The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-29 00:00:00

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• reek to s wan who had called to them to ask a toes.
vino, mhos Lavenderkaving no doubt but that one of
the men was P►oudly, he seized his horse and endra-
•vt teed to unhorse him. Lavender proved right in his
coOteture as to its being Mondly, who resisted most
'violently ; Lavender, however, accomplished his object,
and having once seised hold of him, he was determined
twt to let him go. When he got hint on the ground,
be resisted still more violently, in which he was assisted
by his companion on horseback, and probably a more
desperate rcnrontre never took place except with fire-
arms and deadly weapons. Lavender threatened to
"boot him if be slid not surrender, but to no effect ; he
kicked and plunged, and made every possible resistance,
and he nearly accomplished the object he had in view,
set -!ripping himself naked, when it is al iiiii st impossible
to hold a person by any means; he got offal' his clothes
except his breeches. lavender with the greatest 1615-
catty handenffed him. In the scuffle Lavender received
several severe bruises.
The man who was riding on horseback in company
with Proudly, proved to be the brother of Hughes, who
was the first taken into custody of the gang charged
with horse stealing. Proudly was taken before the Mayor
of Rousse'', who ordered him to be confined in the pri-
son that night. On the following scorning Lavender
conveyed bim from Romney, Intl proceeded on his way
to Maidstone. On his arrival there Proudly nntlerwent
an examination before the Magistrates, when he denied
his name being Prondly, and said it was Pearce, lie de-
nied all knowledge of 'Hughes; he was however, com-
mitted.

Another very material actor in the diabolical plot was
'.'anted, viz. the woman who made the plum-pudding
and put the poison in it ; and suspecting that
she was with the gang of gipseys wlto encamped
and resorted to Buckinghamshire and Ilerefordslitre,
the officer, since the 17th inst. has been on horseback
night and day in pnrsnit of all the gipseys he could hear
of. On Monday night he was so fortunate as to meet
with the woman calling herself Mary Baker, encamped
with an old man and woman, and some gipmy children,
about three miles on the Wentloyer road trout thesis:ton;
the old man and woman are supposed to be the father awl
mother oflinglies.
Lavender took the woman before the Earl of Bridge-
water, and the bench of Magistrates, at Berkhampstrall,
who, after examining her, ordered her to he taken be-
fore the Magistrates at Maidstone, and yesterday La-
yonder removed her from London and conveyed her to
Maidstone.

1-111' INTEI.LIGENCE.

COURT OF IMO'S BENCH, Nov. 27.

THIS kl'O IP. DAVISON.

The defendant in this ease, it will be recollected,
was convicted before Mr. Justice Hest, at the Guild-
hall Sitting, of having published in a work called
the " Deist's Magazine." a scandalous, blasphemous
and seditious libel, in which it was stated, " that
the Bible was a book full of lies and blasphemy,"
and " that in the ratio that religion dee aaa s a el, virtue
anal morality would increase." It also contained an
attack upon the Government of the country. It will
be also recollected, that at the trial the Learned Judge
thought the defendant's conduct so offensive to reli-
gion and morality, that he fined him 100'. from time
to time. during the coarse of his defence. Thet,e fines
were since remitted; but the defendant was found
guilty. Since that time, however, a motion was made
fur a new trial, on the ground that the defendant was
intimidated from making his defence by the fines im-
posed upon him by the Learned Judge. A rule Nisi
was granted at litst, but upon argument it was subse-
iquently discharged.
The defendant was ■ow brought up for judgment
on the motion of Mr. Gurney.
He was also allowed to put in some affidavits in
mitigation of punishment, and their Lordships were
ably addressed by Mr. ('harks Cooper, with the same
object. This Gentleman, in appealing to the mercy
(tithe Court, begged of their Lordships to forget that
the defendant had erred from the true path, and that

Christian matey might be dispensed even to the un-
Ur. OKIINZT and Mr. 31ARRTATT were heard on the
ether side. After urging the usual topics in aggra-
vation, the Learned Counsel represented to the Court,
that the defendant since his conviction had continued
to sell the " Deist's Magazine," which made the
ofraice very aggravated on his part.
The Court took a considerable time in making up
tltir minds, as to the sum of punishment which they
ought to indict ou the defendant.
Mr. Justice Barter then said, that in giving pn-
vigl.ment, the Court fslt that they were exercising the
tuo-1 painful of their duties. It was, however, a duty,
Red as they were the conservators of the morals, as
well as the religion of the country, they could not nit'
tamely, and see both trampled upon. The defendant
had in his person violated both in an aggravated de-
gree. The sentence therefore was, that he should he
confined 1p the gaol of Oakham, in Rntlandshirv, for
two years, lad at the enn of that period to find seen-,
visits for. good behaviour fur five years, himself in
2001., and two sureties in 201. each.
Tlit KING v. JOIINsoN •NO OTnEila.
Thii it will be recollected, was an indictment against
the defendants fur an alleged nuiSabcf. tit ervetinir a
wharf opposite the Penitentiary, blillbank, whereby
the navigation of the river Thames was obstrscted.
Me. tiunnev (with whop was Mr. ItioLaN) now
payed the judgment of tketourt.
• Affidavits were put in on Waif •of the defendants ittl
enitirtion of punishment, stating that the alleged,
ntlftance was now completely abated. '
Mr. SCARLETT, for the defendants, undei the Orefam
staqces, contended that this was not. a case for my
thing like criminal punislinsent.
The Costar ordered the case to be teferred to the j
Master, as a question of costs merely.
The Cuter Jurrics said doubtlesi the City of Lon-
don will rettum the 40001. which they have received
id this case."
TN. KING V. 1113/11•If REY.
Thin was an indictment against the defendant for an
emasit;rn Mr. Ihosnas Pisilpot, an Attorney. and
Mayor Illoantonth. Ike defendant, on his own mo.
*bin, wit noir brought up for judgment. The alleged
.W8.1'4001.4. committed by the defendant when in a state
of intonicjapjup, The Reatday lie offered to wake an
npojogy in wrifinit, but ii leas saitseod, and the prevent
peoloillisgelsimerzitelittatoil bytiss prosecutor, who re.
msestit the indictment into this Conn from the Quarter
gisilenii.'4.• • An.: 1411411111 was now pet in to aggravate
the punishment, stating that the defendant had since
-demesied himself in such a manlier, by making fre