The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-01 00:00:00

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tII.OIW tis 4 bitter des ,
thing gassy ?" ail'
The Prisoner.—" Yeti ner Lord. It is most I*.
fat sertly for my life to be thus violently taken
away from me—tb be suddenly torn from mt. little
family. my relations, and friends,, for a, crime of
which I am nut guilty. I know, my Lord, I de-
serve my fete for concealing the property, I feel
I did wrong in taking it ; but I am as innocent of
the guilt of murder as you, my Lord, who sit
there. The Almighty has given, me power to. say
this. He has given me the power of, mole& him
shortly with fortitude, !here I shall,Attest what
he knows to be the truth. lam prepared for death.
I hive made my peace with God, as well es the small
means allowed Me enabled me do. I was long since
told, indeed, that I could not escape—that I must
suffer. I. now again repeat, lam innocent of the
murder—God knows it."
Mr.Serjeant Lents then, in a most solemn and im-
pressive manner, pronounced the awful sentence of
death upon the Prisoner, and ordered him for elm.
cation on Monday nest. The Learned Judge ex-
premed his deep regret, that the Prisoner should have
uttered the expressions of innocence belied used,
after a'coriviction so clearly made out, and implored
him to devote his few short hours to repentance and
contrition.
The Prisoner, whose demeanour throughout the
trial, was generally attentive end collected, became
evidently agitated and disturbed during the Judge's
charge. His countenanre had a death-like paleness,
end the verdict of the Jury, which be seemed to
expect, had the effect of making, him stare wildly
around the Court.
It was remarkable that daring the evidence of his
brother and sister, who were dreadfully agitated, the
Prisoner alone remained unmoved—he employed him-
self taking notes,. never looked near them nor they
towards him.
When the Secretary to the Odd. Fellows.was exa-
mined some thoughtless persons its the crowd gave
way to i burst of laughter at the corresponding ap-
pearance of the Secretary's person. to MI office : he
was a mite/able looking old maw whose-every limb
and feature were distorted. ,Hussey joined in the
smile, and, to the astonishment of all present, seemed
as if struggliug tb suppress a laugh.
It was past ten o'clock when sentence was passed
on the Prisoner, and he will be executed et twelve
o'clock on Mondifllat the ilia -Pike of execution,
near Mai-Worse.
The Court was crowded to excess throughout the
whole day.
Counsel for the prosecotion,. Mr. Serjeant Ost-
sLow, the- COIIIMON SERJEANT, and Mr. BEARNS.
SOliCitOr..4/11% LICHNELL, of Greenwich.
For the Prisoner—Mr. Notsx and Mr. ADDL.
PHDS. Solicitors—Messrs., Piaci, of Red Lion-
street, Clerkenwell.
DRAWING A TRIGGER WITH INTENT TO SHOOT.
J. Alexander and Sarah Berthold Isere indicted
under Lord Ellenborough's Act, for levelling and
pointing tt loaded gun at Stephen Copland, an officer
of the Shard of Kent, and attempting to discharge
the.sere by drawing the trigger.
The" Jury, ifter, considerable deliberation, found
the Prisoners.,-Not Guilty.
They. were persons of respectable appearance ; and
the lady of very genteel manners, apparently near
60 years of age.
They wemetterwards arraigned for an assault.
MANSLAUGHTER.
James Bill was indict oil for feloniously killing and
silligg William Dolman.
Lieut. Joseph Dewsnap, of Greepwich Hospital,
stated, that on the 4th day of May, as he was walk.
lug in Romney.row, he saw a coach drawn by four
horses, driving down towards him at a full gallop.—
As it reached the corner at the bottom of the decli-
vity, the coach upset by the velocity of the motion ;
the road was perfectly smooth and even, and with•
out a rut ; there was a man silting on the box with
the coachman; witness immediately ran op to give
assistance, and reprimanded the coachman severely.
The latter replied, he was perfectly sober, and that if
drunk he might have deserved a reprimand ; there
speared to have been about four or Eve outside pas-
singers; he found one of them crying violently, and
saying he was much hurt, his head having come in
contact with the ground; he heard that the man sr-
terwards died.
Mr. W. 11. Renwick, a Surgeon, was called in to
see the deceased soon after the accident. lie had no
external wound, but seemed to labour under a severe
concussion, asuthad a bleeding from his left ear. Ha
died two days afterwards of a concussion of the brain',
occasioned by his fall from the coach.
The case for the prosecution being closed, the
the Learned Judge observed, that this was quite a
new case. He knew very well that if the coach was
driven over a man pas,iiilr in the street in the open
day, then the assault would unequivocally be the act
of the driver; but here, however indefensible the
hard driving might be, yet: he was it a loss to see how
the death of the man was the direct act of the
Pri-
soner. Was there any case in point
Mr. BEARNS replied, that a Greenwich coach bud
driven againsta cart, upset it, and the matt in the cart
lost his life. Lord Ellenborough held it man-
slaughter at the last Assizes.
The COURT.—Yes, but there you see the coach.
man violently upset the cart, and was directly the
cause of the death. There can be no justification for
the hard driving of coachmen; but I feel great diffi.
culty, as this strikes me to be a new case.
The Jury, after a short consideration, returned
the following verdict—Guilty of violently driving
the horses, thereby overturning the coach, and kill-
ing the deceased, but not with any felonious intention.
The Comm—Prisoner, I hope the merciful con•
sideration of the Jury in your case will be for ever
a warning to you in your future conduct. You see
what has been the dreadful consequence of your care-
lessness.—The Prisoner was thendiscbarged. •

JULY :39.

LEWIS U. CLEMENT.
This was so active► brought by the Plaintiff, who
iv a►► Attorney •t Cautorhury, against Mr. Clement,
who is Proprietor of the Observer Newspaper, for au
alleged libel, in a statement purporting to be • report
of a trial in the Insolvent Debtors' Court.
• 'The case occupied considerable tine; the
.ropert
was verified by several witnesses!

Pm Ont.

COURT OF OF CHANCERY, Jul.* St.

r. loslice Akidi stemmed up the case with the
strictest impartiailly; bit abstained from giving any
opinion upon thw -14pertant qaestien, as- to. the.
right Of. NeWspapers publishing proceedings.. in,
Courts tif Justice, coticeiiitig that that point.
not necessary to discuss on the preient occaSiv,"
the issue being whether the Defendant's jusilfica.
lion hid been° Made dot. His •Lordship oat of
opinion, that upon semi of the Count. the Plaintiff
.was entitled, as a matter of amuse, to a verdict, in-
astituch as the evidence in support of some of the:
pleas did not suppok the Defeodant'i justification.
Ile particularly retharked upon the absence of the
Gentleman from whose notes the Report of the case
was published, as a clictinistante prejudicial to.
theDefendant'l .defence. Hit Lordship; however,
Rut it to the Jury to.say whether the justification had
in substance been made nut, for if they *era of that
opinion, the Learned Counsel on each side would
agree on which cdutits the Verdict should be recorded
for the Plaintiff; and which for the Defendant.
The Jury, after considering-the case for II quarter
of nn boor, foiled for the Defendant generally ; upon
which it was agreed that the verdict should stand for
the Plaintiff on the Ist, '2l, and 6th cooed, and for
the Defendant in the remaining counts.

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LAW IN7'ELLIGENCE.

WATERS D. TAYLOR.
The Lbrd Chancellor, on a former day, Made his
order, that the Plaintiff in this case should., on the
2tl August, pay into Court the sum of 80001.; and
4001. ,the interest thereon.
Si! S. ROMILLY now applied to his Lordship to
have the terms of that order enlarged, and the time
of payment extended to the 15th of August. Tht
Learned Counsel inalle this- application on an al&
davit, siatinc• that Mr. Waters was at. present br-
yond the Seas, and out .of. the jurisdiction of the
Court; and therefore, that uelegs„ the time asked
were given, or service
.of notice on the Plaintiff's
Altelney in Court was considered as good strike,
the Defendant would lose allthe benefit of his Lord-
ship's order.-4Maitioo granted. -
JOSEPH LYON AND °TIMIS 0. THE TWISTERS OP THE

• BEIII.ORD CHARITY. • •
Sir S. Itomij.Ly aimed,. that • this was a Petition
presented to his birds* EtcY Y. Lyon, and an inha-
bitant of-Bedford, and the Ettlera•of the Jewish Sy-
nagogues in Duke'r.place sad Leadentrall-street,
London, praying, that his _Lordship Atould direct
the Trustees of the Gharity, est.ablisbed "older the
will of W. Harper, Esq. of Bedford, commonly, called
the Bedford Charity, to pay the sum of 101. as an
apprentice-fee to Sheba Lyon, daughter of thessidi
J. Lyon, under the following Cireomstatcest—Bi
the will of the above-mentioned W. Harperi, who-
died in the reign of Edward VI. certain .estates, situ-
ate in the county of. Bedford, were vested in the
hands of Trustees, to be appropriated to the build.
ing and endowing an Hospital for a number of aged'
men and women—for educating a certain number of
children—for apprenticing them out—for giving mar-
Iriage portions to a,certaits number of females—and
tot. other charitable purposes. Persons were named
in the will to constitute the fixture Governors and
Directors of the Charity, and the plan and Intention
of the donor was confirmed by Letters Patent under
the Greet Seal. The revenues of the Charity had
been progrehsively improving, and the benefits had
been eirentlpd from time to time, still keeping the
plan of the original testator i.r view, by Acts of Par.
lisment. By the Act of the 36th of. the King,
passed for the better regulating the acts and profits
of Mr. W. Harper's Charity, in the town of Bed-
ford, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, end Mem-
bers for the time being, the Corporation of Bedford,
and the Master of the Hospital, snaking, in the
whole, eighteen persons, were constituted Trustees
of the Charity ; with provisions, that sit of the
Corporation should go nut annually, and, sit others
be elected' in their stead, by the votes 6f the in-
habitants of Bedford,- paying scot and lot, accord.
ing to the will of the founder. Amongst other
provisions of that Bill, it was enacted, that the sum
of 8001. should be annually distributed to forty
maidens, who, on their marriage, were to receive
201. each. A further sum of 7001. was to be appro-
priated to the purpose of placing out, twice a year,
15 boys and five girls as "preptices. These were
to be the children. of inhabitants of the town of Bed-
ford. if the parents were natives of Bedford, then
their children to be %vilified by the parents having
rented a house or la-opuses in Bedford for a period of
three years. If, on the contrary, they were natives of
any other place,. then they were required to have kept
a house ten, years, to give their children a claim to
the benefits of the Charity ; and children thus bound
apprentice, having serried their time faithfolly, and
obtained from their masters, and the Minister and
Churchwardens of the Parish, a certificate of good
conduct, -were further to he eptitled to a sum not
exceeding 201. or less than
.101. .The rules and regd.
lotions of the Charity also required., Alit those per-
sons who intended their children should become can:
didites for the apprentice-feee,. should at a stated .pe-
riod, send their Christian and surname, with a cer-
tificate of their age, and of the parents having been
house-.keepers in Bedford for the time required. The
names thus sent in were, noted down, and the several
children drew lots till the number of 15 boys and
five girls were filled op. Upon this regulation it was,
that the question for his Lordship's decision on this
Petition arose. The Petitioner, J. Lyon, was an Wt..
bitant of Bedford, and had been so for the timeprescrib.
ed. He woad the Jewish persuasion. At Michaelmas,
1816, ,be sent in the name of hie daughter, Sheba
Lyon, is a candidate for the apprentice-fee; but the
Trustees refused to permit her to draw, having come
to a resolution that she, being of the Jewish persua-
sion, was not entitled to the benefit of the Charity.
The Petition 'went en to state, that this refusal was
new, the Petitioner's too, S. Lyon, and his eldest
daughter, E. Lyon, hating been admitted to draw fOr
the sppretice.fee, end Obtained it. 'These were the
circumstances of the case. It was one, Sir Swoop!'
contended,, of the utmost importance. If the conduct
now adopted by the Trustees of the ,Bedford Charity
were to receive thisanction of his. Lordship, it would
go to overturn the system of Charitiee of this &Scrip.
lion throeghoutlhe kingdom. Amongst other things
requried by the founder) it was necessary that the old

men and women in the Floartital sbOald
11,rf Religious Worship we.y 14etidek.,Now this. might'
be said to exclude the jewi h pettnissl..ti ; hpt if it
.didotojt related only, Jothi 11-,apitil and the (.11001.
to alio with fintleCUTO the regulation that the Chris-
tian and earntme of the candidate 4 file the apprentice.
fee. 118111661 d suburit,lt could be Valet* to atpao
first and Stetted name of the apirlitstri To petit'«
apprentice to the re*ard at the eXpiratine of the I, ta
of aventiphihip, the certificate of the Sliraiter of las
Muir; witki iii orthe Master; was tiereitaary, as
the coudeetof the apprentice ; but it. was a certificate
is to the uterslf aid not the religions, toriduet of the
play. Until be heard the arguments on the other
side, he was utterly at a less to conjecture the grog tide
on which the present Gaveroori had thought it ne.
cessary to depart from the course penned by limits
predecessors.
Mr. BELL followed on the same side; and ten•
tended that, by the Lair of the land, Jews were ad
competeilt to be partakers of the benefit of Chi.
ritable Institutions as any other sect, unless there
was any specific proviiion in the constitution of the
establisliMent, which did net exist In Olt case to et.
elude thecri.
• Mr. HEALH followed on the same side.
The SOLICITOR•GENERAL, for the Trustees, Ob•
served, those on whose part he appeared, were only
anxious to discharge their duty properly, end would
fie perfectly satisfied with the decision of his Lord.
ship. What he should have td contend, would bey
that thoogh elnce the death of the founder that
bene.fits of the Charity had been extended, yet they
could not be bestowed on those who could hot legally
'hare been partakers of dress at the time the original
Letters Peterit were granted ' and he should haie to
contend that in the reign of Edward VI. persons of
the Jewish persuasioo would not have been eligible.
TOL LORD CUANCEE4,O4 eaquired if the Lettere
Patent*, ere in Court. .
The SOLICITOR•GIRERAp_ slid, they Were not;
stkey. were at Bedford.
The Lose CHANCELLOR observed, it *ould ben
.stessery to hate them before they could proceed., 0
ferthert althe whole question would taro ma,tite Oriel
gtnal iegulsolons;contiined Ili the Letteilf;Petent. ft'
would glib be important 40 know whether thi4litiiela
inhabitants, paying scot aad lotf 'ever voted (*Vibe
Election of Geaernors. Whether a Jett brad ever
been elected a Governor. Whether the children Of
persona educated in the Jewish persuasion, had ever
been. recisired into the Gtammar.school ; of whether
any old man or woman of that religion had ever bees
received auto the Hospital. All these facts should bi
ascertained before the case wits again brought before
the Court.
The SOLICITOR.GENERAL said, Steps shoold be
taken to obtain information on these points, and the
iubject might probably be brought before the Coed
again about this day week. •
COLERROOKE 0.
Mr. WYATT said, this was a Petition to his Lord...
ship, on. behalf of the Miss Colebrokes, infants, the
daughters of Mrs. Tattle, praying that his Lord.
ship would be pleased to direct that the Report olf
Master Cu:, recommending Charles Dickenson, Esq.
as a fit person to be .ppsiatted their guarsliae, should,.
be•retiewed, and that the Marquis of Northamptont
should be appointed guardian to the infants.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he had read over
the Petitions carefully, and it seemed to him that if
he were to hear twenty arguments on them, they
would all end in his conversing with the Master. It
would be as wellf thereforef that he should do so is
the first instance.
Mr. WETHERELL, on the other side, said, his Client
would feel grateful to his 'Lordship for any private
arrangement on this subject.
Mr. WYATT said, the
.young Ladies were moat
anxious to converse with his Lordship.
Mr. WETHERELL thoeght it should be rightly as.
certsioed that the young Ladies did desire the inter.
view; one of them was 19 the other 17 years of age.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he would first see
the Master. lie was aware of the danger there was
of being mi.iled in these interviews.
Mr. WETHERELL said, there was little danger of
his Lordship being misled.
His LORDSHIP replied, that the danger was greater
than the Learned Counsel seemed to think, lie re•
collected once, on a similar occasionf where he had
been misled. lie wished Mister Cox should be in:
formed of his wish to see him previous to coming into
Court to-morrow Morning.

FASHIONS FOR AUGUST.

MORNING DRMIII.—A high dress composed of itteonot ma;iin t
the body has a little fulness in the hack; the fronts are plain,
and wrap. across in the style of aficit: A row of richly *work-
ed trimming,. headed with a double roaleau of muslin, through
which a coloured ribbon is run, ornaments the hack between
the shoulders, and goes down on cad' side of the front Instead
of a collar, the body is ornamented at the throat by a single row
of work, headid by a rouleatt of muslin. The skirt is of an
easy fulness; it it richly embroidered round the tattoos' in a
light pattern of branches of leaves placed uptight. Over this
dress is worn a pelisse composed of pearl-toloured striped
lutestring, trimmed round with a row of light embroldet3r
in a wave pattern of pearl-colottred silk. The hods is made
plain, tight to the shape, and the waist is of a modentte length ;
it has no collar. but is finished at the thrtfat by a frill of pointed
blond: ' l'laln king sleeves, embroidered at the wrist to corre-
spond with the skirt of the pelisse. }lead-dress, the Clarence
bonnet, composed of blond intersected with pipings of pale pink
satin, and ornamented with a full garland of mind and damask
roses and blue bells. This bonnet is of a French shape. but it
is a moderate and becoming size: it is tied tinder the chin w ith
pale pink satin ribbon. Lemon-coloured eaves, and pale pink
linters:
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