The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-05 00:00:00

IgDII;TMENT.

In the summer of 1911, a young man of the name 01.1
Leach, then a clerk inthe barrack-office, addressed a let
ter under a fictitious signature to Sir E. B. Littlehsles,
then military Secretary .0 the :rich Government. This
letter stated that the barrack, mastership of the tempo-
rary barracks of Wicklow teas then vacant; tbat the
payees 71. 6d. a day; and that 301)1. would be given for
the appointment by the wrier, who would immediately
attend to any commanicatiot made to him under such fic-
titioi? signature—and wouluobserve the most inviolable
setre.y and strictest honodr.
Thus much is matter of resod.

We then under stand that Sir E. B. Litt!chalet directed
the bearer of this letter to send 'he writer to him, at an
appointed hour the next day. The interview took place
aceordinglv, at Sir Edward's retidence in the Phoenix
Park. We further and d, the Sir Edward had made
arrangements that a Magistrate. Oltenia be within hear-
ing, though nut within view, diving the conversation
between him and the writer of this letter. Sir Edward
produced the letter to the person irtralneed to him, in-
quiring if he wore the writer—which the other admitted,
and repeated the offer of giving 30%., in debentures, for
the appointment. Sir Edward then :ailed in the Magis-
trate, and said—" Sir, you have heard what this fiends-
man has acknowledged ; here is his letter ; make him
amenable to the law."

Informations were immedistrly lodged against Mr.
Leach on this transaction, and he was accordingly held
to bail. On these inbrmations, an indictment at Com-
mon Law was preferred, by the Crown Solicitor, at the
next Commission in the following October. The indict-
ment wa. sent up to the (hand Jury—they ignored the
Dill. This excited some surprise, and the Jury were
requested to reconsider the bill; the bill remained ig-
nored.

On the next day,another indictment was sent up on the
same charge; and Sir Edward in person attended, and
was examined viva yore by the Grand Jury, which at
that time was not the practice. The Court also addressed
the Grand Jury on the subject; and, after all, the Grand
Jury again returned—" No Bill." On this occasion, we
understand that the Crown Lawyers rose up in Court,
and expressed their determination to take another course.
In the next November Term, which was in about a
fortnight after, Mr. Sanrin, then Attorney-General, tiled
an ex•opcio information against Mr. Leach, on this
transaction, after the indictment was twice ignored.
The general informations sworn on this occasion; the
te:o bills of indictment preferred by the Crown Solicitor,
with the return of the Grand Jury thereon ; the e.r.op
eio information filed by Mr. Saurin, in the Michaelmas
Term, ISI I, and subscribed by his signature in his own
Land-writing; with the judgment made op and enrolled
thereon, are all existing matter of record. —(Dublin
Patriot.)

REPRESENTATION OP Tug COONTT.—We are told
tl at a very active canvass is goink on in this town and
neighbourhood, with a view of putting Mr. Hutton, of
Hulton-park. in nomination for the county, at the next
election. In our opinion, it would be difficult to select a
person much more unlit for his station ; but we should
feel more strongly on the subject, if we had any partien-
lar regard for eitlier of the present members. Should,
however, Mr. Hulton's pretensions be obtruded on the
county, we trust there is public spirit enough in i
to make the experiment a costly one.—{Manchester
Gwqr law.)
FATAL AceloaNy.—On the evening of Wednesday
the 16th curt. other two gentlemen and Mr. Peter Stew
art, svlio resides inthe neighbourhood of Blackford, were.
on their way home from Gleneagles toll•bar. Mr. Stew
art basing met his brother on the road, had occasion to
stop a Mile to speak with Lim. On his return to his
friends, he rude past them, desiring them to come away.
They had: not gone far until one of them by a sudden
hurt of his horse was thrown out of his saddle. He was
butlittle hurt, aii• on getting up was surprised to find
this accident occasioned by the body of a man apparent.
ly dead, whom they soon recognized to be Stewart. It
is supposed his I.,:rse made a sudden plunge to the side ;
his head was much bruised, and his hat fuund ten paces
io advance. Ile was immediately carried to a friend's
house, a here every attention and medical aid teas pro-
cured him, until he had been removed to his own h one.
He died, however, on the Friday morning, and has left a
wife and eight children to deplore his untimely fate.—
(Rdin. Star )
EXTRAORUINART INSTANCR OF FICCUNDITT.—Within
the last fortnight, 33 ewes in the flock of 3. trey, Esq.
Infield Hill, produced 100 lambs, of which 97 are liv-
ing; 32 of the ewes had three lambs each, and one bad
four. The ewes in question are a part of a flock of 81)0
together, which have been bred from the purest sonrces
of Leicester sheep, without a single cross of any descrip-
tion, and may be fairly adduced in proof of the position
assumed by some eminent breeders, that a vigorous con-
sitation is not incompatible with purity of blood and re-
finement of form.—On Sunday the 13th instant, a cow
b!long to hlr. Gowen, of %Vest Thirston, near Felton,
cilved three calves, two bulls and one quey, all thriving
remarkably well.—(Newcastle Chronicle.)
A melancholy accident took place on Tuesday last at
Filches Colliery, in the parish of West Bromwich.—
Between eight and nine o'clock on that morning eight
persons were at work in one of those pits, when a
large quantity of coals, at least fifty tons weight, sud-
denly gage wly and fell upon them, by which Thomas
Pellowi and Thomas Pugh were kitleu on the spot, and
several other workmen were severely injured, but it is
hoped not mortally. An inquest upon Fellows and Pugh
was held at Prince's End, on Wednesday, before Henry
"smith, Esq., Coroner, and a verdict of Accidental
Death returned.

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Coax EXCILLNOR.—The arrivals of Grain in general, that
ease in last week, were tolerably good. This morning
there is a fair supply of Wheat, from Essex and Kent ; and
a few Vessels from the North, with Oats. The Whe..t
trade still continues exceedingly dull, and the prices made
this morning are,2s. to &v. per quer. below the rates of this
day se'nnight. Barley finds buyers ready at the averaged
quotations. In Beans, and Peas, there is no alteration ;
from the terms of last Monday. The consumption of Oats
continues very large, owing chiefly to the backward state of
vegetation and buyers attending this market from a consider-
able distant* ; so)that the prices are again advanced Is. per
(Planer Mace this day se'unight. The Flour trasle is very
heavy.