The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-26 00:00:00

Tim STATESMAN

Under ail these eireamstanees it was thought nee's.
sat, to hate all the arrangements of the 2tst of July
adopted.
Brfore the Lord Trlsynr qu'elthl the Justice Room,
an tioion.halt officer brought hofote him a low squat
man, who strutted through the room in such a man.
arr as to facile gearral laoghter, There was in.
snotty through the office a whisper that be was a

Radical.
Upon taking aplace nprinsiie to the Lord Mayer,
he threw himself into en attitude that betrayed his ie.
tontiee to make a speech, sod raid, " Wherefore em
I here?"
he officer said, be bed apprehended bis Prisoner
at lierinington.eoesinon on Monday, holding a
placard, contsining no one side, the words " Order, I
order; Lia:rersal, Civil, and Religions Liberty ;"
and ors the other, " The Meeting is deferred to
Were day. A Pablie Meeting In Smithfield cm Wed.
nestle), ant, at four o'clock P. M."
I The Luau M a va..;—Wbat is the Gentleman's

name?
Prisoner.—l am Simnel Waddiogtoo. By what
law am I brooebt here?
The LORD MaYort.--By what aothosity did you
hold op a placard, stating that there was a*Meeting
to take place in the city, sod inviting the Public to
Wend it ?
Mr. Waddiegton.—That there is a question which
the leas do nut request me to answer. It is my plea•
sure sot to do so.
The LORD M avoa.--Yrre were standing on Ken.
nington.common the placard la your hand,
holding it op to the passers.by : why did you do so ?
Mr. Waddington.—That 1 was there 1 do net
deny ; bat why' was there, it is my pleasure not to
*newer. There is nothing in the laws to compel me
to it. 1 go by the laws, and shall answer upon
the laws.
The Loop Mayoa.—Does oat your loudness for
the law prompt you to think that you were doing
artist might tend to a breach of the peace, and, of
course, to a violation of that which you puha to
venerate ?
Mr. Warldingtoo.—l don't deny that I held the
placard ; but what law is against that ? Although
may nnt paste placards against your city wal, that
is no insets I should sot cover myself all ovelsr with
them.
The Lotto NIA employed yea to make
such a lime of yourself ?
Mi.Widdingtoo.—That question it is not my plea.
sore to answer ; I am devoted to my country, and I
stand by the laws.
The I.oao MATOW.—I am glad to hear you sty
so, any trout that yen will in all cams of oere..ity
apply mo them, as well as advise your friends to do so.
Mr.Waddington.—Aye, aye; but then, law is un-
fortunately not to be bad without monoy. The laws
are good, but the lawyers are of a differeot cast, sod
sill do nothing %Minot money.
The Loan NI Avos.-1 am not a lawyer, and shall
charge yoe nothing for my advice, and yet it is as
good as that of any legal man. Be indestrioes ;
these is plenty of work for those who are idling
*boot; but if once you get amongst the. herd of
lazy growlers, you'll fad it difficult to be any thing
but a fool.
Mr. Waddington looked rather astonished. Ile
nutted to the right and to the left, but his eloquence
drooped. At last he acid he was independent, and
had a good deal of Wines,. " I printed that pla-
card myself which I carried about (said be) and my
revert for the laws compelled me to barn 200 of a
similar kind, merely basins my compositor made a
mistake in them as to my address."
" Wolf, my (fiend," said the LORD MAYOR,.. I
trust you will take my advice. Officer, I. shall do
nothing further with Mr. Waddington : take him
back to Union.liall."
As Mr. Waddington was going away, he said he
should certainly firtfOO the Lo Mayor to Cobler's
Chancery (the Coatfie of Itrquestrsd ) for the value of
the loss of his day.
Before three o'clock his Lordship walked from
the Mansion-house to the failt.per-stteet Compter,
and remained titer* until the Smithfield Meeting cow-
eluded.

•
JU YIN ILE OF.PRAVITY.
CLILOItALI..—Jaunt Batten, • lad of Writs of
age, was charged by his mother with having ohtsined
motley seder Wee pretences. The allicted mother
stated to the. Magistrate, it was with mach poignancy
she felt herself compelled to prefer so serious * charge
against her son. She bad been left a widow with
four children; shortly after the death of her hos.
bend, she had lost the ere of her faculties in conse.
titmice of a fever. Since her recovery she had treated
the boy with parental indulgence, perhaps to carets •
Ms conduct was most ungrateful. She had pieced
him as en apprentice to Mr. Hal, a printer, near
Apothecaries' Hall, from whom he bad obtained se.
'vial isms of money, by representing that she ess
distressed, and ishicis she did not discover until Mt.
Bill bad owned Use debt to her. Ile had also made
similar' representations to different Gentlemen, by
which means be had obtained money ib a consider.
able amount. She had foond several masters for him,
bet be bad been uniformly discharged for dishonesty.
She now wished that the Magistrate would con6oe
hies for a time in holies of effecting his reformation.
Ile was in the constant habit of absenting himself,
with his sister, abort 15 years of ege, until nue or
two o'clock is the morning.
Mr. Alderman Weiveiaao. with mach is mpethy,
regretted be could not accede to the mother's o ish.—
Ile bad on discretion to commit him, notes!' it was
for trial ; althoogh he shoold be seeds more disposed
to floCisittl, then to recommend him to be prOsecuted•
Ooe of the City Officers recollected the b to be
one of • ging of jureoile plunderers who acted ender
the centroul of a captain, by %horn the oeisl.buor.
hood of Cappleeste is gnat' .y infested.
The Prisoner manifested symptoms of penitence;
he denied tit it lie belong d to the gaol; i.e vide'',
that Mr. D-onett, of Lea 4er.lanr, • primer, would
employ lihn if he ass discharged.
The Worthy Alderman recommended the mother
to apply to Mr. l)ennelt, hyping ihft the present
proceedings would make • d..e imprerainn on his
mind. 'Yu enable her so to do, he scnisittled him till
Olkia Sail. the person who Isst week exhibited
specimens of her was *Asia trquq:Lt,
ep sod qu.:!!inun.l as to all. Varish