The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-26 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

this daring violation of the order of the Court, which
was calculated, not merely to bring' the proceedings of
the Court into contempt, but to defeat the benevolent
intentions which bad actuated their Lordships in
issuing the prohibition.
. _ _ _

After the Learned Commissioners bad conferred to-
gether for some time, Mr. Justice RICIAIMION in-
quired what particular motion the Attorney-General
submitted to the Court.

The ATTlollaall-(IINV,AL WaS understood to say,
that he moved fur an order calling upon the Proprietor
of The OLiereer to show cause why he should nut re-
ceive such punishment as the court might deem proper
to inflict.
After some further consultation,

The Loan CHM/ BARON said, " This is an offence
of a very grave nature, and the Court will take time
to deliberate. Nothing can be more prejudicial to the
interests of justice than the publicalion of trials pend-
ing the proceedings of a Court of Justice. Let Mr.
Clement appear to answer for his conduct at 9 o'clock
on Friday morning.
The Court then adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow
morning (this day).

The tri.tl of field is fixed fur this day. Davidson,
Wilsol, Harrison, are the next in order who will
he put upon their trial: and it is rumoured that the
reinainiar tour prisoners will be allowed to withdraw
their plea of Not Guilty, and that their punishment
v.ill be cowmuteri to transportation for life.

A meeting of the woollen manufacturers of
Ilse (*minty of DI tnrester is about to take place, for
the pisrpt•se of petitioning Parliament for the rereal
of the fluty on imported wool.
Ftuus.--Vesterslay morning, as the watchman was
going his rounds in KingslmM-read. crying :he hour
of two o'clock, he discovered !bunt-, issuing trout Ilse
!tar-window of the %1 hit, Dart public-house: he ins-
mediately alarmed the family, who were buried in
sleep. The fire was at that time so very general in
the loner part of the house,that there nos nu possibility
of their coming flouts stairs. Mr. Anton,the landlord,
his wife, and three or four chiblren, and several others
who lodged in the house, saved their lit e. by getting
out a: the attic window its :lois. night clothe-, and
going along the roofs of the it-I:mining houses. The
house was in a short thne wall: 1'011,1=1.1, together
with the stock in trade. he Similes coumuunirated to
the adjoining house, orcupietl by .I.r. hiller, a butcher,
which was also fl.stroyetl, ft itla the greater part of the
property, before the arrival of th- engines, which run-
tinned to p!ay on the ruins until about one o'clock ist
the after:: on. During the confusion, a thief entered
the bed-room of 3ir. Walker, a coal-stterehant, residing '1
next du.r but one, by getting its at linsfof the windows
of the second floor, froin a lathier which was places!
against the sail, fur the per-ons oil the roof to de-
sc-nd, and rarried off the suit of clothea which he had
sore that slay, and which lay on a chair by the bed-
side, in one of the pockets of which was a pocket-bunk
containing ten one-pound n.stes. 1
About eleven o'clock, on Saturdaf night, a de-
t tructive ire broke out in the farm-buildings of Mr.
Micheal Winne!, at Pitham, nett Woreetter,
totally consumed tw.. barns (one filled with whiat in
the straw), and about 12,000 hop-poles, waggons,
carts, the whole of the implements in htisbandry, and
three pigs. By the timely arrival of the engines, and
the assistance of the neighbours, the dames were ar-
rested in their progress. We regret to add, there is
little doubt that the buildings were set on fire by some
diabolical iskoendiary. A rem ar.l of 100 guineas is
offered for the discovery of the offenders.—(Clourcetcr
Jon mut

Al Trli PTZT) Ass taws sTfo's.—On SnAday evening
last, between eight and nine o'clock, as Mr. Peter, of
Vauckall, was walking in the gardihn, it the back of
his house, he was suddenly alarmed by the discharge
of are-anus, apparently near bin, and at the same
moment something Is hissed by his head, which proved
to be a pistol boll, as it lodged in the wooden paling
opposite. From the direction of the smoke it is sup-
posed the shot was fired from the high road; bet al
though an immediate search took place, so one to
whom suspicion could It all attach was discovered, nor
could .Ur. P. give the mess distant guess at the assassin
by whose baud be was so near Miss. The ball was

About eleven o'clock on Monday, as Mr. J. Brock-
well, clerk to Mr. .1. Venn, notary public, of Sweet-
ing's-alley, Cornhill, was crossing the field leading
from the Blue Lion, Bray's-ian-lane, to liagnigge-
wells, be was attacked by three ruffians; Mr. Brock-
well, being a stout resolute man, and having a consi-
derable sum of money about him, made a powerful
resistance, but receiving a blow across the face from
one of the villains, he was knocked down, when they
beat hint in a most shocking manner, having inflicted
several uounils on his head, and many severe bruises
on various parts of his body ; whilst down be strug-
gled hard with the robbers to preserve the property
be had about him, until they forcibly tore the prin-
cipal part of the coat (in which were his pockets) off
his hark, leaving him only the sleeves and a small
part of the body, carrying off the remainder, in which
was his pocket-book, containing two fifty, one fifteen,
about one hundred pounds in smaller Lank of Eng-
land notes, and several bills and nott-$. Mr. Brock
well remained insensible for a considerable time, but,
recovering a little, he was able to walk to liray's-inn-
lane, where he procured assistance, anti was taken to
his house in IVellington-street, Cierkenwell, where he
now lies in a dangerous state. Yesterday morning a
labourer, in the etuploy of Mr. Stanwood, livery-stable
keeper in (hay's-inn-lane, on crossing the field found
the skirts of Mr. Brockwell's coat, and also the pocket-
book, hut the bills were all torn to pieces and scat-
tered about in every direction, and the bank-notes
gone.

Friday night, between nine and ten &thick, as Mr.
Itudin of No. 3s, Usinsford-street, Hurslydown, was
returning home from the London Tavern, where he
had dined at the Anniversary Festival of the Surrey
Dispensary, he was attarketi in 'Poole}-street by a
gang of ruffians, one of whom, without saying a word,
knorked him down with a blow on the head, whilst
the others robbed him of Lis gold watch, a gold chain,
and three seals and key, of the same metal (all ele-
gantly chased), value about 30 guineas. The robbers
ran up Bermundsev-street, and, notwithstanding au
active pursuit, made their escape.