The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-15 00:00:00

CIVIL SIDE.-REMP V. ABBEY AND ANOTIREIL

This wai an action for trespassing on the
.plaintiff's
land fur the purpose of killing game after notice. The
defendants pleaded first, not guilty: and second, leave
and license.

The action was brought at the instance of Lord Petre.
whose tenant the plaintiff 11.411, of certain lands in the
parish of Childerditch, with a covenant in his lease not
to allow any person to sport upon his lands without the
leave and license of his landlord. The defendants were
father and sdn, the latter tieing a child of twelve years
old. It was admitted that the father was qualified by
estate to kill game. The trespass proved was, that the
elder defendant had placed himself in Chlderditch
church-yard, whilst his son sent a pointer into a shaw or
coppice, in the occupation of the plsintilf, adjoining the
church-yard, to drive out game, the son going round
the shaw at the same time. A pheasant sprang up,
which the father shot at, but missed, in i!s flight across
the churehlatd. The notice to the defendant had been
served upon him four years since.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM summed up the evidence for the
jury, and left it to them to consider the probabilities of the
case, as proved in evidence.

The jury found their verdict for the plaintiff—Dama-
ges one shilling.; but the learned Judge refused to certi-
fy as for a tualicious tre‘spa.s, which would convey
costs.

CROWN COURT.—Befort .Ifr. Sergeant 'LIDDY.
FARO F.R V.

Wm. Charism alias Edward Ledsham, a youth of
18, was indicted for uttering a forged and counterfeit
check, in the names of Messrs. Kingsford, Jrken, an l
Co., of Mark•lane. upon Sir John Lubbock and Co., for
the payment of 101., knowing the same to be forged.
When the prisoner was put to the bar, upon the arraign-
ment, he pleaded guilty, after a warning that he had
better stand his trial.
It was understood that this was not the first time this
unfortunate young man had been implicated in a similar
charge, and it is expected he will suffer the last extre-
mity of the law.

PRISON BARRARITICS—,TIIR KINO V. SARAH COWTHORN
AND ANoTtInR.

This was an indictment against Sarah, the wife of John
Cowthorr., late Keeper of the Chelmsford House of Come-
lion, and a turnkey of the same prison, named Dawson, for
barbarity and cruelty towards an unhappy man, named
Henry Finch, who had been committed to their custody.—
The indictment contained three counts : the first charging
that the defendants had assaulted Finch by placing fetters
and chains upon him under colour of their situation as ser-
vants to Mr. Cowthorn ; the second, fur assaulting him un-
der pretence of correction; and tile third, for a common
assault. Al' the counts confined the charge to one particu-
lar day, whereby a great body of evidence was shut out
from investigation, importing that the defendants were guil-
ty of atrocities at which human nature, shudders.
The prosecution was conducted at the instance of the
county.
It appeared that the nnfortnnate man Finch had bees
committed to the House of Correction for safe custody,
in consequence of mental derangement. The atrocities
alleged in the indictment were committed in the ab-
sence of Cowthorn, the keeper of the prison (who had
lett the House of Correction to ritjoy a holiday of three
weeks.) It appears that Finch's delirious demeanour
gave stfrnee to Mrs. Cowthorn, wha had ordered him to
he loaded with a double set of irons on each leg, added to
which, was an iron weight of :011h. fastened to his limbs,
and with these dreadful incumbrances, he had been placed,
with handcuffs on his wrists, in a standing posture, for
many bona% with the sun shining, in summer time, upon
his persen, with no covering to his head. These facts
were clearly proved by N ye ra I witnesses. The defendant
Dawson was a principal in these barbarities, acting un-
der the orders of Mrs. Cowthorn.

After a trial, which lasted for several hours, the jnry
found both

Mrs. Cowthorn, who appeared in Court exceedingly
well dressed, was sentenced to ono year's imprisonment,
and Dawson to one month's imprisonment.
Dawson was then indicted upon another charge for
other crucl•irs upon the saute unhappy brine, who, under
order., wu. Subjected to an act of villainous barbarity, too
indelicate to tnrution. The wretch was convicted, au•J
only sentenced to one year's further imprisontnent.
John Cowiliorn, the keeper of the prison, aapinst
whom there are several indictments, keeps oat of the
way.

CROWN COURT.—Refure Mr. Baron GRAHAM.

Reynolds, was indicted for violating the person of
Mary Tothatn, spinster, at Harwich, ou the 2lith of Fenno-