The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-09 00:00:00

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Treeßnifsni, no evenlarnawaßaper ?Mel% entted
for a time, but was akles," dropra, and de' ekatioiltprs
were at one bones notice turned out of employment. Mr.
Stoekdale was the conductor of the paper; but be hay
know a-bankrupt, they thought proper .to apply .to sal
iEittur, whom they understood to have bees the principal
peopneter.. Asa proof that his Lordship was, a proprietor,
Whew ha preferred. a claim for a debt:before the Commis-
sioners under Stockdale's bankruptcy, they refused to allow
bius to protetis debt, on the ground that be was a partner
in The 'Tree Briton. In November last, an advertisement
appeared in a morning paper, *Wing that all the persons
having claims upon Th-e True Lritoa would be paid on
application to Mr. Edge, his Lordship's solicitor; but
when the complainants applied to him, they were refused
payment.
Mr. Edge begged to explain this. That advertisement
was inserted by order of the Commissioners of Bankrupt.
and in consequence, a great number of claims were sent in,
which he (Mr. Edge) referred to Mr. Stockdale, in order to
ascertain whether they were just or not. To the claim of
each of the present complainants, Mr. Stockdale, in the
written account transmitted for his inspection, wrote the
word "Nit," and consequently payment was refused. lie
begged further to state, that the opinion of Mr. Marriott,
the barrister, bad been taken; and it was, that Lord Kenyon
was not liable.
Fitser was then called, and be stated, that lie was
engaged by Mr. Cowie, who was what is called the printer
of the paper, as the reader of the Tree Briton, and he con-
tinued in that situation until the demise of the paper. His
salary was a guinea and a half per week. On a Saturday
io November, they (the operative men) were informed that
thepaper would drop, but on Monday the paper was brought
out, and on Tuesday Mr. Stockdale asked them if they
could bring it out that day by two o'clock, and said it was
to be sold to Colonel Torrens. It was also stated that the
Colonel would give them two guineas if they. could get it
oat by two, and they promised they would, and by great
exertion did so. net same day, however, they were told
that they were to he employed no longer. They claimed
the fortnight's salary, and Stockdale admitted the justice of
the claim, but said he was a ruined man, and would gladly
exchange situations with any of them. Witness regarded
Stockdale as the editor and conductor of the paper under
the proprietors. He always understood Lord Kenyon to
be in the back ground.
Cross-examined.—Never, to his knowledge, saw his Lord.
ship at the omen. Never had lay communication with the
noble lord. It was the invariable custom of the trade to ha re
it fortnight's notice on either side, and jou rneymea were always
understood to be liable to punishineut if they did not comply
with that custom.
John Joseph Stockdale sworn.—He said he never had any
money from Lord Kenyon for the purpose of defraying the ex-
pecte.' of carrying on the True Briton, but he received a
large sum of money from that nobleman for his exertions in
advancing the Protestant interests in that paper. Ile received
6111. a week up to June, ISM, when his Lordship informed him
that the state of his finances would not allow of his contribut-
ing any longer. Ile sent his Lordship en necount of the re-
ceipts and exuenditure of the concern, regularly every week,
because he felt himself bound in his own mind to do so;
bat his Lordship had no controul whatever over the expen-
diture.
Mr. ABRAIFILMS.—Did his Lordship ever receive any share
of the profits?
Mr. Stockdale.—Never.
Mr. Butler.—Ware there Any profits ?
Mr. Stockdale.—"lo.
Sir R. BIRNIC—No ; I thought not. It was a one-legged
account.—(2l laugh.)
Witness believed that Lord Kenyon was not the proprietor
of the paper. It was projected, he thought. by Swift and
Merle. Lord Kenyon certainly purchnsed the lease of the
house in which the paper was carried on. and reserved to him-
self the power of turning the whole concerts out of doors Pons
the moment that the paper. ceased to advocate those •• Pro-
testant and constitutional interests and principles" which
his Lordship was anxious to havepromulgated. He exercised
that power in ore instance. When his Lordship ceased his
ad cauces,-wituess carried on the paper on his own account, to
his utter ruin.
Mr. Au Rlll.lllS.—His Lordship ad, anced 6,00:31. or 7,000[.,
I believe?
Mr. Stockdale replied in the affirmative. He begged to state
that he admitted the custom of the trade, but that he had en-
gaged the men upon the True Briton under very special cie-
cumstances ; for, knowing that the paper might at any time he
knocked up by Lord Kenyon, he told the men that they might
be discharged without my notice at all, but at the same time
he required from them the full notice of a fortnight, !f they
meant to leave the concern. •
Mr. Cowie, the printer, distinctly denied this on oath.
Sir R. BIRNIE.—The Act of Parliament upon which this
case is founded, requires the decision of one Magistrate only,
and I am glad of it, bet sisse in consequence of a former occur-
rence, in which nearly the same parties were concerned, and
the bearing of which came on before me, I had some corres-
pondence with the Noble Lord, and I am acquainted with some
circumstances which are unkaown to yeu, Mr. Nlinshull; I
would, therefore rather decline. giving any opinion at all upon
the present issue.
Mr. MINSUULL."II feel myself bound to decide, that the
claim of these men is a just one, and has been fully made out;
and, according to thy best of nay judgment, Lord Kenyon is
the person liable.
Mr. Alift•HAlls.—We shall appeal to the Sessions from that
decision.
An order (as laid down by the statute) will be served upon
I Lord Kenyon for the payment of the amount of the claims, and
bail will then he given to prosecute the appeal.

M A RY-L BONN s Ovrtce.—Yesterday E. Ellis, between 60
and 70 years of age, who carried on the business of a milk-
man in Lisson.grove, was brought to this office in custody,
charged with having attempted on Tuesday last to viulete
the person of a young girl aged 13.
He was committed to find bail.

LAMBETH STREBT.—Yesterday, before M. WYATT and
J. HARDWICKE, Esryrs., the Sitting Magistrates, an infor-
mation was heard, laid by George Ellis, conductor of a party
of the Bow-street Night Patrol, against Daniel Lccy, Col-
lector of the 'roll at the tMile•end Turnpike-gate, for bay-
ing unlawfully made use of scurrilous and abusive lan-
gouge, to him and to David Haley and Henry Paulson, also
belonging to the Patrol.
The information was laid under the 3d of Geo. IV., c.
126, sect. 53, of the Highway Act, which enacts " that Any
toll collector who, upon the legal toll being paid or tender-
ed, shall unnecessarily detain, or wilfully obstruct, hinder,
or prevent any passenger or passengers passing through any
turnpike or toll-gate. or shall make use of any scurrilous or
abusive language, to any trustee or commissioner, traveller.
or passenger, then, and in every such case, every such toll
collector shall forfeit and pay any sutra not exceeding al. for
every such offence."
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the information.

David Daley deposed that he belonged to the Bon•-street
Night Patrol ; on the morning of the 4th instant, between
one and two o'clock, as he atid Ellis and Paulson while on
duty, were returning from Stratford, they founi near the
11.11 and Macksrel, in the Mile •ad-road, a stray mare,
and Paulson was sent to take her to the Green-yard, to ac-
complish which ha had to pass through the turnpike•gate
in the Mile End-road, hut he soon alter returned, saying be•
should not be let through wit 4 the horse as he had no
Money about him. Witness and Ellis advised him to go
hack and leave something in pledge, which be did, and
after baying passed through the gate, the defendant called
them a set of thieves, and Bow-street Patrol.

Henry P.twison said, that on arriving at the gate with the
horse he had not money enough to pay the toll, and asked
trust of the defendant, which be refused, and said he
ea. a d—d scoundrel; witness left hint his handkerchief
in pledge, and passed through the gate with the horse,
when the defendant observed,;' What poor fellow hare you
prieged that horse frunt ? whose blood arc you now going
to suck, do you think I don't know you, d—n your eves.
you are a set of How Strtet thieves, you suck the blood of
every one up and down the road.
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