The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH—BIoNDAT, Joma 10.

ma DINO V. JACKSON, JUN. AND JACKSON, SRN.
'Vb. Hefei tents were found guilty of conspiaacy to
►ue out a commission of bankruptcy. The caee bad
been more than once before the public. Jackson. the
yolnger, for a cam of mosey, was admitted as a part-
ner in the business of Mr. Fox, a surgeon and apothe-
cary. Some time after, whilst be was a debtor to Mr.
Fox, his father made him a bankrupt, and this prose-
cution commenced on the ground that the defendants
hail concerted the bankruptcy, there being in fact no
petitioning creditor's debt, contracted boas fide. Last
111 ro the Solicitor-General obtained a rule to show
cans, why there should not be a new trial, and this
day the role was opposed by Mr. SCARLITT.
The COURT were of opinion, that the ease ought to
be agsis submitted to a Jury, and made the rule ob-
solete for a new trial.

Msxmox-Hoesx.—Yesterday Mr. James Cowie, a
rrsprctable fruit-raleansan, was summoned before the
Lord Mayor on a charge of haring committed a breach
of City privileges, in employing his own men, or
others thee fellowship porters or freemen, to unload a
ship called the Alexander, whereby he had insured a
heavy penalty.
?Jr. Cowie, the principal fruit-metes, stated that
the defendant had, a day or two since. unloaded his
cargo of fruit (it turned out this fruit was the potatoe)
from the ship Alexander. into another I. which
had ill& sailed. The unloading was performed by

the defendant's own hand., or strangers, not freemen,
instead of having given notice to the complainant,
and employed the fellowship porters, who alone, by
the laws of the Corporation, were entitled to
all cargoes of fruit and produce of this description,
tinder the atetage and soperinteadasce of the com-
plainant. The fellowship-porters had been thus de-
prived of the privileges of this exclusive labour,
and the complaisant of his fees for superintending
them.
A perms attended on behalf of the fellowship-
porters to protect their interests; and he spoke of the '
dreadful nonsequenees that would eases if the priri.
legesof the chimes were allowed to be broken with
impunity in the intoner stated.
!dr. Cowie, in defence, sail, that the cargo is
question, which was his own property. was at the
time in &family, and that be intended to have sent
the cargo to Ireland. where there was sow a brisk de-
mand for potatoes, but that the Alexander, in which
they arrived, sprang a leak, sad the Capital' declared
be could Cot restore to ma in her. Under these cir-
cumstances he had shipped the cargo in another ves-
sel, and as so sale bad been made batmerely a remo-
val of the cargo. which for his purposes required no
measurement. be contended that ha had a right to
• employ his ow. men, and that the privileges of the
'actin and fellowship porters did not go to such an
arbitrary extent as that which they now contended
for.

that. *veg.

Mr. Caudell, In reply,
the circaniestances stated by
fellowship or citizeoe of London were exclusively en-
titled to the performance of the labour, and himself
(Mr. Coodeit) to his dues of meter. Bat be denied
that the potatoes were in transits, and called for eel-
dere* from Mr. Cowie, to prove that that was the ease
at the time; should his Lordship be of opinion that
if the fruit were in trameitr, Mr. Cowie would be
tied to employ his own men.
The Loan Maros said this was a dilScult and im-
portant gee-mien of privilege, on which he would take
the opinion of the City Law Officers. and his Lord•
ship, therefore, postponed the farther hearing and de-
cision on the ease until the opinion of the Law Offi-
cers shall be given upon the point.
BOW-ITRlBT.—Yestetday George Cooke, a young
wee who stated bitmeelf ao be the son of as eminent
artist, was brooght before Sir %comas 131RIVIY.
charged with stealing a bilk handkerchief from the
person of a Captain Murray.
It was stated by several witnesses, that between
twelve and one o'clock ima Sunday night Captain Mar-
ray, a gentleman residieftio Villiers-street. Strand.
left a coffee-house at Cherieg-cross, where be Led been
spending the evening, la each a state that the waiter
thought it prudent to watch him home. He followed
him accordiasgly, and at the bottom of St. Martin's-
lane the Captain fell upon his back. The waiter ran
to pick him up, sad in doing so, was assisted by the
prisoner, who came up at the time. Two watchmen
also came to . , and having got him fairly on his
legs they led him eau towards Villiers-street, the pri-
soner following closely behind. Oae of the watch-
men saw, or heeled he saw, something in his manner
which he did**. like, and bade him go about his ba-
ilees., bat he still followed. They had gone a few
yards forth*, whoa the Captain made a stemble, and
the waiter saw the prisoner stoop down and " nip"
the lisederchief eat of his coat pocket. The waiter
said to him " Yon villain, you have got his handker-
chief," upon which the prisoner dropped It on the
ground, and he was secured by the watchmen.
The prison eeeee used considerably agitated while the
witnesses were making their statements, and when
called upon for his defence he denied the charge in the
crongest manner. He filled, he said, a very respect-
aWe situation, that of overseer of the printing-of tee of
31r. Maine, at Clerkenwell-green, and therefore could
have nn possible inducement to commit a paltry theft.
He assured the Magistrate the accusation was founded
in falsehood, and begged that be might be suffered
to go, as the loss of his situation would be inevitable
if he was detained. The waiter was most positive,
as well as the other wit , to the circumstances
they had stated.
Sir IL BMW'S said he could not disbelieve the posi-
tive evidence that had been given, and he was IsJund
to act upon it.
The prisoner was remanded to give time for Cap-
tain Murray to attend, to identify the handkerchief.
Sheldralre, a toll-gethervr at the gate at Hyde.
path corner. was summoned before Sir R. Enters.
upon an throe:nation under the stage-coach act, 59
11,,.). 111., cep. 48, to answer to the following charge :
—The prosecutor, a respectable solicitor in the neigh
b. urisood of Gray's-inn, booked himself as en inside
passenger le the Regular Exeter coach, on Saturday
seek, at the Swam with Two Necks, Lad-lace; and.