The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-30 00:00:00

PALACE COURT; Finset
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This was an action to recover the helmet of a sum of
money which had been entrested to the .defetedent's care.
MeAreownes, for the plaintiff, appeared • ill this Court
for the*. kit time, aid stated the case. It Was an action
%remedies ,recover a balance of IGL 'and upwards being
too balance of 5iW. which the plaintiff bad Intonate" to the
defendant's eare.—Tbe plaintiff is employed about the biax
of tied and bad some shares ins Gas Light Compamy.
which she sold out, and entrusted M. to the ewe °false de-
fondant" or which he gave her an ackoowlinlgment.
Adolphus saiesbe should• admit lise receipt of several sums
•t SOCIty... which would.redocethebilatego wasietilti Pounds-
same' shillings, for which .the action wee. Proligia. H.
*ballad also prom, that the. defendentitall said. hp was only
somy also bad arrested him for the mosey is this Court,
for If It had been iwthe Court of litneh..he should
then have kept it off for one year emit' half, !bleb would
bays given time for him tq pay it. '""• ,6
William Edward Thomson, examined by Mr. —Mangles.
—Witness asked tbe defendant some time ago, when he
meant to pay the pliantiff:4- lie answered,- as soon as he
• bad, got the money. Wittiest si4ked what !to meant by
getting the money? He then flew in a ragt!infiewitness
setif.o . .
.
Cross-examtned bf Mi. lasmeum a, for the defetidant.—
Withess did not go fit lln.Page ; .wins about in account of
his own, owing to ,eini derendaat, for 'which he has been
since summoned td the twe poond Court, and token itreete-
. cutioo; leas known Mrs. Page for years; Is a friend of
her's; also knews'Wdentiles is principal In the ern•
ploy of an attorney; pi acknowledged having received 501.
Wm. Goldsworthy examined.—Witness had a convene-
lion with the defendant in July; be then said. " Mr. G.,
you know I am arrested; but If they bad arrested me in
the Court of King's Bench I would have kept it off a year
and a' half." -
Cross-examined by Mr. Tnassecae.—Plaintiff was a
lodger of his; be red:elml 251. of the 501. elf Godfrey, and
Faye his promissory note for it; he has been subpoenaed
here; afterwards gave the promissory Date to Mrs. Page,
and paid her the cash, taking back the note to hiesielf again
(which was here prodoced); never beard any conversation
about the other 251. being lent by the plaintiff's consent,
to a Mr. Howton never saw a note of Mr. llowton's in
her possession; positively did not tell Mr. Huntingdon who
subptenaed him, that he would swear all be could against
the defendant.
Mr. Anommus.—This is our east. ;If " •
Mr. THESSIGOR then addressed the Court for the defend-
ant; his Learned Prised, be said, bad opened in a very
cautious and careful meaner, fur be felt himself bound to
withhold the facts of the ease, which if they Lad come out
would have risen up is judgment against the plijntiff, and
hate stopped it altogether. His witness had been eipi ally
cautious with himself, for neither of them would speak but
in the potential mood-1 believe; and I think so. Unfor-
tunately his principal witness, Mr. flowton, was not to be
found. If he could, this action would never have been
brought, for le had the acknowledgments of Mrs. Page,
and agreements drawn oat:and signed by her for the loan
of the menev. His Lamm' Fnend would have an op-
portunity of replying, and he knew no man who could
more ingeniously constrde facts, or more 'eloquently lay
them down. The Jury world, however, forge an unbiassed
opinion.
Mrs. Ann Goldsworthy called. Examined by-Mr. Baas.
GAM—the whole of her evidence corroborated the case fur
the ptoseentiou.
Mr. Tuessiosa—Tell,ase, Ma'am (producing the agree,
meats purported to be signed by S. Page, the plaintiff) if
you know that signature ?
Witnees —'Tis no good to shew them to me ; I can neither
read nor write! She never saw Howton ; never heard his
Wl,fi-e; a any tatty (with -Ms and Page.
A niece to the last witness then came to the liar; she
wanted' 'to be paid for her day :8 labour before she spoke.
Sir, TIIIASIGIM, eagerly Take these 'papers. Ma'am ;
you know Mrs. Page's hand-writing ; look and tell use if
that is written by her? (Three separate agreement?, pur-
porting to bear the signature of the plaintiff in her own
hand-writing, were then shown her ; ta which she deter-
minedly answered) —lt is not Mrs. Page's writing.
Phebe Anglieo;niece to plaintiff, was then called, and
possitively swore to its being a forgery, and not the hand
writing of her aunt.
The Learned J vein —Mr. Thessiger! Mr. Thessiger !!!
Sir. Tuesstosa— elite! give up this case: suck testi-
mopy ! What can -1
we du
Jqinit—h is es gross a rase as, ever came before a Court;
I hope it will be taken into another Court.
Mr. Animenus —Will you allow, my. Lord, these docu-
ments (taking the agreements) to be impounded in the
bands of your officer?
Juotig-1 will, if any me will undertake to prosecute.
Mr. TiirSAIGER—The defendant will undertake to pro-
secute!
there the case ended, and a verdict was given for the
plaintiff—Damages 161.

POLICE.

M A !MON -NOVO t.--Bt LLI OSOATR MA Rat?.--Yesterday
a salesman of Billingsgate Market, named James Balder,
a as brought before the loan %roe, on a charge of having
assaulted Hurlock, one of the oillars of the market, in the
execution of his duty.
The Yeoman of the market attended to conduct the pro.
seention. it appeared that in consequence of the increased
dusiness at Billingsgate, and the• very inadequate size of
the and dock. it has for some time past been a con-
tinued scene of quarrels and contention for the right ANC
preceilee.ce in landing goods. A Committee appointed for
the mrisgeinent of the market have made regulations •to
preveut confusion. and the officers have endeavoured to
enforce them, but the Captains of many of the vessels el-
prested their deterrnisaturn to land their goods how and
when they pleased, and not to be meddled with. On this
point they and the officers appear to be at issue. One of the
yeoman of the market stated to his Lordship, that it hid
linen directed by *he Committee that all boats should be
suaored to the eastward of the dock,in order that the stairs
might be kept clesr; bat as several hail persisted io dis.
ii'irying the order, the officer who had been assmheil was
directed to cat away those vessels which were not moored
at directed.'
llurlock stated that be ordered the defendant to mour
etssel in the appolated position, And upon his refusal
cut the tope by which the vessel was held. The
defendant 'then aimed a blow at him with an oar, but it
missed and hit a bystander. Defendant then threw the oar
at witness.
The defendant denied that be bad committed any assault,
)stit, afterwards said he never heard the order given to moor
in' the direction stated, and conceiving himself to be bw•
rr.merlY molested in his endeavour to land his fish, he had
un:loulreilly tried to prevent the officer from setting the
r%wl. adrift.
It was here stated that the defendant hadici 'right to set
sip-the excuse of ignorance of the order, as it was publicly
• a Often up on a board.
'vie LORD M A Tot expressed hit determination to support
t ie bilkers in executing the regulations of the Committee.
Ilia Lordship observed th it the regelatioss ought to be
wade ail public ea possible. ' • •
The defendant was ordered to find hell to answer for the
"• • •
Several Jews were brought ttp on *A • charge of baring
acted contrary to the provisions'of the Nevi Street Act, Iry
log for sale their goods on the pav,mient of the public

1r some Cale put al: Cie JeTs
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expoplag La sale thei
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.1t appeared that foi