The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-10-23 00:00:00

IVEST.IIM'STER SESSIONS, Ocr. 41.

At the epestin* of Ih. Capri ibis mewling, a row
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JOLII7II. L O sa. P. V. COWLING.
Mr. ALLar opplied to she Court this morning se
Willi of Joliffe, F.sq, M. P., agaisat 'rhea-
bald Cowling, e.l meted that be be obliged to give
security to veep the peace towards Mr. Joliffe, oho
burl eshibited articles of the peace against him. Mr.
-Alley stated, that the Defendant had made it a prat•
dee for about three years to follow Mr. ion& et
merest tlmes,entl be various pieces, *eliciting, or rs-
'ffer demanding, pecuniary a ' ann. Ile else wrote
109.1111111rvairnon; letter., some of which, p•tties-
lerly the last, were of s eheracter that would justify
an indictment for a capital felony. Ile (Mr. A.) world,
however, minims himself to one particular circuits-
stance. Mr. bills bad sworn, that en the 6th of
Ocieber• the Defendant fulloied Mr. Joliffe in Jet-
myn•s!reet. Si. James's, and accosted him to this
eff-ct :—" It is fortunste for yne that I bate not
met you at night, er you s►ould be sorry for it. I
' fear frothing, and base nothing In lose. I toll you f
.1 I be a Wilbraham to you." From this, Le frosted,
the Court wne'd vie, That the Defendant, or soy
mss who could utter sock threats, eight sot to he
allowed to go unrestrained; be. therefore, hoped
That be would be booed over to keep th• peace."
Mr. CH %tau to obsorr.d to the Defends ot—.o You

what Mr.Jutib has sworn against you; ale
you prepated to eater lulu suedes to keep the
peace ?"
The Defendant, who is rather a small and mean.
looking Imo, had listened very attentively to *hat
ass .aid. Os being thus addressed by the Chairman,
he took from seder his arm a large boodle of papers,
which he seemed disposed to read. Ile then said,
really, Sir, lam at a 1../S to kno• what agency I
hate tommitted. I have yet beard no charge against
me.
The CstlesrAs repeated from the sworn articles
the prinetpel char4e easiest him.
'lke Neater now prepared to read his defence.—
Ho began to arrange his papers with some beetle,,
ohm
Mr. ALLEY interfered, and contended that he hod
not a light to mo how. It he wished to reoe• any
invectiees against Mr. Jodi., the Court were bound
not to hear him. I, bad bear decided loot ego in
Alm Court of King's Bench, in the pee of lardy
letrathearra, that a person could not be heard in this
manlier, • hen articles of the perm* were sworn '4'10.4
him, bat &hostel be immediately called upon to give
proper activities. •
'fire Court assented to this opinion, tad called
upon the foie to dna merit) to keep the peace
towards Mr. Joule for one year, himself is WI.,
sod two sereilars in half that sum arta ; end ordered
Ms to be detained Is cestody until he .meld poo-
cure it.
The Priserstr.—ls it possible, Sir, that I shall met
be beard ?
CUAISMAII.—Yes 11111 not upon your trial here.—.
Y.,' are wall called open to Ind securities to keep
the peace, aod you most led Mem before yew are
misted to go at large.
The Prisoner still repotted his wish to be hard ;
said that be could mot call that esommial jade', and
protested against the wrote prareedioes.
CASt. OF SWINDLING.
Anthony James Jones ass pet to the bet, chivied
with treeing, on the liith Sep tamber lest, obtained
ender false pretences, from William Tatter, two
coats vile* 141.; three pair of trow.ers, eats, v.;
and ens waistcoat, mile* by falsely assuming
the name of Certain Thomas Bligh, of the Coldstream
Guards.
• The Presenter, Willies Taylor, staled that
was a tailor by trade, residing in Bery•strrer, St.
Joules's. On the lath of September, Poisoner rem*
le him, end representing himself as Cookie thigh,
of the Coldstream Gourds, said, that Ise wasted
some &Oboe to be made Immedistely. He *Mid,
that he was recommended by another ollicer of -111 e
same regiment, whoa Dome he meadosed. Wilmot
replied, that he dill not work for soy Geritlemee
of that corps, mod was not acquainted with any of
them. Prisoner replied, it die no matter, he wanted
the clothes (black) in a hairy, as his mother was
dead, and he would give ready money for them ow
delivery. He also observed, that he was well known
So Messrs. Meyer and Miller, who were his hoot.
*ken. Witness went to Moyer and Miller, to to.
Alike respecting Captaiu Bligh. Ile was there told,
'Ott Captain Bligh was an rustiest customer, ands
highly respectable man—that be was the son of tsar
Haigh, of Greseenor.place, sod a relative of
la d
Dossier. They else said, that he was a tall, thin,
Itallek•mmpleaimed young was, 'beet 30 years of
.1-4 description which needy corresponded with'
460 appeareoce of the Primmer, who looked what
tiessld be called a modern Joe gentleman. The
dodoes were mode, and met to the Prieemer's ledge
loge nest morning.
Richard Karla (we think), the formula of I hal est
whams, matted the delivery of the clothes. He went
to No. 41, Bsry.atreet, St. James's, and enquired
for Coptaisr [Nigh. The at girl said he was not
then at hew. Witness left the clothes, and called
'the ant day, when he saw the pretended Captain,
who oppeared added with the clothe', bet did not
pay for them. Whom did mot bring a bill, aor did
he ask fir the money.
Smithere, the collar who apprehended the Pri-
mmer, mid, that he looked for him after another bad.
cress—fees forgery.
Richard Gregory knew the Prisoner for lee years.
Ile was Is the malarial holiness with his another.
Primmer, ea being called ow for•his deleace, said,
In a very c:rel end collected manner, •" I admit, Sir,
that I did go to the Proseeetor and order the cletbas
I said my name was !Nigh, as I hid a perticelar
reason foe it, which I shall es,nlein ; bet I most p..
elderly deny that 1 said the word • Captain.' or
mostioned the same of any regimeet. I hail the
siderite,' of having am mooches/et lamed acsinst me
from the Cosa of Chancre, for 60001 roa this
was son/red for 22 months in the King's Bench. I
got mot at kerb by a compromise with the parties,
sod giving theme warrant of attorney 1.4 6ttol. I
w:s afraid a! the !is; I gave the rrl $ t‘i l'o)lor

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if.at the warrant would have been pat into emotion
against me. On the evening that th• clothes were
sent to me, I thought I perceived a Sherirs officer
end Ids follower on the for me., sod 'LI
knew that if I was arrested I shield not be perish-I
led to go down to Onocasier. In Yorkshire. where,
I have some properly, end whore I ..petted to rer.'
.rive some money. I therefore changed my 1888111 to
geoid pursuit. I 088 brevet into Chancery by the
esocutisrs of my father. who chimed me oils having
got possession of 80001. in India (Bonds, tibia.,
ho•ecorr, they sfarrosids found was not the ca ,
and I was solleved t• go wet of prison. I have
three handfed pounds a )ear by my father's •in,
bet my mother has the power of withholding it
she plessm. It is,_ however, paid eery regolorly....
I certainly intended to hate paid ready money for the
clothe., if Mr. Taylor bed soot the bill, bet Isiah!
not will it."
TIN. Cot AIRM is summed ep the evidence. and the
Jeri, without hesitation, returned a verdict of—
Golf/.
The COURT, after a very short diliberstino, sea.
tensor the Prisoner to Serve leers' Trensporlu-
fire.
The Prisoner left the bar evidently theaderst rock
at tech a defeat to his pleas •t the sentence im•
potted.
('ronserell eat indicted and fowl geilty of •
r gross arrssell epee his /alter.—lie •8811811111108 d to a
)eat's imprisonment.