The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-27 00:00:00

COL'lti OF KING'S BENCH.—(Tuts Day.)

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CRIMINAL. INFORMATION.
THE KING V. GRAHAM.

The SOLICITOR GENZIIAL, showed cuts. against the
• rule which had been obtained by Mr, Liroughain, aalling on
'Lieut. Graham, of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, employed
•onplie coast blockade service, to show cause why a criminal
inforniation should not be filed against him for endeavour-
ing to provoke the Earl of liarhorough to tight a duel
with him. The details of the application are given in our
paper of the 14th inst.
The SOLICITOR GENERA/. now read the affidavits of
Pinner, the blockade man, who stopped his Lordship on
the beach, on the night in question. of Smith, the thidship-
pan, and ot Lieut. Graham himself, denying the use of the
grass language imputed to them in the affidavit of the noble
Esrl. 'foe latter said, that lie had given orders to avoid all
noliecasary interference with his Lordship; but that the
Noble Earl did not manifest similar good will. That lie
fi ted up his yatch so like a susngglio Ihhing vessel, in
order to pick a quarrel with the blockade men, who, lie
dd, were uo better than highway robbers. That he cal:ed
them so, before a crowd that was collected, on the
wharf, when the yatch was under search, saying that
.hr ssould make him produce his commission, for the bene-
fit cf the fishermen and other poor persons aho were op-
;pressed by the blockade service. That the crowd called
out "go it, my Lord, serve them out," and seemed in-
'clined to acts of violence against them. Lieutenant
'denied that he had any recollection or belief of having
niseded satisfaction.
Mr. Bstonoitaat said which was most likely—that the
Noble Earl had invented the words, sworn to have been
used by Pinner. " by the H-- 111
gut you down, ryou —," or that . Pinner
bad falsely denied them. He (Mr. B.) disbelieved the
di vial and he extended his disbelief to the rest of the affi-
davit. Smith told astory about the delivery .of the card
bv Liut G., different to that of the Lieutenant. The lat-
tir had Omit s.sorn that be did not mean a challenge; but
only that he had no recollection nor belief of it. What
if itcould be shown that Lieuteuant G. bad told a person
in the street.; that lie did challenge the Noble Earl, sod
that the lacer refused' to tight Lim? I cannot
doubt," said Mr. 8., that these was a challenge.'
Whether there was sufficient provocation will be for the
consideration of the Court: but will your L•irdships give
any protection to an officer who mixes up the practice of
duelling with the doti-s of a public and delicate trust?
Cater JUIt.TICE Annorr.—The duty of the Court is con•
lied to the law. The Rule must be di.•cilarge.
Mr. Justice BATLEY said, Lori] H. must have misappre-
bende I much of what passed. Smith swore positively
that the behaviouJ of Lieut. Graham was gentlemanly.—
He probably gave his card that Lerd Harbuthugh might
b%ow ilia *Med to complain to Abe admiralty of his
sundae. •
"Jcsrics BEST said the rule ought to be 'discharged
with costs. The Court would give no protection to those
Complainants who brought on themselves all they received ;
although it does not say that any man has a rigist to give
ge another a challenge to fight a duel.

LAMBETH STREET.—(Tuts Dar.)
Phillip Warren, a broker, residing in Charter Street
IF,eleloae Square, was charged on suspicion of being con
gat neil in aburglary end rubbery committed in the house
Endre. Elizabeth Jarman, a respectable widow lady living,
afNti. 4, LellUloo Row, Whitechapel.
he prosecutrix stated, that near three weeks ago she
hid employed the prisoner to oistrain for rent on owe of
her lodgers; which he d:tl, and took away the goods; but
its failed her afterwards to get any account of what had
likleme of them. Ou the nighs of last Saturday week,
*roan, who had been in possession, and the man's wife,
iitme.to her, and told bee the broker was waiting at a
house in Browne's Lane, Spitalfields, to pay her the rent
tat of what the goods were sold for, and if cite
went with them to the place, she would have It direct-
ly. She accordingly, suspecting nothing, went forth ,
with, accompanied by these two persons, towards the place
appointed; having previously left her house, assist thought
*cared; but no person in it. They had not proceeded far,
Then the man lett them, observing, that he would hurry
becure thew, and have tile broker in readiness to die.
(Large the business without del4y. The men's wife, after
ie had departed, seemed at a hiss to know where they
deft going, which excited some suspicion in the proseens
kit, that triis was all a plan to get her front home, I
that her house might be robbed during her absence;'
rind upon her throwing out a' hint to that
tiled, the woman gave her a violiskt posh, and
leeway. She then returned home, and on arriving, discover-
ell Om during her absence, the house had been entered by
wens of picklock keys, and robbed of property to a consider-
able amount, consisting of silver plate, jewellery, a Brussel's
eirpet, and numerous articles of wearing apparel, sod house-1
WI linen. The prisoner, it seems, could not he met with at
how, or any where else in the neighbourhood, since the per-
petration of the robbery, and now gave such au unsatisfactory
lad prevarieating account of himself, as to lease little douht,if
ht was not actually concerned in the robbery, that he was,
privy bait; and under these circumstances he was remanded.

SHIP •tats INTELLiiihNcE.
•
DM, November QB.—Wind W. light airs.—Remain the
*award bound RS before,—The Lloyds, (*tattoo, and Reward,
km Dot yet put back.
POITSMOUni, November 26.—Wind N.W.—flailed the brig
twephalus, Smith, for London.—Arrived the !lope, Randall,
haw Seville.--Passed by the Hudson, Chadwick, from New
York.
PLTNOUTTI, November 25.--Wind W.--Arrived off the
Pert the Nile, Davidson, from Smyrna, In AS days; Hero. Day
he Smyrna; Peggy, Nicoll, from Labrador, in 32 days, and
Olive &such, from Newfoundland, in 25 days.
Psusours, November 24.—Wind W.--Sailed the Azores
hetet. sl•Dousl, for St. Michael's.—Arrived the Britanila
from Jersey.—It is reported that the Sandwich Packet from
Lliallica, and the Duke of York Picket from the Leeward
+MAIL are both in the offing becalmed.