The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-26 00:00:00

WESTERN C IRCUIT.—SAus aim', hay 24.

The Assizes were concluded this dir, and upon the
whok there have been fewer of importance than
sea be rontonaborad for many year'.

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MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—LiNc9LN, JULY 23.

•COUCT V. GOCLEVaII.
This action which was called on yesterday, was for
unskilfulness in the defendant, in undertaking to per-
form a surgical operation on one of the plaintiff's
legs. and which it was afterwards found necessary to
amputate—The Court resumed this morning, when,
after hearing the remainder of the defendant's n it-
nesM. Mr. Clarke, sea. addressed the Jury on the
part of the defendant. Mr. Serpent Vavonate re-
plied on the part of the plaintiff.—Hie Lordship left•
it to the Jury to decide upon the facts stated in evi-
dence. After some short deliberation, they returned
a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 101.

ESSEX ASSIZES.--CalLmeroso. Jvi.t 24.

Mouse Bloomfield was Indicted fur feloniously set-
ling fire to certain cora stacks, helnoging to James
Page, in the parish of Great Clackton, in this county,
on the 4th of February last.
Mr. ANDREWS stated the case for the proaesention.
l'he prisoner had been employed by a person named
Smith, sea labourer in husbandry, and in the interval
between quitting his service and seeking another ern.
ployment, he applied to the Overseers of the pari•lt of
Great Claekton. to which he beloneal, 1.3 r temporary
relief. The 0 ,of whom Mr. Page, the proge.
rotor, was one, nut considering him a fit objert of re-
lief, relived to reader him any assistance. Th- pri
sow, on the same day spoke to his next door neigh-
hoar, a man slanted Webster, and complained that the
Overseers bad refined to relieve him, and said he would
blase sena of them. He was asked by Webster what
be meant by blazing some of them ? in reply he said
be should set fire to Master Page's stacks; he would
be even with him wheu he found him from home. It
appeared that Mr. Page had occasion to lease home
about four days afterwards—namely, on the 4th of
February. About six o'clock on the evening of that
day the prosecutor's staelcs were found on fire, and
considerable damage was done before the. flames
could be extinguished. To fix the guilt upset
the prisoner, in addition to the threat above-mentioned,
it was proved that he had watched the prosecutor in
going from home; that just before the fire broke out
but was seen running towards the prosecutor's house ;
that just after the fire began to blase forth, a men re•
sembling the prisoner was seen skulking under a
hedge rennin.: from the fire; that soon after the fire
the prisoner was seen standing in a field near the pro-
secntor's premises. and Inok;tic on ; the the prisoner
haring been take* op tin snapicieen, the shoes
which he wore corresponded with the impressions
made by the feet of the person who was seen running
from the fire; mid with the foe:quarks of a peraon at a
spot where a timber-box was found close to the pre-
mises, with the exception that, in the prisoner's shoes
were some sails, which, it appeared, he had himself
driven its a few days after the fire. At first the prisoner
was discharged by the Magistrates, it be considered
hat the nails is, his shoes was a favJur.ble circum-
t