The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-11 00:00:00

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hoqagaiu ; his being locked np the room with
Mrs.Luvedeti,and perceived by a servant trying to
couceal himself, were all strong praumptione of
his having held criminal co•uvcrsatiou with the
Plaintiff's wife ; he therefore treated that the
Court wneld grant the rule.
Lord ELLErraoaotract observed, that he bad left
the facts to the decision of the Jury, and although
there might be great cause for suspicion, yet they
had, after a lung•eonsultatiun, determined by their
verdict, that there was not prnasneicient of a cri..
urinal intercourse having taken place. It was not
stated that therein' any new evidence that :weld
be brought forward. 'There was no point of law
in the case that was donhtfitl ; he, therefore, saw
no reason why the. Verdict should be disturbed.
The Court reflositiri Rule.

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COURT Or COMMON PLRAII.
Thursday, Nov. 9.
nest e. JIMINETT.
Mr. Serjeant intsneao mimed for a rule to
show cause why the bail.bOnd in thiasition should
nut be cancelled, and all farther proceedings staid,
on the ground that the Defendant had been un.
justly arrested. the Learned Sesjeaut stated, is
support of his motion, that the Defendant, who
lived at Norton Court, near Feverbham, in the
county of Kent, had a commission of bankrupt
taken out against him in the ytt.r 1803, and that
he had, unfortunately for himself, employed the
Plaintiff, who is an Attorney, to get the commis-
:elan superseded in the Court of Chancery. That
*Mein beets discovered, during the progress of
tito.poit, that the assignees under the commission
Jost drawn 17001. from Mr. Beunett's property
Alois than teas sufficient to pay all his creditors
their full demands, the Lord Chancellor ordered
that sum to be returned him, which was accord.
Ingly done. That at various times the present
Plaintiff had borrowed considerable sums of me.
ney from him, amounting to more than a thousand
pounds. That the Defendant being indebted to
Messrs. Slade and Suu, in the way of ,business,
he drew a bill on the Plaintiff at two months, in
their favour) fur 651. and which was regularly
accepted by the Plaintiff; but ou the 25th of
April, the latter seat Mr. Bennett the following
letter :.
" Dear Bernell,
" I am very sowed, and have my !enables and anxieties
very many. Si .de will accept your draft at one month for
the 631. so accept one dated hot Aloaday on Hams and Co.
and 1 *id sign ii and give it hina. He required my mine as
a security, and that I pay the interest. 1 ata the last man
wise, would do an ignoble or dishonourable act, but as mit-
ten Maud, we ought to stand oa our defence, in case of led.
death ("observe tne advice of the Attoroey to his client;' said
fierjeaat illiepbenl), therefore write the bill on an inferior
stamp I if it be discovered, I can plead iguoratiee for us
both t if it be not, and we should be called oa hastily to pay
without the mesa, then we can do as we please. You see I
am acting in this carefully, Inn very coutrary to by priuciples.
Ilay GOD blv.s you."
That the Defendant had since applied to the
Lord Chem:eller to order th,c elaintiff to give in
his accounts to be taxed by the Master, that they
might tunic to a settlement of accounts, as he was
iihtscisfied with him as his Solicitor: that the Lord
Chancellor granted the object of the Defendant's
Application ou the 6th of August last, and when'
the Defendant came to London on the subject
this reference to the blaster, the Plaintiff had him
arrested for 501. and upwards on the Bth, being
only three days after the date of the Chancelloei
order. The foregoing facts were contained in an
tkiiidavit made by the Defentlaut, and Serjcant
Shepherd stated, that he had a number of other
affidavits, the contents of which ho was certain
would induce their Lordships to grant the object
of his motion, but he would save them the true.
ble of hearing them, knowing that their Lord.
ships would nut countenance a cause under such
circumstances before them, as the subject was al.
ready beftwe the Lord Chancellor ih the Plaintiff's
secoant.—Rule granted.
Sir JA.161:4 Nl•lfilltlEte..—.46 Is the Plaintiff an
Attorney of this Court'"

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SeritillS SHEN:MED.-44 YES." •
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Sir JAMES AldNingLD.-44 Does he tint in
town ?"
Serjuant Surrucen.—" He lives in 'navies
Inn."
Sir JAMES MAXIM/ELM —4‘ WC Will See Whitt
the Plaintiff will say to the letter and the other
matters."

DuEr.,"—Sunday eveniug a duel was fonglit, op..
polite to Sand Castle, between Lieutenant PER.
stov, of his Majesty's sloop Bearer, sod Mr.,
COLLYER, Purser of the said sloop ; shots were,
exchanged by the parties, when the seconds inter-
fered.
On Sunday mertslog a ApittrAl Scose between
risor board the

two IA Alen, on -amps prison.ship,
at Chatham, wheat one of them drew a knife, and
stabbed his antagonist in the belly. The man tied
in a very short time afterwards.
A Coroner's Inquest was held in Jamaica, early-
in September, on the body of a French Officer, 11,
prisoner on prude, named Etienne Beaueoste,
Lieutenant of Engineers, who shot himself through
the head at a negro-house, in Upper Matthew's-
lane, the same morning. It appeared that he had,
been lot some time afflicted with an incurable dis-
order, and had in consequence been neglected by
his brother officers. This, combined with other
nircumstaucei, threw him into a state of mental
derangement, in which he was led to commit the
above. act. The Jury returned a verdict of
Lunacy.
• Yesterday a Coroner's Jury assgmblcd at the
White Bear, Field-lane, to take a view on the
body of Mary Tims, an old woman, a Smithfield
drover, who fell from a two-pair of stairs, on the
landing place, in Blackboy.alley, on Wednesday
last, which killed her un the spot. The Jury re.
corded a verdict of Accidental Death.

The other &ening, as some boys were playing
at fire-works in Rosemary-lane, a boy let off a
small brass cannon, loaded with a marble; it en-
tered the head of a boy of the name of John
Glover, which killed hires on the spot.
Last Wednesday morning the wsrehouse of the
Bull and Mouth inn was broke info and -robbed
of several parcels) besides cash iu the counting.
house.

T H E"STATESMAN.

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POLICE.

GUlLDWALL—Yestseday John Crook and John
Sibeater were brought before the sitting Alder.
man (Settoeite), charged with stealing it silver
watch. It appeared that the prosecutor went into
the Red Liou public hose in Smithfield, on
Thursday night, to inquire fur a lodging ; he hail
nut been many minutes in the room, in which were
no other persons except the.prisoners and himself,
when Crook came up to him, snatched his watch
out of his pocket, and immediately ran out of the
house, before the prosecutor, who has an impedi-
ment in hie speech, could make known his loss.
Si'Tester ran off at the same time Crook did ; they
were pursued, and Si!rester was stoat by the
.pe.
trole running down tow.lane ; on seatchin,
swatch was found in his waistcoat pocket,' ehich
he said he had found just on the outside of the
Red Lion door. The prosecutor swore to the
watch being hie, and the same ehiefi Crook bad
taken from him. Tb Prisoners 'ter:: both fully
committed fur trial..
Several persons smirscharged with disorderly
conduct, during the procession of the Lord Mayor
from Bleckfriars to Gaildtiall, and several on sus-
*Mon of picking pockets'; „one, named Abra
isms, -was fully committed for picking a geode-
Ifiaan's pocket of his pocket' hook, white, lie was
standing to see the Loird.,Major land it Black.
frrars.
.I.lxtes HALL.—Yesterday ililllotait listokitlorl
*prehendel by Wortley and Goti, on >a charge. of
/peep stealing, "rat examined.
' It appeared that the prieoner had taken two
Sheep from afield between London and Deptford,
where they were feeding, with several others, and
tying their legs together, bad conveyed them away
in his cart. He was fully committed for trial.
QUEEN.SQUARII.--•YeSterthy a singurar iostance
of cunning and credulity occurred at Witt Office : A
modern enchantress, named Mary Connor, was
charged with defrauding Margaret Anderson of
various articles of wear* apparel, by pretended
magical illusions. The prosecutor stated, that she
litod in Wiinlmill-street„ when about four months
ago the prisoner applied to her for lodging, and
was admitted. She had not been more than five
weeks before she gained her confidence, and ha,.
ing communicated many particulars to her respec-
ting a young man who then paid his addresses to her,
(he prisoner began to form her designs, not only
df depriving the prosecutrix of her lover, but her
property also.
In the first she obtained complete success, and
actually married the young man, while Atukrson
imagined he was courting her as meal. The pri.
toner's next attempt was made at the poor girl's
clothes : She commenced her frauds by pretended
knowledge of necromancy, and what she termed
the Black Art. Having persuaded her that her
lover was inconstant, she undertook to tell her
who would be her husband, and fur that porpose
t • teed a poker and tongs across under the bed ;
this being repeated several nights, but finding the
charm would not answer, amongst many other
things a cake was made of pretended materials
but notwithstanding the force of these pretended
charms, she told the prosecutrix that they would
mot produce the desired effect, because the appa-
ritioo of a young man was in the room, and that
this spirit wanted something out of her box. The
box was therefore to be -opened, and its contents
spread on the table, to which the prosecutrix con-
sented ; and gowns and various other articles,
worth between twenty and thirty pouuds, were
left on the table. The following morning they
were all gone, and the prisoner told her that the ap-
parition had conveyed them, to a castle in Devon-
shire, and if she attempted to reveal it, she would lie
turned into a fish ! Being fearful of the consequendes
if she unfolded the secret, the Prosecutrix did
not speak of it for near eleven weeks ; during
which time the Prisoner, by various arts, obtain-
ed several sums of money from her. These
positions miefit have cuntintied longer, had not
the Prosecutrix discovered that the Prisoner
was married to the man before mentioned, on
which she soon recovered front hoc delusion.—
Havingithim applied to the Magistrates, the Pri-
soner was apprehended, who, in her defence, ac-
knowledged that the above statement was true,
and that site had recourse I. these impositions for
the purpose of obtaining clothes, Ike. The Fri. I
loner in consequence was committed fur trial, ale:
her husband as an accomplice was held to hall.
MARLIIIOIOI7I3II.. STREET.—A complaint was
Made at this Otfieo a few days since, by a gen-
tleman of the name of Looten, (ruin the Idgs.
ware-road, against a man of the name of Squib,
who had obtained a service in his family by means
of a false eimmeter, and who afterwards contrived
.to pilfer articles, which, bowie/el., could uot be
.preved agaiest him sutfiaient for conviction. The
complainant bad written to Captain )flahony, at(
Stoke's.buildings, Heckney.road, and received a
very satisfactory answer. In consequence of the
Defendant'. conduct, Mr. Luotea weot to Cap-
Main Mahony, who, instead of being a gentleman,
as represented, turned out to be a COI/Mill of the
hod and mortar. During the Complainant's in.
quiries he ascertained thataliscasdud servants have
a house fitted up in the neighbonrhood of Port-
land-roadt tor the very purpose of giving elm-
, teeters, and which is as regularly conducted as a
mercantile Concern, and supported by the depre.
dations of those in place.
The Defendant was committed.

A ship is said to have arrived from the coast of
Wilchcren, bringing an account of an attack- on
that bland from the opposite coast. By a GO-
tleman who came film thence with Sir E. Coorc
we ace informed, thit the preceding report of •
similar agair on Tuesday, in the last eck, wits
groendless. On the day of the alleged attack b.
*as at the very place where the attempt was said
to be made, and in such a situation he heard and
knew nothiug of the matter.
Letters :and Papers have been received from Am.
sterdam to the date of the sth instant ; but we un.
derstand thist no information has been receives!
in addition to what we communicated In oar
last.