The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-15 00:00:00

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thud& 'loarlitnide two pr threw attempts in the early,
Part of Ale time to induce the parties to case to seem se.'
eatigedieneof their differener, the mutter being minty et
a family and domestic nateil. • •ti
These suggestions bad not the desired effeet. add the
lstiieproceiniiii. The prosecutor wis examined, end proved
,thet tite tenets in qnestion bad retched him. He denied
certain acts of tinitiodneskaegielited iu proceeding frori
Ma totrardi his brother, the defendant's father ; and de-
shied tbit he had do unkind motives for this prosecution.
lie adMitted Gist he bed shown the letters is question to
mistral family friende, but denied that he bad given copies
of them tb any body.
Mr. in.en ingenious and asimated address to
the Jury, contended, first, that supposing the first letter to
'tie libellous. it was private and confidential. and had only
beionveinjoriotts.to the prosecistor, id consequent& of his
owA iMprudenclin publishing its contents to the world ;
and, peeved, that neither of the other levers could be con-
strued into an intedtion oo the part of the defendant,
to challenge either the prosecutor or his son to fight a
duel.
Mr. Jitstice rank untamed Qp the case for the Jury, and
gave it as his opinion that the letters were all libellous, and
calculated to provoke the prosecutor er his son to commit
a breach of the peace.
The Jury immediately row., the defendant Guilts., and
be wits sentenced to pay to the King a fine of 1001.. and
to give ecority for his good behaviour for five years,
himself in 2001., and two sufficient sureties in 501. each.
Upon plying the tine, and giving the required security,
the defendant was liberated.

OLD BAILEY.—SATURDAY, Dec.

Before the COMMON SIMIGZIN7 and a Middlesex Jury.
John Peters, a young lid in the dress of a sailor, or
more properly speaking, partly covered wills what *rented
to have once been sailor's clothes, was put to the bar charged
with having stolen a piece of bacon from a window where it
*as exposed for sale.
The fact of stealing being brought clearly twine to the
prioner, the COMMON SCROZAN r asked him what be had to
saw in his defence. . . . .

i'risoner, in a my artless manner, admittei the theft;
but pleaded in mitigation, his state of extreme suffering
from the Cravings of hunger, which he said, forced him to it.
He had no means of subsistence, and bad not tasted a menet
of food flit 24 hours before he took the bacon. _ _

Cbf3ION SERGEANT.— IlaVe you DO frit:WE? Is there any
one who can speak to your character ?
Prisoner.—No, Sir; I have no friend in England. An
the friends I have are at Santa
_Cruz. _

The Co:duns Scsingssr.—Yon are, then, I suppose, a
bathe of Santa Cruz ?
Tire prisoner replied id the affirtnstirc, sad added, that
he had but lately arrived id England.
The Comsrosr Samaras:l* then sorduresi up the evidence.
" The prisoner," he observed," rays that he committed the
offence, impelled by the powerful incitement of hunger. I
believe be is a stranger here, without friends; and in it state
of otter destitution., The offence charged is however proved,
and your verdict of guilty mast follow •, bni the Court hal
a discretionary power in apportioning the punishment, and
it will consider his very dktressing astuntion as arsirtesiati•
ble claim- upon Its mercy."
The Jury returned / verdict of Utility.
The COMMON SERGLYNT—Prisoner, do" you think ';'0:12
can get work if you are now discharge t ?
The prisoner replied, that he had no friends here, and did
not know where to apply for work.
The COMMON SILMOZA wr.—Mell, we most try and provide
work for yon. Let him be removed, and have proper
treatment until some employment can be got fur him.
The Common Sergeant left the Beach before II o'clock,
and the Recorder presided at the culler trials lentil half-past
live. None of them possessed any interest.
Saul: Stapleton .and 17ros. BoUris, two sturdy looking
rogues, apparels:ly not exceedinz IS years of age, were
convicted of stealing 3001 b. of lead from a, building.—
They were sentenced to be transported for 7 years. On
hearing the sentence, one of them shook Isis head with an
air of perfect inslifferenee. The other, looking fiercely at
the Recorder, raid, in an angry tone, " I wish you may not
leave that ontil we come back."

At half pest 3 the Common Sergeant resumed his seat on
the Ileoch, an•t continue! to sit until a late hour. None of
the arses which came before him were of any interest.

POLICE.

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BOW-STREIT.HAZARD PLatrixo.—Mr. T. WISLCII was
brought up from Initecross•street Prison, on a writ of
Habeas Corpus, to plead to three several informations
charging him with having played at a certain unlawful
game, called hazard, contrary to the statute 12 Geo. 11.
It will be recollected that about two months ago, ioforma-
lions were laid against a number of persons for the rune
offence, the present defendant being one of them, aid
that the whole of those informations failed in consequence ,
of the informer bring under age. The whole of those
informations have been laid afresh by another informer,
and the parties summoned for this day ; hot not Mt,' of
them appeared, except the defendant above named, and he .
only because he was brought up perforce, by the writ of
habeas as aforesaid.
Mr. ADoLPHVS appeared for the prosecution. The
defendant said his circumstances were such at the present
moment, that he was uoahle to obtain legal advice. and
therefore he hoped for the merciful consideration of the I
Magistrate. He pleaded Net guilty.—Mr. Jackson, a
glass-dealer, in Carlisle Street, Brompton, (the same witness I
who appeared in suppirt of the former informations
alluded to), gave evidence on the present occasion. He
swore that he saw the def- adult betting and setting at
hazard, on the Itith of September and the 10th Oct. last,
in the gambling house, No. 8, Oxendon-street, and again
on IG:h Oct. in the gambling-house, 13, Leicester-place.
The defendant denied this, and said if he had been at
large, he could have proved that it was untrue. He also
stated, that these prosecutions were carried on against
Mtn, because he had threatened to expose certain parties
who were defrauding the unwary, by using a roulette table,
loaded with a magnet.
The Magistrate said, all this would tend to show the
sort of honour that existed among gamblers.
The defendant was then ordered to pay a penalty of 201.
upon each of the three convictions; but as he was unable
to do this, and had neither goods nor chattels upon which
levy could be made, the Magistrate ordered that he
should stand committed to the Couuty Gaol for one
month. _ _ _ -

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The Solicitor for the prosecution (a person named
Norton) endeavoured to convince his Worship thst be was
bound to order a separate commitment upon each con.
vicuna, and after some conversation on this point, his
Worship conceded it; but at the same time reduced the
term from one month, to ten days, upon each conviction.
The defendant was then taken to Whiteeross Street
prison; and a copy of the commitinent ordered to be
iodic(' against him at the ga'e.
On Saturday a young woman of prepossessing appearance.
ki as brought u 2 to Hatton thrtleu Office, charged by Mr.
Jones, liaberilasher,Crescent (louse, Burton Crescent. with
having coNtaineil possession of goods his property. It ap-
peared in evidence that the prisoner had gone into his shop;
and after selecting varions articles to the amount of Ili arty'
101., she ordere I his shopman to aceompatiy her with the
goads to her residence in flidhorough Street, where she
*you'd pay him; On fieir arrival there she lett hint in one
apartment to write a receipt, while she withdrew under tb.
Iretext of going to her writing deck fur the money, tak s g
th., parcel with her. Mr. Jones, suspicious or her cuaracter.
it si followed the parties, and atopt her is the street, rteJT

betlorsr, as alio was effrethig her escape. Ou Scathe therm',
se,,iehing her, sitty dopliettes of various articles
were fuind Go her. There was also • linen draper's bill,
adsonntiair to 42., Air gOOllll, which she sabsegeruily
pawned for Its. She has Rose about tinder rarioes
tinniest but her sfeirrat iddress was, " Harriet Phenix,
Lartt•hi►ll•p ace, Cisphatn." The prisoner, white at the
bar, because so agitated, that she faintest away.-4ha
iernanded tsr a weeh.

Tuastas POLICC.—TWO relipectalde looking yantac rr„ii
hisined twee end Dation; underwent a final. exannnatiod
on a charge of maliciously shouting. The rircoinstsee,ei
store three :—Abent 13 years ago, a lientleussci kraal
litimani Married a Miss Parry, a young Lady of propeetr;
who then resided with her fisther, in Colebrook R. Islington. About two years ego the prisoner Lase in..'
troduced himself ter the arepsslntanre of Mr. and Mrs.
ItritoaSi, and an intercourse of a very friendly nature less
the result Mr. thirnani haiinei occasion to make a tear
in linitierlarii, left his wife with the most perfect confi-
dence in her thine and propriety of conduct ; on his • re.
tern, howeter; he had tha mortification to find that during
his absence she hal eltiired with the prisoner Lane. Tar
aback !o Mr. O. was so great as to impair lila intellects for a
time,anil endanger his life. Its August last the Lady 'eternal
to h t father's, and was forgiven by her husband, but sous
after again reterned to leer paramour. Mr. Grisurei se I
Ibis friends have since beten very assiduous in their ace.
Lions to tiara the fugitives, anti at length found Late amt
his friend Duuon lodging at a house io John Street,
Commercial Road, OA Lane had provided apartments for
tie lady a itlsio a few doors; the la ly was tut to be met
with, and one th, too personal contests took place betsetis
Mr. Grimani and Lane, in one or which the former drew
a sword stiat on his adversary, oho avoided receiving soy
injury by running away. On the 231 of November, Mr.
Urimani wed' to the bootie of Lane, and a rriiegir ear.
meoced between them, and they fell on the flour, ;Than
Lane • rolled to Dalton to come to his assistance, and
bring the pistols. Detroit canoe direct)), into the min,
a iti, a pistol in each hand, and presently atter one of thew
went off do 1 wOnnkled Airs. I.:intro:thy, the lanai ly of
the honse, in the leg; the bill entered above the amnia
I and tesalc a ilirestioff downwards. in I came out about
three inches below its entry. Airs. lipsworthy was brooitlit
into the office with her leg bandaged up, and Ming stilt
unable to walla ; but she expressed hs r derided opini.Pl
that the pistol went oil accidentally. The Magistra.e
charged the prisoner's Irani the felony; but ordered then,
and .llrAirituani to fia.d bail td keep the peace towards
each c then.

The infoimatiori under the Game Act, which We have hull
occasion to notice in our three last Journals, before the Ileac s
of Magistrates at Chichester. excited mere than usual Jute r,t
on Saturday last, end the crow, 4 of gentlemen; ensiles tow t.
ness the proceedings, was at one time so great, as to ocecsiOs
much inconvenience.. Messrs: Minim and Colale were net
consisted in the penalty of five preteds ; the latter is a timber
merchant et Chichester, and bad been convicted of a simile•
offence the pr cading week.—The lion. Augustus Berkeley, of
Funtiagton. having been suinm.swel, attended to prove his qui-
litic Won, bolt the Information against hien went off on another
groune. The ease which eteited most attention was Ueda
the Rev. Thomas N.xecin Maiden, wbo contended that he coo
ifia tilled, as being a Fellow of Meg-late° C !leg-, atone deriv•
tug an income from the revenues of the College Considerable
:iVec tuning per annum: —These revenues; it was stated,
arose from thr Estates of the College, and consisted chidly of
reserved rents; and qu t rents.—=the tae's above reruaoe et
intg tussle out, the Magistrates were of npini lin that the Ret.
Ornleman was qualified to kill game. Ills Grace the Duke rf
Richmond sat as Chairman on this occ salon, and it was (Ibsen-
Oy his Genii*, that the que:tion whether a Fellow was, or
ts not qualified, dhl not appear tu have ever been decided
Tile late Professor Christian was' the only authority en the
point, and he was-of opinion that a Fellow w a qua:Moth Tee
Professor, in his treatise on .the Game Lows, says, •• 1 hate
I..eitteirly been asked if a Pellow of a C •Ilege is qtallied;
any opinion is that if he enjoys is money, board, and cammberf
what Is equivalent to Filt. a year, •ri•ing out of the E,ta'rsef
the Cohn ;e, he IS qualified. As 4 Nl•gistrate. I ceetainly shstil.l
not convict him as tieing unqualifed, and would advise other
Magistrates not to do it, but in such a cein leave the prose-
, eutor to resort to a Court of Lew."—We will not venture tq
anticipate what the opinion of the Court of King's Reneh might
be, should this question ever come before ft for decision, but
we think the Magistrates were pert. etty right in tits Lining the
information, as, in doing se, they adhered, as Was their duty.
to the rule, that when a case, inder a penal statute, involves
a doubt, the person charged is entitled to the Worth cf LIU
doubt.—(Brinkton Herald.)
EXTItIOROINAY Fu.ll CIIACE.—One of el.! best Fox Maws
that ever was seen in the Eastern purl of Essex was • itnessed
with the Union Fox Hounds, findiug Fox at the Lodge Wnoil.
Ganglia e, where he broke covers to the Soffits end of toe
Wond, ant ran through the parishes of mile Eeil, Colches!er,
Greenstearl, El.natead, Wivenhoe, Alresfurd, Frotieg. Great
Bromley,' Little Bromley, Ardleigli, Dedlinm, and I. tuAlisti:
after which, he grained the Wood, where he was found making
•e complete and extensive rung of at least 2, miles, which he
did in a very gallant style, refusing the shelter eflarge caverns,
several of which he passed. The rue was eltostether fast—the
hounds seldom at fault, once only for a few minutes, and not a
second time in the same field, covert, or parish, till arriving et
the Lodge Wood, Longhorn, whetter the cheer commenced.—
' Ile never subjected himself to be viewed by any sportsman in
tee field, which was • cry lar.4e. Ile was found at one o'clock
the day, and it wis four when the hounds were will/twit
off at the Lodge ; thus making an admirable °Laze of dim
boars._

A Mwernicasta• PLATER.—On Monday last a person was
brought befo e the Mayor of Windsor fur having, on the
preceding day, committed an act of V:1 grancy, by begging
in the streets. The Mayor demanded what he had to say to
this charge? lie replied, that such were the calls of vas
fore, that he begged from absolute necessity. The :davits
trate said, what are you ? Ile answered, I sin the son a a
.6ener it in the army, and I rirtfortxmately. received a Mu-
ral education, which I. d me to a•so late with those who,
Ike lurid'', were infatuated with theatrics's ; the resolt of
which was, that I went on the stage, and have latserlv
been travelling about the coun!ry seeking engagements.
' At some towns I was retained for a short season, at other
placei, were the managers ha I not room fur me, the corm
pony raised a subseription to help me on t 1 e road to the
next likely station. His hopes led him to Windsor, bet
not limlisag a company Lere, he was reduced to the hernia•
ating situation in which lie was apprehended. Ile foray
stated, that he belonged to London, whither lie was going;
that he kad a mother there, who was not in circumstances
to do much for him. The Mayor told him he coronas
seratrd his situation, but desired him to quit the town with.
out delay.
Saturday, about half past twelve o'clock, a fire broke oat
on Weybill, in the buildings usually occupied during this
fair. It originated in the pleasure fair, itc,:r the spot al'
lotted for standings, about thirty of which are destroyed:
also the accommodation booth kept by Mr. I,lauglt.
0(
Wallop, known by the name of the Corporation 800th..-
The calamity is supposed to have (wen entirely secidenta4
and the stint' being North IVest, con tutted the boas
directly towards the ground usually held for sheep. lisd
the wind been East or West, it would I see bten morose-

ED.—On the 1 leh inst., at St. Mary's, Lambeth. Mr. C. Burror
orthe Clapham road, to S:trali Slaria, eldest daughter of lit. late J. Smelt,
Esq. of Clapham rn.omon.
14 /ridgy lest. at Lone* Hotel, Mr. William Hall, of 'Feely!,
aged rOt.
On Wednesday, the 10th instant, Robert Itosbergh, Esq. Upton raw,
Strattozd.
(hi the 1::th Last, at Upper Tooting, Susanna, the Wild of 'l'. ,tJlingtoe. ot
De third r..w.
On the 121 h it st tor, aged 70 year., Major General W. I). Fawcett/ ot the
I too. Katt Its tie Company saclike. and second mtu•ef the late fien.Slr‘rf,
raw-ett, K 11
On Saturea last, at Bunny, Notts. 'Elizabeth Belton. aged P 3. That (art
of the hew ts etre deseriotto el .1.1 age to ' The Owset
ing
eas. suet they are ley,' did not noel!: to her d.a Led a etatatortr
ut teeth no her head at the time of Ler deete. and 1* said nom t•
had the tooth nehein '' • '

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