The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-10 00:00:00

LAW INTSLLIGENCIL

COURT OR KING'S BRNCH, JAN. 9.

Loudon Adjoemed innings after Michaelmas Term, before
the Lord Methane* and a epeeist Jury.
LAWIC e, 111111111 ITT •ZID ANOTISS.
This was an aeons against two Cusees-house of-
fieen, for unlawfully seising a quatity of 'British-
mole verdivis, as and for contraltud itneestomzd
verdigris.
The plaistiff was deeirihed to bee very respectable
drysalter, and the defeedants. Breit: and Steel, as
Custom-house dicers. la February last, the plaiatiff
wee possessed of a quality of verdigris, which was
made so exactly to resemble Preach verdigris is ap-
primate, and is the mode of packieg, as to attract
the observanoe of the defeedauts, who entered his
premises and mode a mime. They were told that it
was of &bleb maaansetare, sail were referred to the
persons of whom the plaistit purchased it, cad by
this to the ssamtraetarer to prove' the fact. When
the cue Cams to be investigated before the Cam
missies:ere of Customs, they ordered the verdigris to
be delivered up to the plsistit, and it was oeumllegly,
delivered up. bet so deteriorated se to be less in vales
by 701. odd this whew *lea. One whims said the
imitation of Foreiji sesdigris, whiell was mediated
of superior quali mss so great as mileulated to de-
ceive very good judges.
• The Sottcyron-Osnenat admitted that the plain-
tiff was retitled to a verdict, bat sonteeded that there
was such reasonable cad probable cause for the seizure
from the Istituto* of Foreign verdigris, as to deprive
the plaiatiff of hie eats under the statute.
The Cause Jurnca charged the Jary that the plain-
tiff must hue a verdict, but said be would certify en.
der the statute u to the reasouble and probable
cause.

Verdict for timplaintlff--Dansages, 701.
LIWIII r. WALVIS. 111 Q.
This was as 'Moo by an attorney manual Hugh
Latitfrie so-alleged libel, inadvertently copied from
the Hatipthire 7Wegreph into 711 e Times newspaper.
the lairetgiving at the time of lublicatioe a reference
Joihmpoper from which the supposed libellous state-
mint was copied. The first covet of the declaration
stated, that the plaintiff was an attorney ; that at the
Hampshire Quarter Sessioas ie October 1818. a bill
of indictment wu found against the plaintiff and two
other periwig named Bingham and Hawkins, charging
that the Sheriff of Seatbampton, by bill of Sale. as-
thma, to two persons named Walters. combs goods
of Bingham thee in his house, In trust for sale, ale.
and that one Percival was employed to keep penes-
Sion of each goods ruder such bill of sale, aid that
Hingham, Lewis, and Hawkins, conspired by fraud.-
lent means to obtain possession of sash goods, sad
defraud the Sheriffs in the recited ledimment there
stated in be frsudaleat overt seta of bitch conspiracy.

The coast ties eked that smelt tedietrunt was re-

moved by certiorari. and was tried at Kingston Spriag
Assizes, 1810, when the Jury found a verdict of Not
Oallti; shit ..11se defendaat istendlag is isjute the
plaintiff ea itah. in his profeselott of as Wormy,
ithrewiens pod to impute thus be really had
bees galki it *a effeace let *hleb isit was en Ma"
dieted, on the 120 April, Hilt composed sad pub
lished the libel onsplisised of, and which stated, that
the plaintiff was ',dieted and trial for conspiracy;
stated the supposed es parte speech of Mr. Serjeast
Onslow in support of the prosecution. charging the
plaiatiff to have heel guilty of the conspiracy, asd
the overt lets thereof ; that one *lbws was railed,
who proved all that had been stated by the Leained
Serjeast, so far as concerned him (not stating the evi-
dence given), hat that in coasequence of a failure in
the mere formal proof, the Jury were obliged to acquit,
• to the great regret of a crowded Court, on whom the
statement and the evidence, as far as It went, had
made a strong impression of their guilt." There were
several other coasts In the declaration.
The SOLICITORAIZNIMAL (with whom was Mr.

Curse) stated the cue for the plaintiff, who was de-
scribed as ha►ing been lately Coroner for the City
of Westminster, and now am attorney, practising in
Lyndon.
Evidence was offered to prove, that the plaintiff was
an Attorney ; he was prbved to have been admitted,
hot there was no proof of the certificateof his admis-
sion, is order to enable hi■ to practise.
Mr. SCARIATT (with whom was Mr. PLATT) made
two ebjectioss—l. That it was necessary, in order to
svetais the introductory stormiest, to prove that the
plaintiff wu a certificated attorney, This 'objection
nest to die first set of comets; and, 2. That in the
second set of tenets the supposed libel was set oat in
inch a matiner as sot to distinguish whether the sup-
posed libellous matter was origiaally composed by the
publisher, or uttered by the Learned Serjeant, whose
speech was the subject of the statement. He referred
to bell e. Byrne, 13 East, 554, es a direct authority
on this point.
The Sut.tutoitellitura.u. was heard in reply to both
lAjections.
Mr. Scanixtr mead to Me objection ma- •tke
want of certificates. .
The Loan CRIES JUSTICE said that the two last
counts were entirely oat of the question. The *ne-
gative in the first fuer was not that the Oahe:l had
been admitted aa attorney, which eras in feet proved.
bet that tie matter published against him by the de-
landau bad bests of and comeerniag him is his busi-
ness as as attorney. The plaintiff alleged, therefore,
that be bad bees an attorney at the time of the publi-
cation; now, as ceitilicatee of practise were pro-
duced; and ttotbieg, certainly, like acting bad been
shown. The case was not made out.
Mr. ScaaLiTT said, that he should have bees able
to prove that, is fact, there were no certificates taken
out since the year 1816.—Plaintiff nonsuited.

OLD BAILEY.
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Yesterday than Sessions commensal before the
toned blayor..the Comm Sergeant. sad other City
°Steers. At ten *Vs* Chief Baron Richards and
ldr. Jostles ffarrengh.entered the t:osrt, attended by
She Sheriffs.
. In the ewes of the . eseraleg .several eases of lar-
ceny were tried, ths detailed which wares( no interest
whatever..
The Cesar Salton etspetesod his disapprobation pf
_shol.eeedues of the Ilogissessee in not returning the
&repositions at the spelling if the Sessions.

The Clerk *of the iteralgoe
that they hid fretisently bees
Jett, but they bad filled to
the Geom.
The Cuter Baum observed, that if they penisted
is the practice. a meth would speedily be frond to
sweet it. or they must some cease to be Magistrates.
The ends apatite required that the &peados should
be returned in time, for there ssighi often be a ma-
terial difference between the nide.= of a whams in
a Court of Judie, sad Ida statements before a Ma-
gistrate.
Edwin, llmish, a labouring man. was oesviets4 of
stealing two mots. value W. the property of Thisiest
Hodgson. The prisoner had lodged Is the same liesell
with the prosecutor, aad broke open the hoe of Ow
latter one night is his absence.
Lawrence Niel*, as Joann old man, nearly sinty
years of age, ad who had served as a sailor ender
Lord Howe, was Sonvicted of steelier a piss pot va-
lue 10d.
&nosed that 1111111 William Sasithertm were in-
dicted, the foesier ler stealing two mares, raise SOL,
and the Jitter for recelelegtheso, lummrieg them to be
stoles.

William Sicilian.. the somas of Mr. Gottlags, from
whom the mares were stolen, deposed that on the night
of the 13th Deo. ba saw them safe in a Gold belonging
to his master. at Hodstone, In Surrey. They war*
stolen on that sight.
Thomas ftptt stated, tbat on the sight pieced-
lag that oa wildt the robbery was committed he saw
the prisoner Hope. In company with soother man,
lurking about the neighbourhood of Gedstose.
W. Gottiegs, the owner of the property. stated tbat
be wee apprised of the robbery on the 14th. Hr
thew proceeded to Looden. whore, with the assistance
of a Union-Hall Aar, he traced the mares to the
stable of a bone-dealer is Paddington. The prisoner
Seidman, was the proprietor of that stable. Wit-
▪ laseedisholp.xecognised the mares ea the stable
door Wog opened. la the fret initiate Smithentts,
who pupal by two names, Smith sod Ceti., was very
✓elesenne to show hiss to the stable whets dm mares
were, taping that they were only two colts ie it that
bad wee? bora shod. and a sag belonging to a gee-
demon. Smitheatts. on being told that he mast be
taken into custody, said be would gondola the ,witness
to the person from whom Ito had purchased the mares,
observing that be hoped be might be allowed to get
the mosey back which he had given for them. He
accordingly took the white's to a pahlic-Itotme is the
the aeighbourbood. wbe4 be pollinating the prisoner
Hose. who was immediately apprehended. Both pri-
soners were soon after taken to Usiou-Hall, where
a person cams in sod accosted the livery-stable-keeper
by the name of Cotta, and witness ascertained that
his real name was Smithcatts. Upon his 'gemination
before the Magistrate, Smidtelitts said **thing of bar-
ley petelsosed the mares. Ho said that the pri-
wan end another man bad brought tbeta to his stable
ea the sight to question, parches's'. at the same
time, a truss of hay. The prisolter Hose, wheat asked
by tbi Magistrate what be had to say for himself. re-
plied .• 1 bets nothing to say ; I acknowledge that I
^le.. too berme."

Sir•:

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valuator Sasitheatts. etosowitsvalsed , wi*ao 'et
great length, bat aetkiag isaterial was elicited% ass-
eradiation.

John Rice, es officer of Union Nall, cervelterated
the evidence of the last witness t but in the teams of
his statemut, it wee ascertained that the depositions
had not hoes regularly taken down at the Police Of-
fice, in couple/ace of which the confession of Hone
could not sew be admitted-vs evidence against him.
Mr. Justice Boa urge then informed the Jury,
that as pommies 'Could not legally be traced to Hone
in the county of Middlesex, where the Indictment was
preferred, and stubs robbery bed been committed in
the conaty of Surrey, they must necessarily acquit
both the prisoners, it being a maxim la law, that
where the principal could not be convicted. the acces-
sary mast escape, however clear the proof might be of
his guilt.
The Jury accordingly found both prisoners Not
Guilty, and &althea% or Cutts, was discharged, but
Mese was detained. it being kneaded to prefer an in-
Lamont against him is the toasty of Surrey for the
emu offence.
Before the Common S and a Ludes Jury.
4Stwiens illeeeeder was indicted for staling from
the person of Min Plumbs Church a reticule, and pro-
perty it contained, value tfle. and upward,. The pro-
seeutris, an iateresting young lady, stated drat she
was passing through Hishopsgatiestreit, about six
o'clock in the evening of the 4th intent. anl, when
near the comer of Devonshire-street, was stepped by
the prisoner. who looked her is the face, and at the
same tOOMILSt she felt the reticule taken float her hand.
The prisoaer thrts ran away. pursued by the witness,
who cried " Stop thief." and be was takes into cus-
tody about thirty yards from the spot where the rob-
bery was committed. Witness did seem the reti-
cule in the prisoner's band ; It had new bees since
of. - -Titre weeseetreralether peruse round the
grimier dtuise O. atiebeepoted
was the parson who stopped bet.
. Peter Harrell, beadle of Devonshire.equart. heard
the cry of" Stop thief 1" and observed several person
reusing, the prisoner was foremost. tad wheel*
*vivid hint. They all appeared to he of the same
party. The prisoner at the time said be was not the
person, but had jollied is the pa.ssit,
In his defence he said that. seeiag a lad seas* the
lady's reticale,be pursued lam, wires he darted up a
court, and the prisoner, is big speed. passed him, when
he was Immediately seised ►y the officer.
Burrell was spite called, and said that be saw so
boy. whom be mast bees sees bad use bees main.
The Courtin Sentinarox summed up, the evidence
to the Jary. wherretiraed a verdict of—Not Guilty.
Henry Sims, a respectable looking young man was
indicted fur stealing a watch aid oppssiages, the
property of John Cricksley. It appeared that tie Fri-
sour was celebrating Christmas night mitt fist pro•
senior, ip tfie house of his maste►. Hr. RelsOld*
mad there bilis anarchy of bed% they dept
each pleciig Ms watch is diliorsat MMetillol6 Is
the mereisi tits prosecutor sebewilds WWI% sod
fOrMeff the primmer of his loss. wigs, the. latter o►t
afrerl,ie bad no 'doubt it was ajolpt of Mr. Meissilist,
tomes the hitter befog questfoord V ltiew
af. the metier. No farther notice was takes till the
parties met at lb* dinner table, when a mere "seriois

bail
boas iii

wee takenlikt _
td beast: aindelsaira preameted hie iSaidelisi
emit rotilithmel isaisden; wed said that he ha kept toe'
wokk kr 044440.110 tor* ieneidid at redo it till he
Iledl excited dme Weed weeks km the sindLpt the MI
Several riapernable witness' gave laws racy Mesh
lest character for beseety.
Time Learned Judge. la esonder up. embeerred the•aly
eimesideratioa for the Jewry was. whether the watch bad
beer takes with a criminal inseenimme.
TheJlerpinemediately aelakeedi the primmer.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.,
WeisterEdererd Bedell, Joke Meer, sill
s, were indicted for moulds' Wm.
The proesestor stated. that he had saminsesed the
defendant. Redden. to the Gant? Court of Requests.
and obtained a demo waled him for a debt he owed
him. Bedded' was accompaaled to the Court by the
other two deftradasts. and immediately on sousing out
they all commenced abusing the prosecutor. evidently
eadeavoarisit to ptp•ovelte him to strike them. Cheer
hers, whom he bad sever sees before. said be would
give him 51. if he'd light him, sad the prosecutor
rs-
fusiog to have say thing to do with him, Chambers
struck his on the fees. brake the bridge of his nese.
knocked him dews, sad struck him nails while ea the
grouted.
Mr. Sprott, a gentleman who was passing the Court
of Requests a the time. corroborated the prosecutsee
@meanest. and added. that he sever saw any one set
with more forbearance than the prosecutor, or with more
violence thee the defeadants. _ _ _

Mr. ARABIN aad Mr. HONE addressed the Jury for
the defendants, after which Mr. WAt.roar, who was
Counsel for the prosecution, was proceeding to reply:
when the Jury said it was wholly unneces•try. an•
returned a mrdictof Guilty against all the defendants.
The CUAIRMAN COSlMlllied strongly on the *enrol•
tv of the defendants' conduct, which was cAlculated to
prevent basest mea from taking the steps peisted out
by the law of the land. ler the recovery of debts justly
due to Atm.-lest tbey should be knocked ow the head
by lawless rah las. The judgment of the Court was,
that Redden and Chambers should be cenfined six
weeks in the Homo, Correction, awl Moors fourteen
days.

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