The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-30 00:00:00

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he ent►red into farther obareations selecting epee
Ike supposed pledge Staled to have been given by Sir
Hob►rt Peel net to imager* with the interests of the
Towstahnad family. This publication occasioned a
reply on the pert of Sr Robert Peel to the Electors,
in the shape of a vindication. bet couched in the
mat temperate avid notions laage.o. Matters
thws'r►mained le abeyance until the month if No.
amber last, when the Prosecutor published an in-
fisinmatory Address in the Thsworth Newspaper,
emosielei an allusion to the challenge given by the
Defendant, and reflecting in high terms of vitupera-
tions upon the asesdat of hit father, sad imputing to
himself in indirect terms a want of personal camp.
This address was doted en the 30th of October, sad
appeared is the Newspaper on llte6th of November,
at *kith time the Prosecutor was residing at Wor.
thing, in Sasses, and the Defendant at Tamworth.
The latter, upon seeing the publication, immediately
went off with his brother-hi-I.w, the other Defend-
ant, to Worthing, in a post.chaisa and fiver, anal
travelled • distance of WO milli in abort thirty
boors. On their arrival at Worthing, the De.
(pedant stet a challenge by his brother-64w, Mr.
Dawson, to the Prosecutor. desiring se immediate
meeting. The Prosecutor refused to accept the chal-
lenge. end in his Inter informed t►e Defendant that
he should lay the case before the Court of King's
Reach. This answer was received on Ssterrley, the
17th of November, and on the afternoon of that day,
Ilia Defendant, Mr. Peel, with his brother-1..1.w,
paraded before the Prosecutor's hem, the forma
carrying in his hand a horsewhip, bit ant being able
to see the I'rnsee•ter, the Defendants proceeded to
past the Prosecutor in the St►yne Hotel, as a coward,
oho bad twice refused to give Gentlemanly satis-
faction. The nest morning, the Defendant, Mr.
Peel. met the Prosecutor and his family going to
church ; and west up to him with a horsewhip in
his hand, and addressed him to the following effect :
—" Mr. Flo) er, finding that yno are serrounded '
by yocr family, 1 shall not inflict upon you the
chastisement your conduct deserves, but I desire yen
to consider that 1 base horsewhipped yon". The
Prosecvtor replied, " very well, Sir," and the De-
fendant went away, and added to the placard which
he had ptevinusly posted at the Suitt. Hotel, • sup.
pierne.it containing the particulars of the last men-
tinned part of the treessclion. These were the lead-
ing eirreettoances of the use.
Mr. Gunnar, Mr. NOLAN, and Mr. Enso new
hnaed cause against the role, at very considerable
length, contending that the conduct of Mr. F. towards
Mr. Peel was such an apology for the intemperance
of the latter, as ought to induct the Court not to In.
ter' me the summary proceeding by criminal informs.
tints, but leave the Prosecutor to his remedy by is-1
dertsaat.
Mr. SCAIRLITT and Mr. MARRTAT were 11130 bead
at considerable length in support of the rule, and
th►y urged, with their usual ability, the obsolete
necessity of tbla applicathe, under the eatraordisary
challenger's of the case.

116 CUM/ Jl7lTlClead Mr. Jolliet BATLEY (Mr.
Jetties llol►oyd ►eing sheet) were clearly of op,.
riots, under all the circumstances of the ease, that
the information ought to bo bled.

Mr. Jostler BEST •oa decidedly of II contrary opt.
nion, sold abet abaseasting la very strong terms .f
animadversion spew the oviduct el Mr. Floyer, said,
'bet the ordinary sod eenstkutionsi remedy by indict.
meta •as open to the Proseentor, if h• entertained
any apprehend's of violence frogs the Defendants.
The Role, btiwever, was wade absolute.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, AraiL99.

BARCLAY P. 110111 g.

Mr. Serjeent lhossre stated, that this was an ie.
lion brought is tufty to reviser tho sem of 121.135. Bd.
The Defeodant is ewe of the proprietors of • coach
which roue betwee• Hastings and London. All the
inside places of that coach were, ea the 14th of lett
September, engaged for the conveyance of the Plain.
lid's family from Hastings to London on the lotion.
ing Friday senaight. From a mistake at the nice
places were booked for the 23d, instead of the
25th of September, and in consequence the Plain.
tip's family were not able to travel in the coach the
day on which it was intended that they should have
done so. A statement of the mistake which had
taken plies was made to the proprietor of the coach;
he expressed his regret for what bad happened, and
offered to provide a post-chaise with two horses for
the accommodation of t►e Plaiatig's family. This
offer was refused on the groond that • chaise end two
horses would mot be sufficiest (or the accommodation
of the fatally, which consisted of the Plaintiff's wife
and daughter, a norm and two children. The De.
fendant, however, refitted to go to any greater ex.
pence for their cooveyance, and they, therefore,
pnst►d to 1./soden with four horses, at an exposes of
lei. At. Bd.; to recover which the present action
was broeght. _ _

Wttae; were called so the part of the Plainlll%
oho established rho facts as stated.

Mr. Serjeant Coeme, as Counsel for the Defend.
ant said, that even if it were admitted that the clerk
of the coach-office bad been io error, the owner of
the coach had acted with great propriety. Dot he
'kneld prove that the error bad been en the side of
the Plaintiff. The Jury, be Paid, ought not to consider
the Defendant's willingness In give the Plaintili
fatties, a proof that the clerk et the coach-office was
in error, because the offer of accommodation In the
Plaintiff had arisen from the snide', felt by the De-
fendant, al•., was proprietor of a couch newly esta-
blished, to remove even the pos.iihility of complaint,
however unja.t might be the grounds for it.
The tiers of the emelt-office was then relief! on
the oft of the Defendant. •Phis witness swore. 01181
the Maces had been taken for '.Vedne•day the 23,1 of
September, instead of Friday .23101. In en,,a,
wises of having made an 'silty of th.. Ogee !..s
book, far Wednesday, witness on that tity a
porter to the iteetient the Plaintiff for the lugg lee !,e..
longing to his family. As they retu••d to go r•n .list
thy, the couch was oblige) to least ilasliog, wilhoat
any passenger,.

The porter who went for the laces:. WII4 urs•
called es a wiliness, and l.ecou;i•ne.l ih:. t with 1:!P
Oa. preceding witness as to the Jay t. r Litt' al I'
had been encagetl.
The Loan Cuirr Ju'ro'r. in 5t,.;..:
Or. hat the voty I.

decide was whether It toad been coustr.e...l nnt.
that the Plaintiff a family should be car►i• d nn the
2Sth. The fact aware to by the first fur et.
Plaintiff, that they never intemled In vn on Ins flay
but Friday, was a strong print that that was the day
•entioned at the coocb.office. Two •itne.ses had
swam otherwise, bet it was not to he believed tame
the aerate of the coach •maid have ennsee•ed
offer a chaise for the secommadatien of the Plain.
firs family, if be bad beard the statement m■de th,
day by his witnesses aid-believed it to be true.
The Jury returned a verdict for ihe
Damages 121. 131.

Stunt sodefeorted muss sod nave of no interest,
esrept to the parties tormented, were afterwards de.
tided.

POLICE.

chatird 67 MI
BOWAITRZET..-- arbgb Brier's,
master, Sir H. C. Montgomery, %silt hewing °owe.
rd his confidence by MEMOS of a fared cimiscip,ovas
convicted and sentenced to pay the full Sue of
in default of which he was committed to the Hoeft
of Correction for three months.

J. Grudge, valet to Admiral Dooglas, of Came—
diab-sqoare, was charged with robbing his master or
a pocket-book, cootaining 801. in notes. The Ad.
about ■ month since, in changing his dress,
left the notes Is bis pantaloons, and coos missing
them, desired the Prisoner to fetch thee; but be
pretended he could not find them, and tie Admiral
went eel, supposing he had left them at Costes
banking-bons. ; bet on enqtriry, fogad his conjectorm
was wrong, and ■ few days since be traced one of
them for 101. to the Prisoner. In consequeece,
Swatters, the patrol., was sent for, who, on search.
big tiro Prisoner's box and closet, found that pocket.
book, coutaining CSI. in mitts, which were idassti.,
lied by the Admiral. In defence he said, I. fnord
the pocket-book sod its contents in the area.—Folly
committed

J. lirookr, a brick-maker, was folly committed
for stealing several bales of nankeen, &c. from the
wharf of M . Bartlett and Co. et Paddineton,
which were found on his premises, sad which be said
be found ea the read.
NOTORIOUS Ist POSTOR.
UNION HALL—Yesterday Antonio Deleeuw (a
foreigner), an imposter, and sell Inca at the Ace,
was brought before Mr. eiIANIEIII, the Sitting Ma-
gistrate, by Wilts, a constable of the Clink Liberty,
charged by him with pretending to ha in • lit, for
the purpose of mitring the commiseration of ths
Public. Yesterday morning Wilts detected the Pri-
soner in the street, while he wes practising his &cep..
tier, and apparently is a strong fit, from which
Wilts sees reused him, and cured the disorder by a
speedy and liberal applicatioorf • se itch, with which
the constable is generally provided, and which in this
instance, it appeared, had • truly magical effect. for
the Prisoner started ep and took to his heels ; Wilts
immediately perused, apprehended, and searched
him, when ho friend on his person 2s. 4d. in meaty,
with seep and other articles used by those impostor,
who practice fits, and which they masticate for this
purpose of producing that appearance of froth which
is discharged from the mouth of these who are as.
featly oehjest to fits.
The Piteous, has been peectiasug for some time
the Borough. Mr. Chambers scut bins Sr) jail, until
arrangements are made for the purpose of giving him
a severe public whippiwg.
Ucien-rennar..--Yesterday trillion. Burn was
charged with being concerned in divers felonies its
ilammersealib and its vicinity. On Saturday mon.
ing last the boerding.echool kept by Mrs. Notre,
was robbed of plate, apparel. about two dozen of
Port and Madeira wine, end various other articles.
On Friday night several thieves were seen about the
place; end at an surly hoar neat morning the Prison.
Cr, in company with two brothers. named Bird, het.
tor known by the tome of the Ilconneersntith Min-
ters, end a gang of oboist '2O more, were seen artist
towards Chelsea, some of them eatremely drunk.—
Th.) met some mew going to work, whom they treat-
ed wills Port wine. In coming down Cheyne-walk,
towards Rochester-row, Westminster, they met some
bricklayers, • Ito had a dog, which they beat, anti
est one of the bricklayers very mech. The Nick-
layers watched them into Pye.soreet, aid gave infer-
motion at this office, when the Birds were taken,
bet the rest escaped till Wednesday ; when the offi.
cers found Burn is a room with • prostitute, in Pye-
street, where he leaped out of • twe.poi, of stair.
window. but was penned and taken. Mrs. Nett,
now attended, and described the burglary in bee
house is shove stated.—The Prisoner denied all
knowledge of the robbery, and said that he acci-
dently met the Birds. who treated him with gin.—
Bia girl, however, told • driferest story.
The id AttlaeltliTt ordered him to be committed for
farther essinioatiou on a future day, when the Birds,
who are in prison, are to be broeght up with Mira, to
be eaamisted so numerous cherries.

Fiat.—Yesterday afternoon a fire b►oke oat in
the maasfaetory for estractinx tar from cowl. M-
isstating to Mr. Hickman, on the Lower-rood, Dept.
ford, by which properly to a considerable amount
was destroyed. It ass ncca►u.aed by the vaunt
boiling pate.; and the only man on the wows at
the lime was corsiaerably injured, in an injadicioas
attempt to estinguiet it.