The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-01 00:00:00

HORSHAM AISSIZ 1114scs 28.

CIVIL Si LIE.— DIM O. LANTZ'.
This was an action against the defendant. as the an-
ther of a libel, published of and concerning the plaintiff
lin The Brighton Chronicle, on the 9d of NOV. last.
Mr. Oitattar and .Ir. Teams conducted the prose-
motor's case, and r‘MAIIITATT and Mr. Calm the de-
fendant's.
The plaintiff was described as a respectable surgeon
dentist of Brightos, slid attached to hishlajirsty's house-
bold in that capacity; and the defendant was repre-
sented to be as attorney's clerk in the same place. It
was alleged that the defendant having taken some of-
fence at the plaintiff's conduct towards hits, which on
the part of the latter, was unintentional. published in
Me Brighton Chronicle, of the 2d of November last,
the following paid for advertisement:—
" Shortly will be published, the Life and Adventures
of a certain Knight of the Trek, now living at Brighton,
accompanied with Anecdotes of Entertainments given
at Sinsggletoeth Hall, and Reflections by an Observer.
When a man has thrust himself into respectable society
before be has learnt good manners. what shall lee done
to him? Paint his 'portrait that all the world may
know him.
A copy of the paper in which this paragnipb was pub-
lished was sent, under cover, directed te4he plaintiff in
the defevint'a hued-waiting. es folletts:---0• C. Bew.l
Esq.. Surgeon Dentist to his Majesty's Household. &c.
&c. &c." The paragraph being scored with • pen and
ink. It was proved that there was no other person in
the town of Brighton to whom the paragraph could ap-
ply. When the libel was read, it excited bursts of
laughter in the Court.
Mr.MaaavaTT.in an address to the Jury, ridiculed the
folly of the plaintiff is bringing inch as action into
Court, inasmuch as the effect of it must necessarily be to
make his conduct still more absurd than it had hitherto
been. lo point of law, he contended, that the paragraph
was not libellous; but supposing it to be so, theplaintiff
had not proved any injury occasioned by it, either to his
character or professional i ts. The smallest cur-
rent coin in the realm would completely balance any ac-
count between the parties, considering that the defend.
ant must have had considerable provocation in publish-
ing the supposed libel.
Mr. Karon WOOD charged the Jury. that the para-
graph was certainly libellous in a high degree. but it
was for the Jury to the damages for the injury
done to the plaintiff.
The Jury immediately found their verdict for the
plaintiff—Damsges. tine shilling, costs, 40s. .
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William Osborne, who was ordered for execution to-1
morrow, is respited during his Majesty's pleasure.
ExrcNslva ILLICIT DISTILLLIIY.—For some time
past the Excise have bad information of a private dis-
tillery, of considerable magnitude, in the neighboar-i
hood of Upper Thames-street, but the exact place
could not be aioertained till within the last few days.
when an anonymous communication was sent to the
Excise that it was carrying on at the extensive pre-
mises. No. 241, Upper Themes-street, and that the
proprietors were understood to be sugar refiners. In
consequence of this information, Allanson and several
active officers repaired thither on. Wednesday after-
noon, and os getting to the premises they found
painted on the door-post, " °wilt and Co." and on the
door was written, " No persons admitted except on
business."—The officers first endeavoured to enter
without being perceived ; but finding the door fastened
inside, they were induced to ring a large bell at the
side of the dew, when a Gentleman, dressed very res-
pectably, came down, who, on seeing the offisers,
opened the door and rushed by them into the street
without saying a word. Allusion proceeded with the
other officers up stairs, when, on getting to the first
floor. three men rushed out of the front room, eau up
stairs. and effected their escape at the top of the
house.—The officers on entering the room were nearly
suffocated with steam, two stills of considerable di-
sseasioas them at work. The room was ex-
tremely well fitted up as a distillery, with water
pemps, and the water laid on with leaden pipes com-
municating with the yard ; the front wiadows were
blocked up, to prevent the operations heing disco-
vered. The officers toned upwards of 2.200 gallons
of molasses wash, 200 gallons of low wines, 100 gal-
lons of strong spirits, altogether making about 441
gallons of spirits. 22 wash-backs, rats, still-weans
and heads ; the who!a of this extensive apparatus was
immediately conveyed to the great store-room at the
Excise-office. This illicit trade has been carrying on
for a considerable period, by *filch it it supposed the
revenue has Won defrauded to an enormous extent.

COUNTRY MARK RT. AIND PAIRS,
Noawtcu, Haag 29.—We bad a good supply of
grain at marketoe Saturday, and prices rentals eaach
as last week, with the exception of Malt, which km ae„
fined
c 4a, per manila, in consequence of the duty Wog
tes off.
The exhibition of Cattle on the Hill was tolerably
large, but few sales were effected.
Leary, MAacie 28.—We had rather a scanty supply
prime Wheat at Market os Tuesday, and that
Lion maintained last week's prices; the inferiolert
were heavy sale. The prime samples of Malting Barley
sold on niveh the same terms as on Tend iy sy'anight;
but the stained and inferior sorts wen not so brisk is
sale. In other articles no alteration.
Y. MARDI! 31x.—Our Market continues abs}
/la ntly supplied with Urain. Fine Wheats support th,i,
prices; but the seodnd mad inferior are ansalmbto.
Malting Barleys are in request at rather more mew
the StAirsed are fell la. per qoarter lower. 0,4,14,
and Beans are each a dull sale.
Lawns, Alancn !B.—White Wheat, V. gs. to 2/0
red ditto. 21. to 2/. Os.; and Barley, Mk. to 3s, lm
quarter.
Auvmoth.—Whnt, 91. to 11/. per load; Barley, lit,
to Ws. per quarter; Oats, lbs. to lbs per quarter;
Pease, 3s. 4d. to 3e. Bal. per bushel; Beans, 3s. 6;I.
bushel; Tares, 3e. 6d. to 4s. per bushel; and Biwa,
per ton.
CRICRZSTIR..-1111• Corn Inspector's ret.rns foe ;hi
week are:—Wheat, 38s. ; Barley, Int. ld.t Oak
15s. • Pease awd Beans, each 265. per quarter
14;egbborough cheese fair on Saturday se'nnich; was
well supplied. and mostly sold. In the tuornin; them!,
Vas brisk, brit in the afternoon rattier Mat. Good this
par's cheese fetched from 45e. to 4fis. per rat., good
sem colored, from 425. to 44c; ditto plain, 41a. to 411.;
lad combos plain from 365. to 39c —At the cattle fair,
at eke seem plate, yesterday, fat cows were rather 'ON,
mad mmempently the prices somewhat reduced; (real
ewes mere, however, briskly sought for, and !yenta/at
advanced prices. In the horse fair good ones sense!!
sold t inferwr sorts very low leyked.
Derby Fair on Friday se'nniglit was pretty wills".
plied with Cheese, and there appeared a 'amber of bat.
on from 40.. to 435. The average for the best parcels
may be considered at two gad:mom—At Loaghborsegh,
the (*Boning day, prices were much the same a at
Derby.—An intelligent correspondent, well Kt/aimed
with the cheese trifle, informs us, •• that at both fain
there was very brisk sale, and regrets that the far'
who make sorb inferior cheese as is brou:ht to the fain,
do not endeavour to improve the quality."
There was the smallest show of beasts at Stamford
fair en Monday the 18th that has brio Immo for
forty years. Storm sold at better prices than of late;
but seated beasts were not to be disposed of at any
reasewebte proportion of value. The like slur Ise ob.
served of the sheep fair. which was moderately large.

SIIIFWRICK...—IF is with regret we hare re 3noftere
the loss of the Linen-Hall, from this port for Loodoo,
with a general cargo. including about one naked
sad fifty packages of lion. It 'pears that the
needs struck on Snaday last on the Arklee basks;
Me Captain sad two men got into the boat, but
were anfortuately lost; the remaining three et the
crew were taken off the wreck neat morning; by a
boat from the shore. About ten packages of has and
some bags of flour hare been recovered ; and h
hoped if the weather continua moderate, that ma
of the cargo. may be sand. The Linen-Hall an
about 80 toss bards., and ilwe property of Messrs.
Perseus. Hades awl Co. of Bristol.—k.;.in .I/one
in; Post.)
blaststow-Hotrez.—Wm. Pay, the hanker atteada
on Verdi: at the Mansion-House to lay adamant
of s namber of daring forgeries which bad beta can
witted upon his hone by a person or person Of
bad hitherto gone about and defrauded the keepen at
boarding schools of various gams, under eircameauses
which displayed great address and ingeouity. it ap-
pears a paleafaced, coontrysloisking man. with a
Cheshire accent, asd of respectable sonny dress sad
address, goal to a semisary selected, and inane
himself as a person arrived from the country, commis-
sioned to place the child of a friend at the school is
question. under circumstances of a peculiar nature.—
The forged bills are made I. general to cover the first
half year's eapeases, and leave a balance of several
rounds with which the confideutial geotituus waits
off.
MVITER OF Mal. DONATT9.-00 Friday eight a
a communication was made to Mrs. Taylor, tie vestry
tierk of St. Ueorge the Martyr, of a esture &oder,'
to create a hope theta satisfactory clue to the tau.
duress had been at length discovered ; ail daring the
whole of Saturday, Mr. MINSHULL sod Mr. fina.,the
Magistrates of liow-street, were dilizeotly employed
is investigating the evidence which ;els i.roaght
be
fore them. The examinations were of course privet,
and the result it would be extremely inn.redentsll6
a view to the ends of justice, to disclose. Bunn:
gad Ellis, two of the officers, were ,ont in wait ot
Na alt the suspected persons. lo the course of
meowing David Dotiatty, the nephew, arrived at the
office, in company with a hacknepcatchmen, and
stated to Mr. Illarnum., that be hal heard there
was a man in custody in Spital-fields wa!eli-boove.lo,o
bad confessed himself to be the murderer. Mr. litN-
saln.a. immediately sent one of his e.'. yrs silk those
persons to ascertain the foundation for t!.is report. On
else return of the officer, he informed the worthy Ids-
giants that he had been to the watelpliass in qua-
dn. and there saw a man, who the right before had
arteinly said that he was the murderer. It time'
out, however, that when he made this deriaraitos
was intoxicated ; and on coming to his senses. 4.44
all knowledge of the affair. lie was taken before di
Magistrate at Worship street, wheie he again maxi
his confession, and it was represented, that 14111
hr
was drunk, he was in a temporary dersn4esset. fk
was retnanded sadl a more satisfactory accent of his
general demeanour can be obtained.

BIRTH. -
lterd7e bfrs.WtliiaJa Hare, of •
daughter,

MARRIED.
At St. Pail's Covent-garden, on Satvi,la) last, Mr. (•
llruce to Miss Helen Elliot Ihrtan.
On Saturdaynd dams last, at Flarnstead, Frederick Franks. Eq•
to Emily, second daughter of Sir John Saunders bebriO.
Baronet. ,

DIED.
Yesterday. at hia bonze in Ragsell-squr-e, S. Y. Bare%
Esq. one of his Majesty's Counsel.
On riatarday last, Samuel Keene, Esq. at his Muria
Red Linn-square.

Leedom t edited, Priated, and Publis,,,J et the °tete
"T ualliresumets" and "TIM CONSTITI TION"(S1101
" Paper), No. z 47. Strand, by Et WAav•MI.,
attain ail Cogurcuaicatietts, Orders, B:. 6:e requested M
be addressed.