The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-23 00:00:00

TIIE STATESII.I,N.

Mr. Blandford.—That was printed under the sae
• ircemstances •ti the other.
The LORD MAYoR.—Now, there are a number
of papers of your's in the hands of the officers, which
shall be ; bet 6rtl we will hear the untie
many of the person by whom yes were apprehended.
Fogg, on• of the Marehalmen, was then sworn
and rsemined. Ile deposed as (0110•19 :—Ahoot W-
rist 12 Smoothy mottling I was in Marguct.street,
Hackney, and heard my name called. 1 rushed for-
ward, end found an officer of the name of Carton
endesvoorilig to wrest from this man's hand a pike.
which, with my 'mistime*, he was enabled to effect
At the door of the hooey before which this occurred,
I saw the Prisoner's wife leaning as if she was faint.
ing ; I went to her assistance, and both the Prisonet
and she were taken to a room up stairs. When we
entered lite room I saw three or Nor naked children
111ag on the floor, sad one naked child lying on the
bed. 1 pet the wife on the bed as well as I world,
and proceeded to search the room, where found
the palm!' which I now prodece. I then read the
wirrint width I had for the apprehension of the
Prisoner : he appeared to have on objection tor
along with os, and we took him down to the Comp-
ter. In conseqoence of the situation in Which we
found the family of the Ptisoner, we did not semi'
him minutely, but when we got him to the Compter,
I searched hit breeches pocket, and found a hero of
,nailer, a pistol ballet, with some more papers.
Thom++ Girton was neat examine I.—l am an
officer or Weis! ip.street. Saturday morning about
half.pasi I !toad opposite the Prisoner's house,
b,ving been salting there three boors preciously ;
saw the Prisoner come up to the door and open it
POLICE. with a key. I went immediately across mod clipped
ms foot against the door to prevent its being shio.
FFDITIOUS EL %CARDS AND MrEftWii. { " Your name is Blendford ;" be hesitated a
moment, and I laid hold of his right bend. It was
111 snit siousr.—Tbe Loan MAYOR wag PCPS•:,lark, owl I found something in it which was sharp,
pied from an early boor on Saturday morning, "'II I soil cat my hand. I called Mr. Fogg to my as.istance
nearly two o'clock, In his pirate room, opnn en.
sod we teak from him this weepOD.—(llere the wit-
quiries relative to the circulation of hand-bulls and ness produced an instroment capitol@ of being seed
plthirds of a seditious tendency. Ile was stimided by either es she heart of a pike or as a digger. It wet
the City Solicitor, Mr. nobler, end neres)ntielly by compo‘ell wrought-iron, and consisted of a Hide
the City Mesahals. Anther; ether melts from the,'
about six itches in length, and three.quarters of an
deliberations, was the isaisiog if a semmens calling
inch in Isiah, extremely sharp nod !Anted. Al
for the so/oolitic. of Mr. Wonler befo e his I
t- the bottom of the blade was a semicircular rood,
skip, stud a warrant for the apprehension of Mr. within this saga spiral hindlelike the hilt of u sword,
Ceti"' The 13" Pretee`ii", we insietai"l, is sad the handle was terminated by a stool screw,
to be ascribed to the letter addressed by Mr. Cid& csicatilili ,ffis it into pole. Thus the weapon
to Mr. Sherwin, in whose Register it was publis.ierl, appeared to be admirably relculated fur use either as
and to the advertisement by *MO that letter has been a dagger or a pike.) On searching the Primmer's
announced. person I found these letters and papers.
At ten o'clock, his Lordship took his lest in the •Ilte !Ann 1d 4YOR here looked over the papers
!public room, when a hill.stick•r, ahn stated his proctored, which 'untitled of letters thieved to the
astute to be Thome" Farrell, re.iditte in Chandor-
Neon'? from various parts of the country, and one
sire«t, was put to the her, rh.r4eri with defacing the or two from Mr Hunt, together with I printed
wells of the city with bills of an i;:fhOslDAtriry de-
copies of the ~Rosins .P..gi 0 11.; 01 bill
scription. Voiterwit, risn. sad Religious Liberty.—A Public Iteet-
AnOtoo, Harrison, one of the Marshaltnen,shle.ll, lug of she rktri-h alrt °polo.. I b.tutraf the Pr./ph-of the
that he ass the Prisoner opposite the Mansion•bnase,
anti knowing him to he a hill-sticker, he asked hits have, ve.hi, nod „.Guirolog e. tod,t.r
what bills he was sticking? Ile answered, .1 Auc- ii, ale lee.,axit liiztruntioameae.'",o..anil°,..sadridaihoevitlit lea
tionters' bills." Wititese, not giving credit to 'his ell7r.upen:uPneware to theee a°
people2stay she bard of merciless sad
statement, bed his bsg, and found • bundle of esarae.ihiro. orßols, .ad sass do- rummy trues massacre wed
large broadside bills, containing the following in- ligegil.e.il'inEst!slc;t:cla riff j.liaiervery 0" d dolY .--3/f
script inn I a Commit or for the tiotoodb of Coot wark and Cceety of
" Friends of justice, of humanity, and Consii". Str.":vi Pal
e. 1.
:0-dam. .ralei.tr.ltittrVaDr;oalbronedla
Miens! Liberty, attend to the voice of your Chums- skim,• tkoe7, D. D„.Y.
Pi Ever since the intredecti•in, in February last, 0 Venni. Slisw.crr tar,.
on.
of the Bill for the Abolition of the ancient, seem ', ce r r *dale"' J. Willialmoo. 1. 1411. m
J Ma- b
amiss. J. Ile r.• a. C. Boobs, 3.
and constitutional right of Appeal, he has been warn- ssadeingtoo, W.Ce.proaa, It. W.riy, c. owl.
ing you that the abolition would let loose the arm of " h.. J. 111.u.Olord,
military violeore and massacre! And that the time Ili, Lordship then directed Garton to pet his
was not far distant when England would bewail it in name upon each of the papers taken from tins Pri-
tears of blood. Ile would awaken you to the re. sorter ; end addressieg the Prisoner, said, ti Mkt
collection that there is an anarchy of despotism, as Illandford, these papers found upon you are me weal
well as of popular licence! anarchy is military ens. luminous that I have not time to 'laming them. le
form, as well as in ragged clnthe.. Listen to the i justice to you, therefore, as well as for my own ems
voice that calls upon you fn guard al once the sacred i tisfactinn, I shall remand you for a tutors day."
harriers of constitutional liberty, and the blessings of Mr. Bissllord.—l treat I shall receive that lenity
social security, property, and peace." to which livery man in my "ideation is entitled.
e
The Lotto MAYOR now asked the Prisoner whe- The Loan 51Aeost —I shall do every thing roe
thee he had beets posting these bills about the City ? your accommodation, consistent with my duty to.
Ile answered in the affirmative, and said he was em- wards you end the Public. From what has passed,
pined by the proprietor of a Senility Newspaper it I feel csset( bound to remand you. I cannot at
to dn. He hail received TOO, and bed posted about present decide whether l shall be enabled to admit
155 in the Borough, about Fleet-market, and in Ifnu to bail. Allow me to ask you where you got
other peers of the City. Ile hail not yet been paid this Instrumee: ? (pointing to the pike).
for his work, nor would be have stuck the bills if be Mr. Illantiford.-1 got it on the evening of either
bail been awarethat tie was acting improperly.
Monday or Tuesday, from a person whet put it intn
The LORD Melnik said, that ell be shoold oh. my hand, end said, " Do you not think this is a
serve at present was, that bill-stickers should he ape good thing fur defence, in cave person is stistkmll,,
prised that they bad no right to deface people's pre- l answered, it was a weapon of good defence, and
mires by covering them with bills. For such con- was returning it, hut he said, .1 Keep it." In con-
duct they were all liable to be indicted ; and if they (pence I put it in my pocket.
stunk up any thing improper, they were HAW to fur- .
rh. LoRD MA tug.—Are yne not aware that this
they consequences. Hie Lordship then asked was
made
as a
model for
others?
Prisoner if he had given his address correctly, and if
Mr. Illandford.—That is a question which it is ism.
he would attend at a future period if called for. The
....ssfhte for me to answer.
Prisoner answered in the affirmative, end was ills- r..i.he Loan m swna...._This screw is meant to am
charged. it to a stick. •
Ilarrison, the officer, was then directed to endorse Mr. itiandfard._if has she appearance.
one of the bills in order that be might be able to .
rhe Lotto NI esoe to Garton.—D.d jou End any
identify it. The remainder he was ordered to keep
stick
on the Prisoner's
premises?
in his pnssession. Garton —Nit, my Lord : hat I may ;whirr out,
SECRETARY OF TILE COMMITTEE OF TWO
HUNDRED. that I asked the Prisoner bow he came by this
A man wearing a white bat, and meet shabbily Iweapon, and he said, that be bad picked it op in
dressed. was then pat to the bar. Ile staled his name Olti-street-road.
to be Edward James Blandford, end proves to be The Lnen %leen! —Having given two acceonts,
the individual who has signed serious placards issoml you mill Pethol" Ole the 1;01111 our now ?
by persons denominating themselves the Committee Mr. Blandford.— I admit that at the moment I gave
of Middlesex. the answer stated by the officer.
The LORD MAYOR addressed him es follows : The LORD NIATOR —1 arnalil other you Would
" I have sent for you, Mr. Blandford, in consequence tell OtP the truth than ll.at I should tell 1 note.
of information received by me, upon oath, that you I Mr. Illandfoirl.-1 loss, told yea the truth.
had caused bills to be printed, entitled ' Smithfield I The Loon M sync- • Perhaps you can tell r. • the
Meeting.'" Here hie Lordship selected from 'men name of the man who g you this atropin, !
a number of other that be which the Meeting NI,. Blandfutil.-1 think, my Lord, the o.me is
in Smithfield, on the list of July, wee convened.— Ilsrlstol.
This was handed to this Prisoner. at.d he was asked if The loan MAYOR —Whet, does he tier ?
he bad tint mussed it to be printed. Mr. IllsocItort) —Somewhere in S tereditch.
Mr. Blandford.—This bill I remernber very The Loan NIAYcn —Y,to ate right; he dyes live
well ; het I c'n't say positively that I caused it to in Shoredocts. Tine rritcroer was now reminded till
toile- that every 'Wog should

nate4. booming them to Ire forged, and senteeeed to
death. Ann Smith. aged 19, was roosictrd of pet')
larceny, and cowl-mord In imprisonment for twelve
months. No bills were found against the otter pri•

goners.
The price paid was ISt. and the oitneoses said, that
181. Mete outside the ale• of the horse if (pile
sound. ThP evidence of on•P untloyss ions vent am.
pie. The Plaintiff tad kr.'t the ante fur a month,
knowing be was •li.ound,
Mr. WILLI %M., for the Iltfendinf. said. that in
cases of this IC.nri Juries had priergily so &ride
upon the conflicting evidence respecting the sound-
ness of a horse, the •Itnesses on one side mooring
that be was es lame es a tree, those on the other side'
swearing that he was as •••rli as • foal. lit would
nut give them that trouble here, for the gerstren really
as., whether a quoliflA nr unqualified 'gratuity had
been given. Ile ,bnold call witnerres to prose that
the warranty was quite limited. Tilt evidetirr was
strongly corroborated by the conduct of the Plaintiff,
who though told of the lameness, kept the horse for
%i ATM ‘NTV OF A HORSE.
trVICER V. MITCIIINSOW.

Mr. R wit condom] the case for the Pl.intiff, a
soirit•ineictiant, end celled wit who stated,
that the horse, four years old, bad been bought by
the Plaintiff, and nearstited so•nd 1, the D•fetidant.
a whole mouth. Th s entitled inov.tl a co•rioos-
nee+ that no general no united warranty hail teen
Tarn witnesses some that the nareau'y excepted
the off foie-log.
Verdict for the Plaiutiff.—Damages I d.

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be printed. I grant the bill was posted, and that I
backed the account ; further that. that I can't say.
The Lotto MAIOIt.--I here also information, on
oath, that this bill, to which your name is attached,
twitted " A I'ub:4. Meeting of the British Metro•
polls, in behalf of the People of the whole Empire,
will be hold in Smithfiabl, on Wednesday, August 25,
at 11 o'clock," was by ou directed to be putted.—
[Here the bill wu shown the Primer.)

!Monday, %Oh mg -
he door for 1.0. comfort, and-for rho relief of hi 4 f
mill whnle tleirloruble sitoitsion has been de.ciihrli.
Mr. Btandforil snide he felt k his duty to thank his
I.lrdshi it for hi 4 humane enuanirratiutt.
The Illepoty Marshal (ass then aligaiichell with
letter to the Nlagiorshes of Worship.vreet. requert-
ing their eta-operation in snaking farther gear'' PC in
I thei/ dalliers his Lrtisbip hall% rsceiTe4