The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-10-27 00:00:00

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rite also r. Ties. destivvAND 1114. /WC: •
was an W 1101414 for It eonspirari. he pro-
secutors are the Maiterand Wardens utile 'Apothe-
caries' Company, and the defendants were charged
with rombining so evade a certain act"of Parliament.,
the 55th of the late King, by which it is provided
that persons desirous of practising as 4 vtliecarie‘
shall pass an examination before the Master and Wats:
Jens of the Company, and receive from them a eertille
cite of sufficiency. It appeared from the evideaca.
that in Muy, !Slit, Mr. Fox and Mr. Rennet were
fellow lodgers at the house of a Mr. Price, in Pulteney
street, Ooldensequare. Bennet at that time was ad-
rdtted apothecary, having obtained his certificate is
the preceding August ; and Fox, who had the neces-
tary testimonials as to character and education, sou
desirous of being admitted also. For some reason I
which did not appear Bennet thought fit to represent
his companion on the day of examination. He gave the
regular Moire at Apothecaries' Hall, that Thomas
Fox intended to become a candidate ; and on the kith
Nlay, ISIS, he appeared before the examiners as
1-131, produced the testimonials, passed, received the
usual certificate, handed it over to Fox, and they left
town together. In the following December the defen-
dants were practising; Rennet at Macclesfield, and Foal
at Burslem, in Staffordshire, when the Apothecaries
Company received intimation of the fraud which had
been committed; and Mr. Waraoe, the secretary of
the corn, a ,w a despatched in pursuit of them. hlr
Watson raw Rennet at Macclesfield, and instantly re-
cognized him as the man who on the 13th of May had
passed at Apothecaries'-Hall by the name of Fox. Ile
afterwards found Fox at Burslem ; and saw in the
house the very testimonials which Rennet had pro-
duced on the day of examination. Mr. Watson was
confident that Fox himself had n..t appeared at Apo-
thecariesAlall on the 13th of Mar. It was further in
evidence that Fox, after the discovery, gave. up his
certificate in hope of being leniently treated, and a
letter was read, addressed by Bennet to the prosecutors,
in which he confeird having represented Vox, and
implored the forbearance of the company.
Mr. CHITTY addressed the Jury on behalf of Fran.
Bennet did not appear.
Mr. Justice !WILY said, that the Jury must de-
ter:Dime whether, previous to the 13th of May, there
hail been any arrangement between the defendants for
the commission of the fraud in question : without
such an arrangement, there had been no conspiracy.
The letter which had been put in from Bennet was
evidence only against Bennet himself ; and, unless,
independent of the letter, they were satisfied that Fox
had originally been a party to the appearance of Ben-
net, conspiracy teas not made out. It was possible
- that Bennet might have passed for Fox without his
know ledge, and that be might afterwards have con-
' tensed the fact, and given Fox the certificate. Coder
such circumstances there would hare been crest mis-
conduct on the part of Fox, but still no original com-
bination ; and as conspiracy, if proved at all, must be
proved against both parties. the defendants would, in
that case, be entitled to an acquittal.
The jury retired for about half-an-hour, and found
the defendants—Nor Gwilty.
HILL AND OTHERS e. AIISTELLI.

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This was an action for freight. The defendant,
Mr. Mattelli, in the year 1817, chartered the.Princese
.Wry, of which the plaintiffs are owner•, from Lon-
doa to the island of St. Thomas. and thence to St.
Domingo. The condition+ of the charter-party were,
Out the vessel should deliver, free of freight, 185
tons of cargo at St. Thomas's and Hayti, the eowsi-
d,•ratian being the freightage of the ship with coffee,
at a specified tonnage, frost► the %Vest Indies to Eng-
lead. Mr. J. Martelli, the brother of the defendant,
went out with the Priorest ilary as supercargo ; and,
after deliveriag goods at t►e island of St. Thomas, he
ordered the captain to take in at that port 755 cases
of merchandise; those cases were carried from St.
Thomas's to Port-au-Prince; and the first question
was, whether the plaintiff was entitled to freight for
• their carriage; the woad was the grass/rs►rserbit.
Mr. Ounnev, for the defence, tried to show an
agreement subject to the carter-party ; bat the at-
tempt failed.
Verdict for the plaintiff. Damages referred.

INSOLVENT DIIBTONIf cousr, Get. U.

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IN THE NATTER OE 11.11111T•PATIliaille mitinvoLvater.
In this ease the issolient was a Jew. by trade a
carcass butcher ; there were no less thaw fire different
I*.,.ensel employed against him for separate creditor...
Tl•e steins stated in his schedule amounted to KW/.
19s. all of which, with the excepti..a of one fur about
411 i. were coatraeted, In the short space often days.
Thu insolvent was examined at great length and Cony-
th •t the

Nei heard ; after which the Court observed, lb •t
dint consideration in all rues was, tile benefit of the
crodlton ; and although this ease was clearly within
the 17th and lath sections of the Act, and the Cont.
tolsaioaers never witnessed such gross fraud in a ,;;.4u
Vetere, yet they would 'adjourn this cue until 24th
November, to see if the 4001. and the other debm dup
0 the insolvent would be paid within the time, and
the Court would then determine what punishment
they would adjudge the insolvent, which wenid te its,
sumo measure determined by the amount of wonky;
paid into the Court. ?,
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It may be recollected, that the house.af Mrs. Maids
castle, at New-cross, wai entered a short time birk..
and robbed of property to a great amount. Mond**
night, or early on Turiday warning, the prenaPtes'elf
Messrs. !linen and ifpblier, Green praKon-yard, Senik;,ll
nark. were intered Ey weani of false keys. arid't4
of property to thaltte ;pf !iO/.01. and upleartlk: 8
tarnnigiti 44: wellilikbouse of Mrs. lindAos.
Joseph-street, het was entered in like nsanniag,l
std robbed ofillite, linen. and other. property iivilei
silty of Of. ad Mil. Tatemlky night, the ItettlLkatplib.l
lic•ligia'4:l.• linn-etteet, St.Gurge's-fields, wet liis
inici. mil. fOr, In lisink. . and about 10/. is coat:.
it.esiden liter l•••••••-• e L therefrom,
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galld sees, his •property, value
k appeared by the evidence; that is the N last.' Deftif
.e. sleeper.
Str John bade was near his midterm at Ketoeierive ' 1111. Mali; n'Ohitentin' residing at applied
Gem, at the-time of a procession taker Majesty, when to sifting M4istratiyeriterday fur a peace Warrant
the prisoner snatched his watch and nose A cry John Smith, a gentleman holding a situ-
of s' Stop thief' being raised, the primmer was pursued ation it the Stamp-olive, and who has also a house at
Ws considerable distance, and was eventsally taken BroMpton: He made'thil application, he said, in cm -
Ws custody. The watch was found is the hollow of sequeare of "'bodily hirm" which he apprelrendesi
a tree by which the, prisoner stopped. , from digs said Mr. Smith.
Mr. Baron Wouo sunimedaup the evidences sad the The Magistrate accordingly issued Ms warrant, and
Jury pronounced the prisoner , lin about half 'in ho'ur Mi. Smith wat brought in cus-
Jauscs Shields, alias Tit Shieldi, aged /fly-nine; tody before Man, when Mr. Dunn, with much agita-
was tried ou a charge of having, is October, lel], deposed—hoir that Mr. Smith had committed a
itolen from the person of Margaret Cimeron a pOcket. violent assault up'on the son of hint, Mr. Dunn—how
book, containing a 21. note, and'two 11. Bank notes, that be had prosecuted and held him to bail for the
the property of John Cameron. said assault, and how he, the said Mr. Smith, had ever
Theme nut being clearly proved; the prisoner was since continued to persecute him both by word and
acquitted. decd. He rude by his house every day sm purpose to
Michael PoAeherty, aged twenty-four, seas capitally insult Mm; loaded him with the most opprobrious epi-
indicted fur stealing a gun, value 201., the property theta, mid bed, on one occasion actually dismounted front
of Messrs. Manton, of Dover-street, Ilecadilly.—Nor his horse, taken off his coat, hat and spurs, and offered
Gei/ayes• •, to fight him, in the middle of the street, either as a
names Simmons, aged nineteen, was capitally in. gentleman, or a blackgnard—rthat is to say, wills fire-
dieted for stealing fifteen sheep, the property of Wm. waif, according to the laws of duelling, or in a fair
and Isaac Harding, and Thomas Searle, last June, at stand-op set to ala Crib. He, Mr. Dunn, however,
Chobbatu Common. having no tette for either mode, declined this " wager
It appeared in evidence, that on the 26th of Jane of battle," sh3tigh lie assured the worthy Magill-
the sheep were safe on Clookoham Common ; on the trate that had it not been for his having a silver plate
next day they were missing. and were subsequently j in the roof of his mouth (in consequeme of a hurt),
traced to the possession of Mr. J. Watson, a Brasier, be should have let Mr. Smith know that he was nu
at West End, Middlesex. This witness proved the coward.
purchasing the sheep in question from the 'prisoner. Mr. Smith, in reply. stated, that the assault upon
The prisoner. in his defence, sairl'he bought the Mr. Duins's Son was thus. He had seen that youth
sheep of his brother, sad called a !Ilan, named Show- beating most unmercifully a boy much Is ss than him-
smith, who swore that money transactions had taken I self, end feeling angry at such cowardice, he bad dis-
place between the prisoner and his 'nether. mounted front his horse, separated then', and applied
Mr. 111..ongatce, for the defence, here called the i his loosen hip to the shoulders of yueng Smith, and
brother, who is In custody on a similar charge; to be' foe this the father had never since ceased to pursue
tried at the Surrey Assizes, who swore that be sold him With the; most inveterate rancour. He admitted
the sheep in question to his brother, the prisoner, and! the laving Challenged to fight in any way mat
that he, the witness, bought them. I•ll,fterable. to Mr. Gunn, but lie did not do so till
Mr. Baron Wools summed up the evidnuce, and thel provoked peat bearing by the irritating language of
Jory, after retiring a few minutes, pronounced the ' his adeersary.
prisoner, Not Guilty. I The Magistrate (MK Doss t after entering his pro-
lIIGIIWAY ROFIRERY. test against ell milling matches of is hatever tlescrip-
Thomas Host, aged 23, Thomas Eaton, aged 26, I lion, whether the spontaneous tarn-tip, or the more
J4*:•4 Hirghea, aged 20, and Joao Salith, aged tti,, elabOrate pitched battle, directed Mr. Smith to find
were indicted fur assaulting James Perkins on the: sweeties to keep the peace.
King's highway, and stc.ling from his person a silver i2ItiJELTT To ANIMi —.t fellow giving his name
watch and appendages, i Is. in money, and other Rival Heats, sad Irbu acted as a (hinds' to one of the
property. The prisoners are-laid to form part of a • licensed deniers of the Smithfield-market, was fined
desperate gang, who have committed the most daring • Jes. for cruelty ro a bullock. The charge against
robberies in the vicinity of Loudon. j hint was Witte by a Gentleman who saw this ruffian
Mr. Perkins stated, that on the 26th of September, ; strike thelitilitild re, Redly no- its nose, whilst ano-

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in the evening, he was returning houtsois the Harrow
road to Wiladen Green, where he resided, when he
was accosted by three men, who said, " D—n you,
have you got soy inoory." He replied, he was a poor
labouring man; they then proceeded to rite his
pockets of the property'in question, and let him go
without using any violence, and went off.
Lark, Linabrick, Chapman, and Woodberry, Bow-
street-ogicers, stated, that in consequence of orders
from llr. Bernie, they repaired to the Harrow-road
and on Saturday the 30th of September, they met
with the prisoners, and succeeded in taking them into
custody. Upon Lack's selsinr, Smith, he attempted.
to fire a pistol. Lack succeeded in wrenching that.
pistol front his band and weurril him ; -several artirleis
of property were found upon him. Hoot, .on being
taken into custody by Chapman, prearated.a pistol at
him, leaded with ewes shot, which the latter secured.
On the person of Raton, a pea-knife was found, which
was identified by the prosecutor, as being the one
taken from him on the night of the rubbery. Money,
and different articles, were found upon each of the
prisoners.
Mr. Justice PAIR unmated up the evidence, and
observed, that there was Est' a link of evidence
against any of the prisoners, excepting Ulm, is re-
gard to the robbery of the prosecutor.
The Jury, in consequence, acquitted Hunt, Boors
and Smith, and found Thomas Bohm Guilty--
Death.

Thomas gut, Thomas Reran, and John Magic.,
were again charged with assaulting Etienne Bartin
on the King's highway, and taking hens hie person a
10/. Bank note, six 11. notes, gold watch and seals,
and other property.
Sir. Nertin, who is surgeon to the Duke de Cans,
stated, than on Wednesday, the 27th of September,
he was going to Harrow-on-the-11111, in a • gig, when
he was stohpi•d by the three prisoners about two mites
front London, one rd then, stoppisd the hone, and
they tiro ileenamled what he had, suth. same time

pesillering pistols. The priSoners thee took from him
the propectr states. in the indictment, and also a great
coat, which he rcquested they would give him bark,
mit was a cold night. This, however, they refused,
Viti'in oath.
The handkerchief taken from Mint by Chapman,
was hire identified by the prosecutor.
';•Hittit-, in &tent., said he bought the handkerchief.,
Muntuouth-street. Hughes a`till' HMOs declined
iikyin't any thing.
fstr. Jostle! Pant interned 6p with great pinspefilty,
and the Jury, after a few nsinutts commshotisik, re-
Peltrned i verdict of ostilly sktiihst Hung anti acquitted
Eaton and !Higbee on this charge.
The plisoners stood again laCctist'llbse 'assault-
log Joel Pith,, had takitig from his persolf a silver I
watch, a gold chic, seal; key, itomb, iaii other pro-
pe"L.l7
cleciipi.. Is a baytfr at Hairoir, aid was os
ebe Harrow•rund in a eisaiss-Cart alenusgs work„Jkodove
the othwureddleriss, whew he vas *types/II the like,.
?Hamm 'wlds titionstwd#4l bits westiey- HOU rile* bin
'lsock66i albs. ins :livi; Mid i comb, *aE a' hilsel • 011
keys, which' the} Warfirast Sitttitirew kit*. AO
went behind ill. cast, aad ewe cossly isit tie picket
whiffs esmitilned • pociet-leink.
fur the - esti, the heek...which tier alliessejil

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tLiGENciI.
The sibeii sod Brace, —, from Newport .0
OpistiV, piit into IlikiacodAte 17th inst. loth eauk.,..
Thy Mellott tlettnited.
The yhme•.uologstotits; from Jamaica to London and
the Mileelfeeter packet, Airdrie's, hoes the ItartneM to
Rotterdeet, hkee ptrtinte thilifes Inky. the tenser *0
the 12th mid thelatter as the 7th Mt.
The Seaforth, Davies, front Demerara to Urerpeal.
Wes tie ivbe ssit'shere il►Hel But. on Monday.
lost her redder, unshipped her windlass, and Naar sake
water, bet it was supposed that the cargo would oat be
damaged.
A stools laden with wheat and oats
NI off southport. to 4 inst. A small beet adorn 00
there at the sure time is marked outside her sten
WWilliam Bursledon," and inside "William {I'LL);
and on each bow the letter "W..'
The Nteholas, Romer,. from ('ette to Hatsborck.
put into Cowes on Weilueedsn to repair, beast „it
Tie Commodore, Mudge, of Dartmouth, 100%44 :0
Ireland, was totally lost in Itigbury liar on Sa
morniug. Crew sated.
Et.stsrait, Orr. 10.—The Laurel, Mackie, boa p~
tersburg to lasuilons has beer on shore iu the ornate.
but got off, without damage, by assistance and alisagiag
port of her rare.
11110CTII, OCT. 13mleaymir, Lies,
up off the Lizard on Thursday last, and brorightiages~
is discovered to be from Torre Vecchia, and athaidie;
put under quarantine.
HAIM ICII, OCT. 2.3.—The Royal Oak, Darley,lits•
day been brought into this port to relit.

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N.IRRIKu.
On the 10th instant. et Xt. tieorge's, Ilanover-orinarr.
the Bev. Mr. W iUiaats. Mr. Williams Marston, of Holy a t
street,
On the 4lth Inst. at Oo Intershont. in Kent. by the P-1
Brook Henry Bridges. Sir Edward iiaatehh'•lt. Ham hip.
of Mershon. }tech, in the same counts•. to Vann, Cattier.'
eldest daughter or Edward Knight. t,q.,
Park and or Manton House, Hants.

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'1 kintetkit. thseeliiiribtlfett ott tife nicht of the robber
nernrth; wat- inalettd Orls6iterinatil nothing in defence.
Ste John' Lai, latt., of thelLiegts ne found theletiotn. pfjlte priiontel
Ulan Noshis plbthen a wash • —POlaiX.—