The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-10 00:00:00

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This was in action to sect),
moot. A verdict was
which

Mr. Serjeant But.i.oce sought to set aside, and to
obtain a new trial, on the alleged perjery. of the De.
(pedant's witness, Smallpage. lie had sworn posi-
ti•ely that the Plaintiff's witness. Ibbotson, had sp.
pearpal at a former trialt and had received the sni-
rastiversinos of the Bar end Court for gross perjury.
When asked Wore what Judge the former cause was
tried, he said he did not know his name, bat it was
a Gentleman who repeatedly said, " Stay, stay."—
This apparent simplicity of the witness deceived the
Jury, and they credited him rather than the other.—
The Learned Serjrant now read affidavits which
showed that the other witness had never appeared in
the cause alluded to, and that the whole story was,
as he insisted at the time, a gross fabrication.
Rule to show cause granted.

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CAMERON V. Till ASSIGNEES OE LAINE.
This was an action of trover, tried at the Sittings
after last Term, at Guildhall, London, when there
was a verdict for the Defendant.
Mr. MANTAT now moved for a rule to show cause
why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new
t►ial granted. The action was brought by the Plaln•
tiff. to recover back a quantity of goods from tie
Defendants, who were the assignees of Lainey ale
had been declared a bankrupt, upon the ground that
the Commission had not been legally issued, Immo
much ae the debt due to the petitioning creditor did
not amount to. 1001. His claim was founded on a
bill of exchange for 951. and a fraction, and this bill
was ever due for above a year, at the time the Com.
mission issued. It was admitted that if interest was
payable on this bill of exchange., it would hose
swelled the amount beyond 1001.; but the objection
was, that the bill did not express
_any condition of
growing interest, or that the petitioning creditor had
no right to prove any debt under this bills bel•ond
the aum which it ostensibly expressed.
There was also another objection stated, arising
from the circumstance, that in taking the depositions
to ground theism's of the Commission of Bankruptcy,
the name of James Leine was inserted, although
George Leine was the person against whom the pro;
ceedings were directed ; the question, therefore, on
this point was, whether the mistake of the clerk in
taking down the name would not invalidate the
Statute.
The Court were pleased to grant the rate with re-
spect to the first point, but thought the latter not a
valid objection.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Nor. 9.
THORNTON AND OTHERS V. SKERRETT. ~ .
Mr. Serjeant Boy applied for a rule in Ai. elistvto
•show muse why the verdict obtained by the Defend-
ant in• Guildhall, contrary to the recommendation of
the Lord Chief Justice, should not be set aside. The
-notices had been brought by the Plaintiff's to recover
perstirat of a promissory note to the mount of lOW.
Tiie‘4lllllmit had bore .t peldicse 4 the 6, . 7
were buffeters. The Defendanehappealsog to h
insolvent, the Plaintiffs agreed to tekea composition
of 12s. in the pound, upon condition that the Desii
fentlatit should take all his beer front them. He did
so for some time; and then sold the lease, and mat'
ed off, not insolvent-, but tarrying with him 5201.--
The defence-see op was, that the beer was not good.
But two dirks of the nointiffs proved, that it wits
the same beer which was taken by-free publicans.—
The quantity of beer,
_too, sold in two tnentbs, ini
181.7, was double the quantity sold in the correspond-1
ing two months in 1810. On the other hand, este'
witness said that the beer was not bright; but these
cobid he no standard of brightness in beer. Wititsr.
;mid it wet slide •9 but that was only. matter of taste.
The Defendant's sunessor said it was pod mark+
ble beer. ,
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Clitl&JUStier DALLAS said, it was pot 'badly en;
the words were '• there was very lints fault to God
with it."
Mr. Serjeant BeST.—k was sit owing to one ob-
stinate Juror, a publicsu, who had entered the hex
with preindices on the subject. . .
Chief Justice DALLAS said, Mere had been led,-
crease of sale, which was eccoolitedleit, as die- rsiiibe
nos nn the water-side, and bad len business in pelie.
It'. li•cl summed op the evidence favourably to the
Plaintiffs, although be disapproved of brewers hold-
ing pubficans bound to them in this manner. A Juror
'appeared to pay particular attention to the evidence,
tnti to understand the case thoroughly, but way he
'should therefore labour under prejudices his Lord-
Ship could not understand. Ile saw no reason for
calling iii question the propriety of the verdict.
Mr. Justice PARK considered theconduct of breitvera
oppressive to publicans, and injurious to the Public.
The beer, too, seemed evidentlf to have been bad.
Mr. Justice Busteouan thodgkiiits beer that was
Mat bright could be irseithervel
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Ile therefore concurred.—ltule ref* .

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LOPEZ V. DE TASTETT.

In this case, in which a verdict on an undefended
cause was found et the last Sittings at Guildhall for
37,0001. a motion for a new trial was granted upon
payment of costs, and upon Defendant giving secu-
rity, satisfactory to the Plaintiff, for the %mount of
the verdict.

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EXECUTION AT GLASGOFV.

Of the (nor persons sentenced to death at the
Glasgow Circuit, Matthere elsdesdak, for murder ;
Simon Ross and James Roy!, for house-breaking
and theft ; and Marearel.Kennerly, for possingfoorged
orates, two, Clydesdale and Ross, were, on Wed-
aesday, hauged in front of the jail—the Royal cle-
mency having been, extended to Boyd and Kennedy,
who are ',spited during the pleasure of the Prince
Regent. Clydesdale, it will be recollected, was
found guilty of the murder of an old man, Ales.
Live, senior, ttrarAirdrie. Exactly at two o'clock,
the Magistrates, with rods of office, entered the
Hall. The Prisoners, with their arms pinioned,
were immediately brought to the table. The Rev.
Dr. Lockhart and the Rev. Mr. Mackenzie assisted
them in their devotions, and Ross's father was pre.
Mt. The Rev. Dotter informed' the *Magistrates
that the Prisoners confessed their guilt. They joined
in prayer, kneeling. Ott the devotions in the Hall
being concluded, the l'risoners received privately eu
exhortation from the Clergymen.
At a gutter before three o'clock, the all, which
had been extremely crowded, was char ; and the
unhappy men proceeded to the scaffold. All things
were soon adjusted, and by gee minutes put three
the drop fell. The crowd was extremely great, and
the ground was guarded by a strong detachment Qf
the 40th Foot, covered by cavalry. The bodiet,
after hanging nearly an hour, wets cut down.—
Clydesdale's was put into a coffin, and by means of a
cart was fortlswith conveyed, for the purpose of dis-
section, to the Professor of Anatomy. The cart was
t followed by a large portion of the crowd. In the
dissecting-room Dr. Jeffrey was waiting. A nom-
ber of experiments in galvanism were forthwith
made. The convulsions excited were so strong, that
the limbs were thrown aboutioevery direction. The
scene bad such en effect that a person. present (biased.
Incisions were made in winos, parts of the .body fur
the purpose of applying the galvanic power.
Clydesdsle was about twenty-five years C. age, by
trade a wester, and sometimes sank the shafts of
coal•pits. Ile has left e wife and two children—his
father and mother are slim AP was born iu die
parish of New .hlou,klend, bot at the ti.oe he was
apprehended, be resided in B othsell. Miring his
confinement he was afraid of unearthly visitations.—
Although the Judge most pointedly forbade him to
entertain hopes of mercy, he said to a person imole.
diately after his condemnation, "Do you think they'd
hang me I" Simon Ross was a native of Glasgow,
aged shoat twenty, by trade a butcher. Ile has 'seen
often in custody on guapicion of committing offences;
but the crime for which he suffered Wei for house-
ed at Rothergtes—..—t.

PISTE WING OCCURRENCE.
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On Sunday morning, about 141 o'clock, Mrs. Hatt,
of Gannonhury -lune, Islington, the lady of a re.
spectshle merchant, sent her two children (one a boy
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get n, eery yestet
day motniog,' whew they beard that two children
Were ..emn en.Sonday evening drawn near Cow.cross,
StnitKfirid, by a shabby dressed man. Witb this in-
formation immediate farther search was made, but,
WP are sorry to say, without effect. It is impossible
to describe the consternation the whole family of Mr.
Hall, as well as his friends, %ere placed in, particu-
larly considering the Mate of Mrs. Hall, who is near
her accoochement: Vile younger child was found at
a late 'hoer of the evening alone under the Asylum
wall, Larnbetts. Tie *mut and the boy have not
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-been since beard of.

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Yesterday morning, shout half-past sir o'clock,
fire broke ant iu the mot-house of Messrs. S‘bup.
mile, of Betsey-strut, Bair-Idle-highway. The 4re
commenced in consequence of soot, of the ingredients
flying from the fugar-Atove in the second floor, which-
communicated to Inter light materials, and before the
Are was Aispevered the room waisil in a'bisse. The
welling-house of Messrs. Soopaire being nest to
the sugar-house, the men alarmed the family, and we
are happy to say the boosts was very little injured.—
Tbn games in the sonar-horse burned with great rnef
pidity until half-past ten yesterday moruiag,wheo the
whole of the inside was burned to the ground; pro-
perty to a cousidergble amount was destroyed. Se-
floral eosin,' irrisod,, and there was a good "apply
0 stater.
. fiends, etnrisinit Ware the setting of the watch,
,s 0 Mr. Crew,, of Chat lette-street, Portland-place,
was walking with a Lady so the western side of
Fitzroy-squari, be was surrounded by a gang of four
or fife ruffians, who knocked him dots° and stole his
watch and his hat, and the Lady's white swans-down
tippet, with which they got clear off. A than is io
custody on suspicion,
ADULTERATION OP Buz u.--Mr. G. Stevenson,
of St. Thomas's;plsce,Keot-rold, baker, was yes-
terday fined 101. for having in 1114 possession a quart.
tity of alum and sal ammoniac.—Willicrms Overnf
was fined in the like sum, in consequence of (pan-.
City of the timer %nide heht4 found on his premises;
and John Kydir, of- Satrille•plcicp, Limbeth, was
adjudged to pay a peualty Of 51. (or a'similat offense:,
—The latter person contended, that being a biscelli
baker only, be was not subject to the operttlion 4,
the Bread Act: The Magrstrste remarked, that psi):
ion was not to trio administered to the Public wig
Imi:entity, either through the snediorkof biscuit di
(read, and he considers :AI it his ti,aty to ioffict tote
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ierdey Mr. Adenisi
:014n personswiPrlittseeire" culled'
4, Judd.atrept. .10
Linford, wore therged with crestiel
a riot near Mary.44.lponso.Chesch.oefietwapho..
tio'nr:reaupeurir:ebeill'i-bbkadt"liititteductaliair ed 4he. ebereimirdee.
issue strict n.ders for the ayntrehension of diusti.,,t)
persons.
ed. uul the ntwSlo,nl'irsisYnnera were fighting.
The M A G ISTRATE directed the olio.” the.
regsslii
fee, and then.disallarged-them.
A Gentleman named Prior were eilarfod.wilkit„
suit log female•psasengera an .Senday treeing,. me
also for. drandfolly•beating Ihe walatesan in toilet
square. The charge was confirmed.hy caideam
Mr. Prior said, in defence, that was thrall'
Russell squire, be met a female, whu it eppeirec
was not of the description be had anticipated. This
appealed to a Gentleman who. was psafteg b 1
(or his.protection. The Gentlemaniatarosed-04,4
ant in what he consideretlan unglinttessags.,. 4
and said he was a ,Dirruis. Daipticiant.c4sid—weretlivi
very insolent, and resented it. king famed 113
the weighwao, he kitoc444l ,hiwa:elown, and « tioss
Sir," said the Defendant!, ,oddressing himself is*
Magistrate, " in whet respect have•l been dint
derly P'
MAGISTRATE.—Mhy, by knocbing dawn theMl
TitivAsust set*. the mailer, or and bail. )
-.UPart this a,Deerly publicansgave tit, warships.,
:11$401e, nod settled the hilliness.
Quacm-sQuAne.—Yeatriday, Mr. Joke T.
the.owner and driver of the 'Feick...hem stage coat
tLety ified under the second section of .She 50th
Gee. 111. for having carried four outside misfile,
upon the cool of his swath, mom. he a is•allosed
the. Act of Parliament, . which , rendered him liable
,a penalty of 401.-I:be Defendant -said he 'haul
appeal.
. • Chad:arise SoniAford Arts charged with rabbit
Mr. Knight. of 51. istllank-aotes. Itappeared tit
Mr. Knight was. going along .11ccadilly, on iass
day 4tightifir hen tits Prisoner etvostedliiincantl
.ss Oh him eons, distonoe. Ileitthwed the wows afii
they,parted.—Counsitted for •

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BOXING.
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A gallant torn op took plisci.oe Monday, fur fire pile
aside, in the lipids at the beta of Shepherd's Rush, before!!
Moulder (not the tine who fostirkt Ihtiri.) and Amon, lino
porter. The first round lasted Is minutes. soul it mos oat ore
pied in shifting and parries, but it wash!! slaughter work. T
men exchanged slovealy-onscieared blows must Homercifell
and the great cualonlion ..seemed to be who should keep i
legs,longest. At leogth,aSer treats:adults punishment, both at
doss n together exhavoted.
In the second round the men hit away sin the same manner I
til they were both at icmaudatill, and she Moulder waslioom
with a light hit.
The third round closed the combat, after tweaty-two •
mites hard lighting. The Moulder drew two of his adversity
teeth from the right subtler jaw, ithich Was displaced, end I
ton gave in.
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`GIFIRCOVSICS* '11,0.5651
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An inquisition was taken on Monday before Tynan gag
TON. Esq.
,Corosser, at the Sun, Shoemakers-row, glitakfriat
on the body of Thomas Walker, who was tome drowned
the River Thames..
Joba berry, plarolisof filackfriars, deposed, that midst,
day murpine, about three o'clock, he was la Wake-meet. at
received information that the dead hotly of a man tad Area*
covered at the bottom of sae bridge maim, which hod been le
on the stones by dictate. He -.Mt to the ion, millosod d
deceased ; he appeared to hams been dead several bona t
little finger.of left hand was. ne, his tune %sat bent in, a
there was a wooed omen his ;wick. The body was carried
the dead house. There was apight-cup ou the deceased's be
when he was foetid.
John Walker, a carman. deposed, that he was the decease
Mother ; below bias on Friday morning last, and he •then
peered very dispirited and melaacholy. The decetilod .ea
hair dresser, and was well known at St. Albnn's, Woodson!
sad Dorking; at the latter piece. a short time ago, be &set
his family, and.for the last-three months be bad been Montle
with nothing to.do, and he (witness) brgau to .think, thud
mental fticuliies were impaired, and that he drowned himself
a fit of defeat/meat.
The Cottossitsaid, that as no evidence had been Mow
forward to prove how the deceased copse into the water
would be only necessary for the Jury to return a vertlit
" Eased Drowned."
the Jury coincided with the Coroner's apiaioa, and that
diet was recorded.
An laqaisition was taken on Monday afternoon at the SI
mouth Head flesnaning'ssro is, St. Martin's lathe, beferell
Lewis, Esq. Coroner, on the body of John Iliadley,o ti
had watch-looker, who resided in Holhora.
The deceased was a widower, with four young children
Friday morning he took possession of a Gentleman's boas
the neighbourhood of St. Martin's-lane, under an executits
Friday night the deceased atea hearty supper, and was jol
of bis exploits in the country, when be fell fisamhis seat. ath
lantly expired. A surgeon was seat for, Ant his endearnai
restore hi as were of no effect. It ass stated, that within a,,
time four of the deceased's relatives bad •all dropped dowel
delay, when in apparel's good health, nod expired. Verdi
Died by the visitation of Cod.
Monday an Inquest was held at the Horns Tavern, Sb
ditch, before J. W. Uawest, Esq. Cormier, en the body of I
Elizabeth Kennedy, aged 50, of Curtain-road,Sboarditce..
k appeared lateeidesthe, that the deceased left home PI
day melt last, end promised to he hack in a very short ti
hut was missing the whole of the olghl, and every enquiry
made for her to an poetthse. On the followlog mortsithe a '
named George Coleman, who wars patois te by Slthreditch it
seta astonished at observing severadelta 'oak* 4t the.lol
nod dreadfully bawdiest. This led bias s 6 two .0.7 d so the 61
and the pond over'wthich the stood not twine 'Were
six feet deep, he saw the body at the deceased at the. buttes
the wa es'; he got it stick, hatimtheeedell is getting it oat.
corset ed it to the Horns ; he did aotobsermi say Marks of
knee on her person, nor any discomposure iu be, drew. 11
wits a foot path about Hi yards of the place. The neighb.
near the pond where she was. found, were alarmed fin
'feral holm pmerlue• by the dogs howling.. Verstie—Fs
Drowned.
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MA RLDOROIIOII-11TRT. Yellielligy Mr
IV. IItYDER. - ter together, and motorail% comproiwitic WeliIIIIW: . • ler.. .. .
*corer the balance of en se- euces. Wm your rule therefore. .
found foci tliii Defendeuti repealed his hopes that
Mr. Serjpoot TADDY again repes--
their Lordships would be uo further trembled with • isadoo.sen.ii.,mitib h . dfdenis
oroog otfreet, Judd-strepr a„,l
E soeoht to set aside_ and to this case. J. Linford, of -II olborne were therrod oarr. -_ --.'r

two years old, sod the other a girl, about a year)
nut 'for an airing in a child's chaise, under the care
of a servaat girl about 15 years old, with a particu-
lar itsjeactioa Mete sarn home at a certain time.—
Some time bed 44 pre the mother entertained
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apprebewinals fee, • - she, however, sent
another sermitstliilo-- "OMR back. tot
after some time • so ittist tidings
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ef them* ' e distressed,
wed several friekit*Mil in search of the children,
bet coald get no else to their discovery until yester.