The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-10 00:00:00

TILE STATESMAN

"A, he was inerreeted to mese with favnerable coo-
elderstios soy proposition from the Defendasts thst
could mark crotteitiou for their foram misconduct,
lied glee tho seyestry assurance for their future good
holiather, with tbe eseeptiors only of one of the
Oefeodante, Cemnittl, Mho bed been so sinisterly
send se misciiienoesilt Min es a leader in this con.
aliescifs Hal he maid ester iota so compromise with
Teiptel to that iwwww.
fi2r. Desues, with his .acted sassily, declared
ready on the patt el glee Giber I)efeadasts to accept
tie peripositios el his idisetted Friend, Mr. Ger.
;ivy, wed to relioirsisli any edvantage in their
f4v.iur which be alight derive either from the eel.
dance fur 114, ilefeuce, or the law upon the use.
hones. thou it it stitch more conducive to
every 11..iietsle ;biomes' for his Clients to acknow.
ledge their prior, aid throw thomeelves epos
the lenity of the Court, than to persevere in
proceedings ea the greseut occasion, which could
only lewd to perpetuate animosity, and slate ill
blood on both sides ; and trotted that the isdivideal
Croswell, who was equally regretful for his error,
and equally dill:mood to stark Shat regret by his con.
tritiou, world deserve by his four* good conduct
the same oressore e 1 lesily extended to the other De-
fendants.

Tile CHIA/ Amoco wee of opinion, that perhaps
more good would be obtained by this precedent,
then I” continuing the prosecution with a view to
exemplary punishment. Bet Coattail, in participles',
not coatent wish the conspiracy be had etched
ansonot the jnerneymen, airtight also to seduce.c.r.
tein of the mestere to join in that combination, from
which they ►ad 'slimly and fortuaately abstained, as
it would base involved them in the conseqeences of
grossly criminal conduct, and high enkdemeanner.—
jug Lordship, however, acceded to the l►nient prop*.
ellen of Cuensel, that a verdict of Guilty shoals'
be taken agaiost the Defendants, and that they
should enter kite their own recognisances to come
■p for jell:meet whenever called open, which would
operate as the best security for their future pod con.
duct.
The Jay accordingly famed the Defendants
awl after entering into recognizances, they
were ordered to be discherged.
ADMIRAL CAMILLA POWLLL HAMILTON! V. GZORGI

raerstatc• sittatrom.
Mr. GASLCIL stated this Case to the Jury. It was
an action to recover 2,3101. which the Plaintiff. an
Admiral in the navy, had given. ire 1807, to
Ilardacre, New-road, &defy-le-bonne under the
following circenteastces e—Admiral damilton had
patronised Mr Ilardacre, who, throseh his interest,
from • midshipman became a Lientenest in the
Navy. Mr. Ilerdscre 'height that he bad dig.
covered • medicine which would prove a specific
for raring the yellow fever, and bad succeeded in
eetablishlog an arrangement for disposing of this
medicine is the West Indies. The cancers was
divided late eighty shares, of which Mr. Ilard-
etre was to have thirty-slue. Admiral Hamilton gave
the sem of 2,1001. for one share, under a deed,
by which the Admirel was to have his option to retain
his share, or to got back his money with interest for
two years, et any time after two years sboold have
elapsed. The Defendant, Mr. &tattoo, of New.
1.04 Osfordshige, became joist surety with Mr.
Berdacre in this deed. Admire! Hamilton did not
make his option till 1817, when regular notices were
delivered to Mr. Ilardace and to the Defendant. Mr.
Hardee', having become bankrupt, tie present ac-
tion was brought to recover the original sum, and the
interest for two years, 2.3101. from Mr. &tattoo.—
The deed having been admitted on the other side, be
sbruld only have pot it in to be read.
'f be deed aea read accordingly ; all, esceptiag the
gooses of the several persons concerned, which Mr.
&melee, Counsel for the Defendant, did not wish to
be divulged.
Stephen ,Loong proved that he had de-
livered notice of Admiral Ilawilton's option to the
Defendant on the 'lBtls of May. 1817. aud to Mr.
Ilardecre, en the 20tla of November, 1817.
Mr. GASCLIE said this was his case.
Mr. SCARLITT, fur the Defends's., stated it MU by
the Plaintiff's recommesdatioo that the Defoadent
bad become acquainted with Mr. Hardocre, who had
set up tl.e preposterous pretension that he had disco.
-erred a specific for the yellow fever, by Mlles as ob.
surd as had ever mitered • visionary's heed. Admire!
Hamilton had only effected to ;iv, 21001. for a share
is this concern; be had never given the money. It
was, therefore, a freed upon the Defendant.
The CII:IF iCaTICII said. that this plea area ioad-
salssible. The deed wee admitted, and uo plea of
freed bad been pat upon the record.
Mr. ScABLETT.--If freed could not be pleaded
stow, payees( could. The Plaintiff was to have made
his option after ewe years; he had not taken his
share, he was toe teaming to do that ; therefore it
was to be pressesorl that be had rattiest' payment, or
it was to be held that by giving farther credit to tie
principal he bad ditokarpd the surety.
The Cntae•Jusvica said, that be bed not, seem
be had disabled himself from suing. He might hen
needs his opt ion at the end of two years, or afterwards.
Mr. Scanaerr.—list theta was • letter from the
Plaintiff to the Defendant, in 1812. in which he
claimed only 13801. lie bad in fact kept a rennin(
emoted with Mr. liardacre up to that time, and re-
ceived peyment of 10401., in bed bills of coarse, bet
in such a way et to preclude him at least frees claim.
ing more than 13601. from the Defendant. Ile bad,
besides, proved only 14501. ender Mr. llardacrs's
Commission of Bankruptcy.
Here a proposal to wanes matters was made, and
Mr. Scirlett's offer of 14501., including interest, was
accepted.
Mr. GASILEt begged to mention, in reference to
what bad been said of the Plaintiff's speller to gigs a
sanction to this medicine, that such had been the value
attached to it by the Defendesst, that be bad bound
Mr. Hauliers sot so sell a single share •itbout leave
from him.
The Cnitr-Joseicit reworked, that each party was
now naturally assignee to' isclaim a foolish project.
Ste T. TURTON V. TUC DULL OF $01110LINT•
Aftrr :his core had bees called, It was agreed to
pottpone it till to-morrow, as It was apprehended it
richt be too Inn( for so late an hoer.
Mr. SCARLZTT expressed a hope that the Plaintiff
wnnid be non-toilet ; bet declined to proceed now
• :be cite upon that confidence.

Mr. TUKTON made teens observations on the con.
duet of the other party, en. °cosi-it of an attempt to
submit the matter to arbitration.
Tow CMS, JVIITICS said. that if it most be sub.
'flitted to his arbitration and the Jury's, they fornekl
dispose of it in the best way they could, although ths
perils* could And other perm*, more skilled in con.
vermeil% be. lbts Chief jesticeof the liiog's Bench.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JULY 9.

-.01.--
UTTF.RING COUNTERFEIT COIN.

Samuel Bessiett and Sarah his wife, were indicted
for a misdemossoor is lbw pariah of St. Giles•is-the.
Mr. ARA eve spewed the case by stale& that the
Prisonets were indicted for tittering base wain.—lt
appeared from the speech of the Learned Counsel,
end from the evidence, that the female Prisoner oat
into the shop of Mr. Forester, Great Wild.sirtet,
Lincoln's Inn•ielde, and asked for a twopenny loaf,
I. payment for which she tendered a shilling sad re-
ceived the change. Abele half as hoer afterwards
the hesbeed came in, and retprested to have a small
quantity of cheese, for which he presented a shilliog,
mod also received the change. A few minutes after-
wards, Foreman, the placer came in, end told Mrs.
Forgave to mark the mosey, whisk was done ; and
thew Foremast and his brother took the Prisoners
lots custody. On watching them, too more coon-
tee feit shillings were fated upon the woman, care-
fully wrapped up, to prevent friction; and spite both
of them a quantity of copper money and a few good
sispences were Issued ; the change of the bate money
they had passed.
Mr. Powell (Solicitor to the %lino) swore, that the
shillings were counterfeit and of ditlerent dies.
The Primmer, in his defence, slid, be had received
the money, mod did not know it to be bed.
TM CHAIRMAN (Mr. Const), after a few shairee-
ties en the frequent occurrence of the offence, said
that no proof bad hear addend that the Prisoners
bed acted in concert.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a
eeedkt eiGuilty against Samuel Bennett, bet Acquitted
his wife.
' The CHAIRMAN, is pausing sentence, observed,
that they had a most merciful Jury, end he hoped the
present would he a courtiers to Mrs. Bennett. The
Montour* of the Court was, that Bennett be confined
ire his Majesty's Jail of Newgate for sit months, and
at the aspiration of that period to find sureties for his
good behaviour for sit swaths more.
Michael Caler,hrus was indicted for the like of.
lesse.
Mr. Animus conducted the Prosecution, from
which it appeared, that the Prisoner went to the Red
Lio■ priblic-botae, Cross-street, Finsbury-square,
sod called for a pint of porter, in payment of ohich
he tendered a shilling; on the landlord taking it op
be pr cod it a bad one, bet let the Prisoner it..
Suspecting, however, ha was a smashe►, the landlord
followed him, and saw him eater into torivenstias
with eight or nine comae and men; from them he
went to the Flying Horse pablic.boase, and celled
for half a pion of porter, and pot down one shilling
in payment. The landlord of the ►Zed Lion at this
moment, and told them the Prisoner was a smasher,
oe which a constable was sent fo►, and he was taken
into custody and searched, bet nothing eke saes
fated epos hies. Upon being questioned as to where
be got the shilling, be sold from a Mr. King. On
being told he must produce that person, be appeared
confused, sad asserted his inability so to do.
The CHAIRMAN summed up the etiolate, and the
Jury returned a verdict Nue Godly.

110.1 RD EICISE,JoLY 9.

71111 Commissioners of Eacite were yesterday on
copied daring the greater part of the day in burin
the cues of publicists, who were charged with seines
wine and spirits without a renewal of their Imences.
The greeter number pleading Guilty, they were hued
in mitigated penalties of from 106. to 20a.
Wallies John Sturkeue, a wine and spirit fur-
thest, was charged with having in his possession, a
considerable quantity of rams, which were found to
be ender proof, according to the standard heed by
dee Erten.
Joseph Waldron, an Officer of the II , de-
posed that be had tried the strength of the rums
found in the possession of the Defendant, end they
were considerably ender proof. Two were twelve
gallons of rem at 55.0, twelve at 66.5, cud others
even lower.
The Weariest admitted the correctness of the offi-
eer's return as to the strength of the spirits, but de-
clared that he had pastimed them from the Eves/
itself is the state in which they were found at one of
their salmi. From the severity with which that Board
acted towards ethers on sub occasions, be enter-
tained a notion that in the sale of spirits by them-
selves they west be seat to infallible; and
Is consequence he did not take those precautions
Is escartaining lite quality of the spirits which be
likeuld have dose if be bought thee in the ordinary
way. To his surprise, however, he afterwards
fund the liquor ensaleable, and in this state it ie-
. =mined in his cellar.
Ooe of the Commissioners said, that this state-
ment would not be believed. The }Amiss could
sever have scut out spirits in the way dew•ibed, and
the Defendant was bound to prove tire fact.
The Defendant said, that the length of time sine.
he made the perches*, precleded the possibility of
producing any other evideace than the invoke of KW.
Ile woeld also make mith to the fact, if permitted.
The COURT said, they could sot !she his oath ; and
he should have prodeced evidence that the spirits were
net illegally reduced.
The stock of spirits wereadjedged to be condemned

and fa kited. -
T. Charlton, s grow, was charged with conveying
130 lbs. weight of coffee from his shop to that of •
cograhreaster, withal' s permit. The 'icicle, as it
cursed est In evidence, was part of a lot which was
to be conveyed to the party mciationrl, and the per.
wit for which was delivered with the first conveyance
of the career, sad left behind.
The Commissioners, nnowichscanding, condemned
the lacer parcel, sod told the Defendant to btivg big
action, if he pleased, eri!ast the colon. roaster.