The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-19 00:00:00

64th Ditto—Capt. James William Henry Welch, from the
SOth Foot. to be Captain. vice Butler. who exchanges.
37fh Ditto—Lteutenant Peter Gray, from half-pay Royal
West India Rangers, to be Lieutenant, vice James S. Keating,
who exchanges, receiving the difference; Gentleman Cadet
Henry Hill, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign
without perches., vice Beckwith, promoted in the Rifle Bri-
gade.
72d Ditto--Ensign William Stewait, from half-pay of the
39th Foot, to be Resign, vice Thomas Wileon Nields, who
exchanges.
SOfh Ditto—Ciptain James Arthur Batley, frame the 64th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Watch, who exehanges: •
Blat Ditto—Captain Charles Fitzroy Maelead. fpmthe 40th
Toot, to be Captain, vies Montagu, who exchanges..
91st Ditto—Brevezfilajor Abraham Creighton, from the half
pay of the Stith Foot, to be Captain, vie* Robt: Stewart, who
exchanges.
143:1 Ditto—Captain Frederick Alexander Mackenzie Fraser,
from half pay 71st Foot, to be Captain, vice Janus Gunn, who
exchanges.
Rife Brigade—Ensign 'Moan Sidney Beckwith; front the
57th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Woodford, promoted.
let West India Regiment—Ensign Francis Boyd. from half
pay of the 31h Foot, to be Ensign, vice John W. Magee, who
exchanges.
9cl Dittd—Cspt. Nicholas Wilson, from half pay 92d Foot,
to be Captain. vice Henry.l3°sworlhY. who exchanges.
3d Royal Veteran Battalion—Captain Tristram Carey, from
half pay 00th Foot, to be Captain, vice H. F. Courtensy, who
returns to his former situation on the Retired List.

Royal African Colonial Corps—Ensign Hogh Mahon, to be
Quartermaster.
BellieT—Hugh Mahon, late Serjeant-Major 67th Foot, to
have the rank of Ensign.
HOSPITAL STAPP—Staff Surgeon John Alexander Schetky
to be Deputy Inspector of Hospitals on the Coast of Africa
only, vice Dr. Nicoll, deceased,
Usarrionets—Major James Payler, from the 10th Foot, to
be Lieut.-Colonel of Infantry, by,perchaso. vice Major-Gene-
ral AL C. Darby Griffith, who retires.
Raaysx—To be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army—Major
Roger Macneill, of the 2d Life Guards; Major Richard Mon-
tague Oakes, of the Ist Life Guards; Major Henry Earl of
Uxbridge, of the Ist Life Guards.
DIVIDENDS.
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Sept. IS, L. Squire, Earith, Huntingdonshire, tanner--Sept.
V. H. Carter, Ratcliffe-highway, linen draper—Sept. s, T.
Hulbert otherwise T. S. Hulbert, Chippenharn, Wiltshire,
linen draper—Sept. 8, T. Crewel Waling-street, Deer Wel-
lington, Shropshire, grocer—Sept. 13. T, Edmunds, late of
Castelbugged„ Cardiganshire, tanner—Sept, 6, W. Tate,
Cateaton-street, bookseller—Sept. 8, G. Beaumont, Crowle,
Lincolnshire, woollen draper—Aug. 30, G. False, Lawrence
Pountney-lii.l, merchant—Sept. 13, J. Jackson, Dowgate.
wharf, banker—Sept. 8, J. Rodger, Sheffield, merchant—Sept.
IS, G. J. Dickens, Skinner•street, Snowhill, cordwainer.
CERTIFICATES.—SeeT. O.

J. Reid, Love-lane, Aldermanbury, cloth worker—T. Sykes+
Bath Easton, Somersetshire, clothier—A. Trail, Hanover-
street, Hanover-square, boot maker—C. Bishop, Leicester, ho-
sier—M. Margreaves, of Liverpool, timber merchant.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
W. and S. Vale, Wine OfSce-court, Fleet-street—J. Ander-
ton, G. H. Anderton, and IL Auster, Birmingham, mer-
chants (so far as regards the said R. Auster)—E. Edmondson,
R. Rodham, and J. Stone, New Bond-street, silk mercers (as
far as regards the said J. Stone)—W. Slade and G. Dicks,
Worcester, glove manufacturers—T. Allen and J. Kingston,
Upton, Hampshire, maltsters—A. Clare, J. R. Dickinson, and
J. Delamare—R. Wright and 11. Yates, Stockport, grocers—
J. Pedler and R„Taylor, London—J. (nil W. Wood and J.
Horsfall, Leeds, stulf-dyers (so far as respects the said W.
Wood)—F. and VV. Nichol, and J. Turner, King-cross, York-
shire, iron founders—R. Peck and J. Jeyes—J. lieppel, G.
Hicks, and G.. 11. Ileppel, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, paper
manufacturers—T. Dale,
_sen. and J. L. Dale, Shoreditch, corn
dealers—J. Mackenzie, Glasgow, and S. Mitchell, Manchester
—J. Shatweil and B. B. Banks, Macclesfield, drapers—P.
Maillard and H. F. Bannister, Plerntree-street, Blobmsbury,
embroiderers—G. Graves and T. May, eolourers of Natural
History—T..Yeardley and J. B. Pigott, Barnsley, Yorkshire,
linen manufacturers—J. F. !lolling sod W. Workshy», New-
gate-street, ribbon manufacturers.
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A gentleman of Aylesbury, an agrirultorii*, selected
from one of his fields stair Aylesbury. a few days ago, 69
ears of wheat, which weighed exactly a pound. The ears
On an average, contained 5o berries.
On the 31st tilt. an inn t, st was held at Birntington,.nea►
Chesterfield, &fore ti•orge Oosling, tient. Coroner, on the
belly of a wale infant child, who was satforated in conse-
quence of getting part of an ear of wheat into its throat,
which the uicolier liaq given it to play with. Verdict ac-
cordingly.

*--Cron-examined by Mr.Setitterr. —Catt4t say how much
more he is than fifty. I have some sisters, the eldest of
whom is married. The other is older than me. She also
has been married, but is now a widow. It is four years
last Jely xicee the widow was married. She is about seven
years older than me. She bad a child before marriage.—
The husband of my eldest sister is living, and •lives about
three miles (tom my father. It is about two years since
she married. I had four sisters; but two are dead. Only
one of my brothers lives with my father. He has no ser-
vant now. He had a servant named Thomas Jackson last
year. Can't say how old be was. He came in July last
year, and left in the 6th of August. He slept in the house
up stairs, his bed-room was next mine, and to go to mine I
was obliged to go through his room. He is a good looking
young man.
[The defendant, who was sitting in one of the back seats
io the Court, was here tailed upon by Mr. SCARLETT to
stand up and exhibit himself; which excited considerable
laughter. He was an emaciated, black-visaged, elderly-
looking man, certainly the most unpromising form in which
the Clod of Love ever sued to a young lady of seventeen ;
yet this young lady admitted he sued and won her.]
That is the man. The first time he came my father aid
mother were absent, but my brother (16 years old) was left
there. 1 did not like his rough usage; did not fall in love
with him. I resisted. There was nobody in the house.—
My brother and niece were gone to school, and Jackson had
gone. He forced me into a dark passage, Nobody came
home daring that time, and I went again to my washing.—
He came again at S o clock that evening. My niece, who
was seven years old, had gone to bed. We had no female
servant. I did not cry out. -My brother had gone to inert
my father, and went to bed when he came home. I never
went to invite Smith to come and drink tea with me, after
my father and mother went vat. My father and mother did
not fir,t suspectJackeoo to be the father of the child.' did not
tell my mother of it till she saw how 1 was. At the conver-
sation with Smith before my my mother, he denied it alto•
gether. He did not come to my father after, nor did I see
him after.
Re-examined by Mr. BROVGII.OI.—I slept in the rrom
over the house where my father and mother step', and they
too were obliged to pass through his room.My brother slept
with Jacicson, Thomai Jackson is here. When he left
us he went to my brother's. He had been helping with
the bay, which was 'finished in the beginning of August,
and he then went to my brother's, where he continued. Be-
fore lie came to my father he was hired by my brother to
help him. He was servant for both. The child my sister
had was by him. She afterihrds married. The cellar top
is a cellar that is wooded aer.

By Mr. SCARLBTT.-71 helped to make Ishr with Jackson"
and so did my fatbfw.
Henry Parkinson exassirredby Mr. BaCurtniist:—AM sur-
geon and apothecary. • %seem. for to attend Miss Whit-
tam in labour in March hon. She bore a child. 1 attended
her through her confinement. The child, was before its
time, probably about two nitniths. Thii'•#remature birth
was produced by an lallamtnation of • the 01a0g5...-Kropo
Smith, the defendenS. kle is igentletnenimtlinnfon of
substance. ' '
Cass-examined..!-'lWe father is a farmer, an the Kin,
a gentleman.. lie Is'.deifending on his father for property.
John Stattard eismined by Mr. STARIIIS.—i lire be- ,
tween the houses of the-plantiff and defentlanto and knave
both ; have been in the habitof going Ito the plaintittis. for
milk; have seen the defendant there Often, and was on I
intimate terms with tbelaintly, Recollect being there 'on ,
Sunday the 4th of August. about seven.o'clock in the. efec.
ing, and seeing John Smith and Jane Wilittain, sitting in
the house front. 'Going foi tfie milk, I went in s'itddeitty,
and said beg you pardon, because it struck me. that they
were intimate in the Way orcourtship. It ,wis a small in-
stance to let them knew-that.' had a sthiplt hitt end hail!.
perhaps you are •ceptireg, at which .Susitis Wiled,, betyl
don't know that he gave ant any answ r. tier father and
OiStit, -Weren't home. sale Sinit lr the t

Thomas Jackson examined by Mr. BnoUnium.-1 was
summoned here by the defetulaut's attorney. 1 lived with.
the plaintift;and with his son. was hired by both. •
. Creel-examined by Mr. Scaatarrr.-1 mine yesterdays
sad ant lodging at Old Linn's.; 1 saw filiss•Whittam since
Lome. hut did not speak to her. I heard people say that
the ,child was mine. Inittant's son was the first that
named it upon me some time last winter. .1 lived with the
'stiff frum July till the stb of August. 4:1•41te 4th f
was at the plaintiff's, and slept there ; went to bed between
II and 12; ant near 19 years old; my bed room was over
She parlonl-.
tiois,
Mr. Scaaterr then addressed theJnry forthe defendant.
The Learned Gentleman commenced by observing, that Lis
Learned Priend had said, that this was a triumphant ease,
and if it were to be judged by a comparison of advocates, he
, had no doubt that it would, because the observations which
his Learned Vriend had applied to him more propetly be
longed to himself. No man possessed more ingenuity than
his learned friend, or knew how to make a great ease of a
little one. Howeier they would exsmine cautieusly and
judge of the case by the probability of the circulustatiees.—
If what this young woman has sworn, be trot., the defend-
ant, instead of having an action of damages brought against
him, ought to have been indicted for a rape. If so, there
was en end to the action. lint did they believe her ? A
man whom she swore was near N years old, who so strong-
ly excited the disgust and *nausea of his learned friend, and
indeed he was not surprised that the appearahce of his un-
happy client should have done so. He had heard of the
God of Love having assumed many shapes to captivate • ' a
beast, a bird, a serpent; bat of all the cases recorded in that
most learned work upon these matters, and to which he
would refer his Lordshjp—leid's Metauiorphores the shape
of an old man was the only one not recorded by that ply t,
as having been assumed by him ; yet this young lady of 17.
swore that this old man of .i 3, of no very ptepo-sessing
count , not being as they must observe, very firm its
his head, and smoking his pipe, made love to her, and so
captivating was he, emir old man, that she could not resist.
But she has gone further. 8 'captivating was the Gull of
Love in the shape of this old man, that he had promised
her marriagek• Sot was this so? Could they believe
her when she talked of a promise of marriage--
strange promise of marriage that must be,. which as
she said was Mira), accompanied with rough usage.—
They should examine all the circumstances, att.'.
see how they were fitted to the ease; and if
any-doubti after due consideration, remained upon their
minds of the truth of the girl's story, they were bound to
find i verdict for the defendant. He would appeal to their
own ktiewledge and experience, and ask them if they could
believe that a man who seemed to possess inch amorous
propensities at ant, could have abstained from seeing this
object whom be so eagerly pursued for two months. %%Nat
was more probable than that this girl, either at her owesug-
gestion or that of her father, turned the charge against this
old man, in ordef to screen the real father of the child,
Jackson, who was a labourer, and whose poverty precluded
the possibility of compensation in damages? It was no:
unreasonable to throw some suspicion upon this young wo.
mans from the eirctlmstance of her sister having had a chill
before marriage; because it was not likely, that a girt
' brought up in the same house with her, could be so pure,
or her morn's untainted. The Learned Gentleman con-
cluded by saying, that unclean the circumstances, nothing
was more probable than that Jackson was the real seducer ;
and that he bad no doubt, if be were worth some hundreds
of pounds, the action would have been brought against
him, instead of the defendant,

The Juryt after a few minutes deliberation. returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1001.; costs 40s.

CROWN SlDE.—Before Mr, Justice BAYLEY.
MANSLAUGHTER.—MAIL-COACU DRIVINE.
Peter Brethertml was inclined for feloniously killing
and slaying, on the 12th of April, Stephen Robinson, by
driving over him the Liverpool and Bolton mail-coach, in
the parish of Eccleston, in this county.
This trial excited considerable interest from the well-
known character and wealth of the prisoner, who (together
with his family) was an extensive coach proprietor, awl
contractor for conveying several of the mails in this county.:
He appeared at the bar dressed in black clothes, and accom-
panied by several friends.
Mr BLACKBURN, in stating the case for the prosecution.
observed, that the charge against the prisoner at the bar,
who was the proprietor of the coach, was of the most se.
none nature—it was for causing the death of a fellow-
createre, while peaceably engaged in his occupation on
the high road. The prisoner, it would be pr wed, was
driving the Bolton mail-coach at the rate of from 19 to 12
miles an hone, and two persons on the road at the time,
litho would becalled as witnesses, narrowly escaped tram be-
ing upset by the coach. An old man named Stephen Ro-
binson, was not however, so fortunate* he was deaf, up-
wards of 70 years of age, and employed in picking Up weeds.
ann dung upon the road, by which occupation he haul long..
obtained a livelihood., Over this poor man the coach.
wheels were driven, and he died in a day 'or two after, in.
consequence of the wounds. he had received on that orca:
sion. • It was due to the prisoner to state, that he tiled to
stop the horses when they came doin bpain 'the deceased't:
but his efforts were obvious, in Vein, owing to the extremes
rapidity; with which be had T .
' driving the horses. 'l'bere :ti
was ne born blowing at the • • e, and no intimation bad
been given to warn the deceased of the impending danger ;
but When the horses came upon the old man, or. nearly •0,.
hesprang from the spot, and in his agitation rushed the
*tong way, so as to fall among the horsei.' " :
• WitoMees having been beard for the . prtisecatiou' an 1
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defenve,
/Jr:Justice BAILEY proceeded to address the Ore. ac 4
in summing up the evipence said that .there Could. be no
doubt that the deceased had met his death by ,heing crashed
by the insil-coach which the prlioneritai driving:* Still
Mr. Bretherton was not liable ta be found illy open this
ihdittment, unless it attimeiecithist the'lth pity accide.it
bad Weer occasioned by his neXtigetwe, ;br'lly fitf. ipyrupgi•
(setae/eat driving. The* *as • not the 'staisltest &MU that
the.palewitee was sober'sf it:Mime, neffbar was the, e any
intita nteatitionlii gent:Pal' ifiaricter for cure mil pry-
denee while .dtiving.,""lis' striving along a petite tea Lithe
&alibi end &fried tl diiVerAnnst be regelsicett bye va-
riety Of bet! dieffnestiti*, 4cording 'Es tub' 641111 Y be
Situate,' !neterilini LS. t. mae'be rr qnfrlied by Hit: old and
inhrtn, the ferble am) She young, who c440.1:1 tie exvited
to get dot of the water a coach driven it 'a quick pac „as
-smartly as stronger people could, and under Ad cic.:2:ll-