness admitted there
bad been a written contract made out for the coals, but
he was not p t, nor was he when they were ordered.
Re.examined by Mr. HAKIM—He did not go to
the wharf, which is In the parish of St. Pancras; saw
the rooms of the barge cleared out, put in sacks, and
placed io a waggon ; it was at the back of the Jew's
Harp, in the Regent's-park.
Mr. John Morris, one of the Committee itfAatibtage-
ment, said that he acted with his other colica and
they contracted for all articles to supply at. city;
he, as one of the Committee, formed the steMrand
saw the defeedant sign it. The coals were to de.
livered at the house of Mr. Cox, the sehoolmaitp, who
acted as their servant, and gives an account ofidiarti-
cies sent there.
The written document was then put in and re hy
Mr. !Haltom the clerk of the office, and it p
to be that four score and a half of coati were to be
livered eta certain pries. .44
There being no defence on the part of the aims-
dant, the Magistrates convicted the coal-merchant is
the penalty of M.
• The Solicitor stated that his sliest wed& appeal at
the Sessions.
1/AMBSTIFSTRIETe•••ThOIs &He Finsogio4 lb, awl

THE STATESMAN.

J. Hobbs, aged about 16, were pot to the bar, charged,
the former with robbing his father of 441. and the let-
ter with being engaged with others in attemptiv to
rescue him from the Officer.
The father and mother of the prisoner Finn, spoor.
aged and iofiros couple, who get their Hein by selling
fruit, Ate. in the streets, attended, and overwhelmed
with grief sad bathed I. tears, stated, that they by
bard industry and parsimonious living, contrived to put
together the aforesaid sons is order that it might be a
prop to them when the infirmities of old age would
render them no loafer capable of getting their bread,
and that it might beep them from becoming the in-
mates of a workhouse, which they utterly abhorred,
haring once moved in a respectaitle line of life.—They
devised every means to make their son follow the steps
of virtu, bat he bad lately become ungoveinable, hay
log bees tampered with by thrives, and other dissolute
characters; sad on Tuesday se'noight during their ab-
sence from home, broke open a chest in which the
money was deposited, sad carded it all off, leaving
them destitste- of the price of a bit of bread, as it
comprised all their 'worldly property. He was traced
on the day of the robbery. accompanied by a notori-
ous young thief, to a gunsmith's in Kingsland.road,
where they purchased a ease of pocket pistols, and
otter rigging themselves out in new clothes, proceeded
in a post-chaise to Chatham, and from there to Sheer-
ness, where they purchased a sword and a *Melt each,
and after thus ageaudeving the mosey, returned to Lon-
don on Thursday, when this depraved youth was ap-
preheaded by Miles, a Bew-street patrol, and had not
a penny of tits mosey, but said that his companion
detained N. that wag lek—The prisoners were both
remanded.

RXRCUTION
OP 1011101 TIE SrausaslS OF THOMAS HOSKINS, ESQ.

—„0„--
At three o'clock. ms Saturday (the 3d inst.) William
Walsh, Edward Dooberty, Wm. Martin, and Laurence
Walsh, who were convicted for being. concerned in the
.setrage murder of the above-named young gentleman,
Mere swayed frees their cella In the county gaol to the
Amp Is host of the prime. tied there suffered the awful
aid deserved eentemse of the law. They were attended
by fear ROOM Catholic Clergymen. by whose pious as•
eNtddee sad holly ion contrition seemed to have been
dreamt we their loans. When they ascended the plat-
form, they addressed the people beneath in Irish—wish-
ing *MI In &mud blessings, and begging their
prayers is relere—eellieg on those who had arms to
give thaw aro so dpey wield be tempted to commit evil
deeds w A they behltheen.—imploring the deluded to
avilid to remain at home at night, go to
Masao ' rr iy
reneges, sod listen to the addce of
their 'y, otherwise they would be brought to shame
and wiring. After thee addressing the people, and
while I. tweet prayer, they were launched into eter-
pity.—(Linteriek News.)

klunnsa.—A few nights ago a man named James
' the es.— •of Mayo, in Ireland, and
paint manufactory of
.Id, for the last nine
the Coopers' Arms,
then on entering the
_ upon by two Con-
arms belslnd him, whilst
;klayer's labourer, cons.
t head with a hamme►, or •
is in a gore of blood, and
going into the house had
his, who witnessed the
endeavoured to get him
Stray from hie assailants, is doing which else was also
ellnsokon the bead, by *Mei it was ly wounded.
Poo, Minty key he dead in the taproom with his
heed beat to a mummy. and weltering in his blood.
'The wash was sailed, and the whole neighbourhood
sae sees in arms, sod many persons went in all direc-
Aim in quest of the means, but they bad contri►ed
'Se escape. The wounded roes was placed on s shot-
We and conveyed to Bartholomew's Hospital, when,
on examination, it wee found that his head was dread-
fully fractured, besides other seven contusions. The
unfortunate man lingered in the most excruciating
pain till yesterday morning; when death put as end to
hie sadirisp. Previous to his dissolution he signed
a deposition, in which be aecased Gulley, who has
absconded, of being his murderer, sad that be was ac-
tuated to commit the wicked deed, through unfounded
jealousy. Mr. Shelton, the Coroner, has fixed this
evening to investigate the affair, when the whole of
the witnesses are summoned to attend. Minty was a
bachelor and horses excellent character.

On Thursday the Ist as inquest commenced at Mare• I
ham le Pen, before C. Martin, gout.. Coroner, on
view of the body of Margaret Meddle's. servant to
Philip Smith, of East Kirkby, who was found on the
Tuesday preceding in a wheat field adjoining Shear-
wood, in a dying state, when she expressed a wish
to see her mother, and to be carried to her sister's
house at Mareham, where.* surgeon came immediately
fres@ /forecastle; but she expired that evening. The
worthy minister ef the parish also attended her in her
last moments, but she steadfastly denied having tales
any thing that day but a drop of cold water. The
body was opened, and a large Timidly of white arsenic
was found in the stomach : her pregnancy was also die-
d. • The whole of that day was spent in exami-
nation of sixteen witnesses, and a fruitless attempt
to prove whether she procured the poison herself,
or whether it was by the procuration of any other per-
son, but the whole appeared to be enveloped in mys-
tery. About eight o'clock the Coroner adjourned the
inquest until nine o'clock on Saturday morning. The
whole of the int in day (Friday) was spent io
p diseiwering fresh matters for the next morning. At
nine o'clock on Saturday morning the court resumed
the investigation, and established one important fact,
by the testimony of Mr. Jas. Orrey, grocer, &c.. of
East Kirkby that the deceased, about a month or six
week ago. went to his shop for groceries, and amongst
other articles obtained a quarter of a pound of white
arsenic, which she said was to boil io some wheat for
the purpose of destroying rats. Much of this day was
'peat in the examination of Philip Smith, the master of
the unfortunate girl, but nothing material was elicited
from his teetimosy. Having examined fire or six wit-
wises, abost seven O'clock that evening the jury de-
Elrod to consider their verdict, when the following was
recorded. thus leaving the door of justice open to fur-
ther isquiry died from the effects of poises, and the
dame's& sad distemper thereby occasioned ; but whe-
ther admiaistered by leer own bead, or that of any
other person, so evidence to the Jurors doth appear.'
—(Stam/brd Nerve.)

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to had the stamps a second time for sale. Noose( thins be. wit* had bre employed in the p
g been, ing taken info custody yesterday morning, is the Messrs. 11:bwasie and Co. Susithfieli
ly went city, and settruhing him, twenty valuable stomps wets rim% west into the tap-room of
td find- found in his pockets, which had Et dargotiot tise,ohy. is Cidok-40e, for some beer, wl
he left 'WI itettoess.--.,4......a. , • .........i.... . roes* be was instantly pounced
Tie sat " Sr. Sykes, the is et - ' 111.7.4‘.. want pinioned his arm
1 of 76 to conduct the prosecution.
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so 3-14 ‘",94in
and in As the elimination was private, we hAve omitted to • tilt be was in a
1 seized give the prisoner's names, or any of the particulars of gone' *as. Mimi' ea going
vas ne• the transaction, fearing it might tend to impede the his . a little girl, with btu,
[ in the ends of public justice on such an Important and serious' treatment of her uncle, and ends