The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-17 00:00:00

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COURT OF NINO'S BENCH, Dee. IG.
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Adjourned Sitting., after 3lichaelmas Term, before the
Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.
111 e KING V. COLLINS AND ANOTII ER.
This mall a Prosecution instituted against the Defen-
dants, Mr. Collins, Mr. blills, Mid Sir Nathaniel Conant,
since deceased, charging them with having, through
corrupt motiver, deprived James Meek of his license,
on the 3.1 September, 1816, and prevented him from ob-
taining his license since that time.
The cause lied been wird once, and the Defendant.
convicted. A new trial had been obtained by them, and
the cause came before ,the Coart to-day, for • second
hearing.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Scarlett, the
Common Serjeaet, and (Mr. Scarlett, jun. and the'De-
fence by the Solicitor General, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Chitty,
and Mr. Siding.
Mr. Scarlett baring stated the case to thelery, called
the following witnesses:— "'a. James Meek—ln the month of Nosniiteri, 1814, 1
putchased the Green Man Public House, in St. John's
Street, Clerkenoell. I Reek possession on the 3d; in
that and the following year, I laid out 7001. in improve-
ments on the pregame. I gave 3901. for the lease, and
1641. for the fixtures. It was al old established bones
for the last two hundred years. I placed the parlour
where the tap room had been, and the tap room where
the parlour had been. I used to draw 2 butts el beer a
month, when 1 first 'went there. At that time I dealt
for my beer with Messrs. Calvert and Co. Afterwards
I dealt nith*Messrelificue and Os. in Liquor Pond-
street, in March 1815. My license was renewed in 1815
althea any difficilty: 'fity emssimption if beer in.
cresied to between S and 4 butte a' swath, while! dealt
with Mies, Reid & Ors.Pfter ebbs I dealt with Barclay I
and Co. and daring 'that state my sale increased to ten
butte • month. In the coarse of the year 1815, I **-
geed a man, named Rawllsgei le draw beer is my bor.
He served from May, 'BR& to Jane, 18161 I knew Mt.
Lucas, the Managing Clerk of Messrs. Mess, Reediest
Company • sty. boa* ea: irs the•FinshucyDivisioist of
theft' of epteadrer,lBl6, I attended the Magiattetas.
to ask fee my Hemet: A treadle brought eat a list *1
theisersene where license! were- suspended .sill the •
18th; my naaiuwas aloongst.Hieioi'l sett see* er t
Maleletrates at:. thetilene; hir. Cetterilland Mr. Stiles
tame to my Imamate. the'lth. and made. a minute eve-
*pities of it. 1 asked) i . re 141 him any complaint
Bimy man Der of modomiser nay, begun?. They sasi
t bad sever beard ally a Alt. (*Mein meted, if t
takes soy prosaism for ay beer trade? I said no.
They viewed the mom; they. emetretleed that there I
was plenty of deride is **room; t asked if
it would be atiesiliel for me to *etitioa the Mgt..
train? Tbernald ter was let Irma, where there were
no gamplaials. Teifithe On was the:high eoattable
Oh* attended ; be 414 it was Improper In have twit
doers; I told the btalAßcitat that 4 4 aam.imPra3P" I •
would willingly stn oneicod up. 1 peinted out anetbor
genre (the ()saes's, ), which. had trso.doors; laid '
there were foursii' 41 tabeadeedyards which bad twos •
doors. They then left verbenas; there was accomem•
dashes is the bap-arm for 48 or 50 person.. The High
Constable returned inseam, 6 wetness sees, and told animal
*Matey It up ; I west-before the llagiseeates on the 18th
..!1 Was talked in; Mr. Colline,Ms. Cotteren, Ilk. :,
hod‘the &secreted Beam Osubia were there,
47;7J *UV atm ••miredsee'wesat Boverry 1 desk
oidit•ial& esessi Hadley:sod Co. 6 effused to skew
thaw use boots. te prove She assewsw.ews of beer 914
spirits. rho coasampties of spirits was Atel *lake lOC a
month. They said they did not oast to en of lateasoet
or
distiller'. beaks. 2 was ordered te withdraw., and t
was walled ea again in abost Sea %Mentes. -Soots after '
I swarm& Sir Nathasitl (*that osesoloc• ReZt
te
Mr. CAMS. wbe woe ohtirmaa, end .w
to withdraw. I had emen eat *beet tee agnates. wham
Min came out, sad told Ise my limos* wee Asks' amity,
I Wilted till all. she cams were. pie through, awl
the. went let* their room. They told me there was.
another day. on the. 21st, whet .1: might have a (rash
heating. Between the 18th and•the 2est.l obtained a
eertificate, eigoeil• by .the ehatelswardeas, and all the
inhabitaele of the street in which I lived. On the 20th
of September,' salviSir 'Nathaniel Consist at the Free-
mamas Teresa. He said he recollected aching at all
•beat any opptsitioin to my license, for be did not know
ally name, nor the name nt the street in whirls I lived.
1 saw bins the amide,' at the Session, Heals. 1 saw
tte. Richards there, the clerk to the Magistrates, sod I
delivered to 1441 My certificate. is about tea minutes after
I was ushered iota a room, where I found Mr. Selion,Mr.
Cetterell, and Yoe N.Comat, and other Magistrates; and
they appointed the 18th as the final settling day.—From
that time till the Sept. following, I resided in outhouse,
without followieg my business la Sept. IS a, I applied
again,and pat ismy petition, signed by all the inhabit-
ants in the street. I was called in before the some Ma-
gistrates. Mr. Henderson, who went with me, said, it I
hoold not get a. license, he should !oppose that the same
reason operated in 1817 that had operated is 1816, He
said the reason was, he believed, a complaint that bad
b -it made to a: Committee of the House of Commies,
fur stopping my license.. All 15c MigisfEatas rose round
the table, and -positively denied that they had ever
swede any complaint. Mid they never give asy reason
at all for taking • away. sny license. The Magistrates
pelted, who Mr. Henderson was? I mid he was my Soli-
dine. Mr. Henderson the* left dm room. I was then
.sailed in. again, and Me. Rabies,. tba churchwarden,
went wish me.. He had been me of, the visiting cones.
Wes in the year before. :Whew be sops in, ;;hies. Collins
masked him what he bubo say ?if be bad any. tiling disc.
spectfal to say of me they would Isejir'hint.,; He 'aid he
could auseeresere fu} the propriety of My, sea diet the.
any other ladiViduaj. That the house oppentrip. Me; the/
Swan, was as leregnlar house.
.1 did not get my nevem
tiles • I applied. ageduln 131$. to the Same Marietta.—
; I hatesen a joist petitipe from the periellia -.1. John
.aed• St. 011eei,and awned by.the Rector. . 1 p so applied
personally every ear, but.neeer obtained it I applied
Is rt. 1819. The same Slagistriteistere.presear; with
Me v: Dr. Owen, and another Magiratf. I had a
. similes petition, and made a personal application also.
Sic AMlsegiglCepasstsaid, that the licrnse could not be
. greeted, as t sr petition was false. He did eat say in what
t . way it sail la. _ !said 1 wai Boum/are of there being
Ie
any thing fa • In et, es .1 Was sertevery thing In it was
teas. I moat sqle,waly swear that every word in that
g-titian was steictlydrue, li theeyear 1816, on the 18th
54 s4teeiher. I saw .111, Laces at the Sessions-house. In
the year 1817. •11. eta Mi. Willis; who was managing
. Meek to Messrs, Mesa, Reid, atuheo. Lucas was at the
door of the Marittratei room. trr *in there near an
heir and a half before any thing 'passed betweeen us.
The i%;tnes. was about to relate what had passed be-
tirien himself and Mr. Loess, when
' dlr. (Invest ohjetted,th it is tit% vs, conversation
leSweeh third persons; totally. connected with the de-
bedsore, It would not be shims d.- - .
Mr. Clcsamerr Contended th' It 'was- admissible, as
the witness was /health bras
say wha mo-
a bat teed him r
t!
npeedisethe Centnit of the 3la states. • '
?lie Chita JOiTici wit of ephpaq,that the evidence
Was load shissible.' - • . - •
' 'The whose proCeetied. Dell's *elle, *MB refused in
1616, and restored la 1817. He had kept the Hat and i
Feathers, in Wllsirticis How.' His breeters•were apex, ;
Iteit and Comiiini. ' Mt: Willie was there at the time.
Mr. Wigram, a partner in the house of Moue asol co.
was there alio. He wrote his name on a card and sent
it Into the room to the Magistrates. 'Sir Nathaniel Co.nic% came out, and he and Mr. Wigram west iote-ea-