The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-21 00:00:00

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WARWICKSHIRE.

TRIM. 11011 ARSON.
Win. &wry, ord 19, was charged with Asylum
wilfully wed maliciously set Gra to. hovel, at K..&
w•rth, on the Sib of November last, the property of
Mr. W. Beller.

Mr. W. H. Butler lives st Kenilworth ; en Tass-
els', the 3d of November last, he weal into the field
at the bottom of his yard, a boot half-past one o'clock,
he there found f..er persoiss pelting his chestier.; on
their seeing hies they ran down the close to a gate at
the bottom thereof. where wittiest pursued them sod
recognised James Pain* and the Prisoner, and an-
other; they seta dog on witness, but being on the
other side of the gate the dog could not get at him;
omit to the shop of Messrs Littleten's, caiwb.nts.
kers, la Kenilworth, where were ratchet, Pelee, and
the Prisoner; he charged them with having pelted
his chemists, which they denied ; bet Paine ackaow..
ledged he had been there picking up scorns ; he ask-
ed *hose dog it was that they set en him; Prisoner
said it was not his; witness had a qoaniity of laud,

on a part of which stands a hovel, Wit with mill
and thatched ; about 30 or 40 senates pest as
o'clock, on Thursday, the sth of November, this ho-
vel was discovered to be nn Gr., and was entirely
consumed, 'env the walls, although it bad rained
very hard during the Jay.
Henry Ben.ey is a comb.maker, and Is employed
by Messrs. Littleton in instructing their apprentices;
recollects Mr. Better calling at their shop on Tues.
day, the 3.1 of November; after he left, *ease the
sppreetices salts, " IB—• you, Wild One (Nosier%
Manual.), Mr. Buller will shoot your dog;" Poi.
sorter said, " D—n his eyes, if be does, I will shoot
hie horse, and then we obeli have kill for kill"—
Witema heard Patchy', Prisoner, aid other boys talk.
hog about bonfires ; Patcher said, " What a fine
blaze Mr. Beddingion's hovel that ass blown dawn
would make." The others said it would. On Thurs-
day, November 5, a few minutes before live o'clock,
Freeman and Patcher left the shop, and refereed is
a quarter of au hour ; thee they and Prisoner put
their coats on, which is enamel for them to do at
that time of day, and went out together, about sin
o'clock ; Pitcher wormed to the shop, and was ask.
ed by Mr. Littleton where Klemm was ; be said he
had sot seen him since he left the shop; Privative re-
tained about ten minutes pest tie o'clock ; he bad
on a fustian jacket, which was very wet ; Fieeman
said, he had been in a cart at the end of blonliN
shop; this situation commands a view of the hovel
that was burnt; he said, " Wbst fools yen were to
come to the shop to-night ?" Patcher replied," You
know we talked about coming buck again a few wi.
notes before seven o'clock ;" Aikin said, there was
a hie towards Barrow.well ; he and Patcher pat
their co:t• on and went not ; they returned in about
half an hoer. and Pitcher said to withets. "Deed
Lord a mercy, Mr. Butler's hovel is ell ire!"
William Bryan, lives in New.street, Kenilworth;
left home about sit o'clock on the evening of the Sth
of November, and proceeded from thence by the
Virgins len to Mr. Betler's house, opposite to
which was a gate ; from this place saw the Prisoner
with a Isidore lighted in his hand, near a bilge oak
tree In Mr. Butler's abbey; witness proceeded from
the said gate along the street to another gate; be-
tween these two is a high stone will ; pot his feet
open the stones, and get spin high that he amid 990
the Prisoner with a lighted lantern, about 40 yards
from the wall at this place ; saw him put the lan-
tern to his mouth and blow the light out; Prisoner
then came firer the n all higher up the etreitt, neer
In • blacksmith's shop, in which was a great tire, end
the doors were open ; witness walked cm, and from
the light of the Ire disti.ictly saw Prisoner, whom
be knew very well; when Prisoner got over the
wall he end ed to hide the lantern in the skirts
of bin jacket, bet they were too short ; alines" went
with Bob Prisoner,from the blacksmith's shop a little
farther, when he raw away from witness with the
lantern; is sure. Prisoner is the man he saw in the
abbey, and that got over the well, be having knows
him some years

An sal was attempted to be set up in his de-
fence, bet did net serried.
After a short otoeseltatioa the Jeri foetid hies—
Godly, when metopes, of death wee intwedietogy
passed upon his.—(Corentry Ilersld, April li )

Pan, the constable, who took the Pilaster, ap.
prehended hies in a field of potatoes in his shirt
sleeve"; at the end of the belt, a short distance from
him, was a smock frock, which he acknowledged to
he hi.; there were masks of blood on it, which he
odd were firm his master's child, who bad cat his
thumb 'belay before.
Ifewrf Grisly met some men on the night of the
robbery near Antioch's. about half-past six o'clock;
there were three men, and they were "boat 30 roods
out of the town ; I accosted them, one of them in a
brown coat slipped rather sideways; Welker wis
one of the three; he in the brown root asked the
Prisoner why he went eet of the way ? who replied,
" It's Harry Gresty, and he'll know me." One of
them a bit afterwards said—" Look sharp or he'll be!
before es." The Prisoner bad a cattet's frock wrap-
ped round him, end had a bat nn; bed some little
business to do in Altringbam, and when be relented,
saw Walker with his hat under his arm, and the other
running back. Altringha■ is about a mile anti a
quitter from where be first met with them; the Psi.
caner was tainting the contrary way to where the
robbery was committed : both of them were out of
wind; is sere it was Walker.

The evidence for the pros/cation closed here, sod
the Prisoner belog celled on for his defence, said—
" Ns not guilty; I'm innocent of the crime alto-
gether."

11, culled Imre% witnesses, one of whom, John
Hely. said, the Prisoner Is fellow-sensed with me to
Ilichen; be was getting potatoes on the day the
robbers was done; it was desk when ke went set of
the field; my mistress sent him to Stetford to fetch
my master; did not see him Pet PIT; saw him again
about twelve o'clock at eight; we both 11,0 in the
some house.

The CmErJuvrict seninterl Ma evideneo
gram ability, and the Jury, after a few salute,' coo.
•ideration, found the Prisoner— Coatis.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Chalk: Henderson, tall.gattkkeepor at Alary-lo-
holism, was prosecuted for a misdemeanour, in Lesion
unlawfully and esioriirely demanded the twos at U.
from T. Slithug, Esq. COfUlatr tot itte comity of
Middlesez.

Mr. Stirling stated, ti of on passing Tottenham
Coert-road, is a cliche, he paid td. and received a
I ticket. When he strive.l at Itliry.le-tootto• gate,
itiikh was kept by Ileadosson. he was stopped by
the Prisoner, •Itboogh he knew the ticket authorised
his passing. The Defendant said List would not do,
, sad Mr. Stirling produced the ticket, "Lich Defend-
I sat olijeeted to, and said he must pay the penny, or
he *told sot pass. Mr. Stitlinj remonstrated with
him, and told him who be was, and where be was to
be lovantl. This bad not the desired •ifect, and to
prevent altercation, Mr. Stirling gave the penny,
whith dropped spowthe ground, end a by-staader
observed, that 1' it was no payment or the toll."
Mr. Stirling then called to the boy to hand him the
penny, which be (Mr. Stirling) immediately handed
is doe forte to the toll.gate•man, and received e
ticket. Ile soot to liatton.gaidets, awl was advised
to Indict the Defendant, which he thought it neces-
sary to do, after having ascertained, beyond the
shadow of a doubt, that the demand was an imps.
ai tins.

Mr. Stirlina eapressed a wish that the Court would
be leoient upon the Defendant, as Iva bad a lair fa.
milt'. and hid generally a good character. Tat Pro.
snow added, that he should not have brought the
Mt before the Coast, had it not beep for his duly to
the publ'e.

In seoteocing the Primmer, the Court Mated, that
his crime was the more heavy as there was no feca-
-1 Illy against practices of this kind. The humane in-
, teatimes of Mr. Stirling, and the consideration that
a large family depended *pun the Ptisester for pep.
port, should kilowatts* Court to visit his guilt lightly.
Hot the Prisoner might be assured that a repetition
of the offence should be dealt with severely. In the
eapectatiun that this caution would operate to prevent
imposition ender tech circemstanees. the Court ad-
judged abet ills tollgate-keeper shoeldpity dm iota
40u., and be discharged.
. .

Afterwards the Cies., span learning that ibie De-
fendant erieW not raise the money by laudable means,
stated tut the judgment baying been given against
the offence and not the person, the Court rococo'.
doted the case, and ordered him to be discba►ged on
payment of a shilling.

Ton-pte•keeper.--" I'll take are bow I de it
aP •

iEnonsrots Wm.—Emmet of a fetter, dated Ali.
• 1 nig, 2lth March, 1819 :—" After a winter, the
imildest la the recollection of any one living, mod a
opting, till the 15th Instant, equally so, the estither
has been stormy, cold, and wariable.—Thl) tuerniecl
was vury wet here; a little sonshine shoot noon;`
I sheet 3 o'clock, O. M.fhandet scarcely additle ; thee
il showers of rain and Mew--it was a storm. Stauding
near a window, flakhea of lightning blitzed in my
facie; loud peals of thaadet missed ; so neer sod for-
teibll art° shake the heath (two stories hip); this
woe repeated armor feet times in quick succesolon,
land befog followed by beery rain owl hall, smothered
like wind. As I was looking oat at tleariadriw, ob.
wining the atmosphere, slit then close and dark, clear-
log ep a little, very hrgelail stones attracted my at-
tention ; at first they fell at shoot a yard's' distance
from each ether, and were shoot three-fourths of as'
inch la dissenter. They aeon foil thicker, and gra-
deally diminished in site. (lad they been chirps by
Istrong w ind they would have broken all Ai glees of
like winnows. May of the largest were fatten in,
which ware small and tenth at one end. Some of
them west mond ; the general form was oval ."
(Greekock Advertlfrer, April 9 )
Mends) two boys were tossing op at the flick of
the White Hone, in Petticoat-lens; after which they
quarrelled., and a man who saw the whole transaction
interfered, and declared the winner. no boy wbd
had lest, in a rage, slobber, the man in the body Is
three pmp, end also the boy who had won. The
wounded min is declared out of danger, and the boy
was taken home to his settler. The young .oasis
has escape&

Monday night th• hoes, of Mrs. Anson, at Ken.
oington, *a 1 Welton open, nod Notes to the amount
of 401. Colt it horse eletit. The thieve, alto titled
thosselers•with hid end wine.

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Cetus sae rrHaard wife cease orlare.neriffl lh .4, ambers wk.
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prettied nark is Air litieinna malaise *lib dlettlit, rem.
tweet light play teen hiiiime rea, stoke seer Ilstaetl.mt.
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ennoushilling *gleam *lapped 'settees mit attilbarth
otitis hisfii.g. and no mere tapped Ow elmiet. Shiite.. or Wrap
fre.litrere Ltrigeinn.—This ether ussas Inugg as 1 infrtreffeg,
Handel aid Milt made ads enerlired'eM 9enrinigCnet us. is„‘
'rail, erre &eel, bier! mewl i.f heiselftri war mu..
dere pegilniic rankr ; he aradr, het., ..-1, judinoe.
pettier, mad placed Howe amt adru..g, mid
trains weft. • Ike alearprered bats.
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is t• mere ',sixth • Creel.), i it 5,./r, • nay ti Ch soalltangt.
' He had onor the 5,,t4 Cr the seekb with Toner, bat Ida Let-
ter Wish she &wee Owe it Ole ring.
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width rack. d each fee i bet 011esmiel did eat stank it ben re
mask as else reopen% .
At She (web et flw Sparring, Oliver. seessted the sew, sad
owed, Iliac a, hr selrfal.efd Item:ell) bed cone or. r Its light
miry few, be ens ready w fief mum ter from MI) so tee bee-
der.!l gunner.

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would bout Uli‘er so bit caret l wo thaw oo siesta ire mom b
•ill br wade.

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