The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-29 00:00:00

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Tlioneiss, Sept. 213.
. —*Jaw Herein wee billeted tinder an Act (the e.
mood of Georsq tjie Third), for seducing au a'r 6.,
cer to leauehis liiiijeslyrs dominions.
Mr. G LEA DI opened the prosecution arid stalfit,'
that the Prisoner was a native of England, mho
host hoes residing for a length of time in Americo.
The person whom he had seduced was brought up

to a branch of the cotton manufacture; his name
Was Thomas Hutt.Moon, and had been lately em.
. . p oyed as a cotton dyer. lie would' prove, that
. tit% Prisoner held oat many allurements to. en-
, .tice biei, prtimising to-get him instant employ tat
a amino manufbetory, in Cooper's-town, steer
Yurk, on his arrival, and absolutely paid liii
,passage. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to
oxi.nisse his *Realms.
. MAryilmse deposed, she was a native of Wales,
-blita-arited for live years at Mr. Douglas's cotton-
asonsfactury, Manchester. Thomas Hutchison
wairatamplbyed there, during that time, with Mr.
Destaias,.-apparently as ea apprentice.
Mra lattelteS, a cotton dyer, in Bunbill.eont,
1. slesoilted, that Hutchison, about ten years ago, U.
o Aiola Nino!‘olf to the witness for three years, obe of
whic:i only he served at that time. He then went
for a soldier., Ou hisseturn he served the other
;IT'? yca4s. ,A.lsout twelve months back, they_ bad
. agrcet$ furuthree years more; in consequesas of
seine Information the witness had received, he saw
e j'riiva.ir , and ebarged him with solacing
, 4111chisum tug() witishim to America; be acknow.
"1e.14e1l be intruded to pay his passage. The wit.
,tat .as informed Itim that Hutchison was an artificer,
and lois articled servaat,,and if he did not give ap
-the pursuit, he would. proseoate him. The Pri.
saner twittered., he did not kat)* ho was the wit.
ness's articled servant ; and, as ho was, he would
not p.ty. his passage. Before the Magistrate, die
Prisoner stated he had -paid Hutchison's passage,
• and produced the Mate's receipt for the money.
ash also llutclvison's prouoiasory note fur the pas.
s oge-nionil , and other money advanced, which was
sigtit.tl by two aituesses, Hutchison not knowing
be* to *rite. _

J;►hn Havershaw deposed, that he heard the
Prisoner tell Hutchison, that if be would go to
America with him, he would pay his passage, sod
support hun until begot employment, which would
be immediately, as there were Button-works in
Cooper's-tow", near where he lived. The witness
did nut bear llutchi+t►u's answer. This conversa-
tion took place at the Yorkminster public house.

The Prisoner left his defence to his Counsel,
Mt. 4.4anav ; who, in a speech of some length,
edostended that the indictment was not borne out
by ne evidence; for the fact was, that Hetchison
hail entreated the Prisoner to p.*y his passage, who,
censplyieg, could not be guilty of seduction.—
Tberoleas nothing in the evidence, to shew that
the Prisoner had held out any allurement ; neither
was it proved, that Hutchison was an artificer of
the jtind sot out in (he Indictment ; he was work.
ing as a dyer of -cotton, and there was no positive
proud that he had ever been articled to a cotton
mensuLseturer, for as such he was described. He
knell that the Jury mould well consider the evi-
dence, for if they returned the unfortunate Pri.
saner guilty, they would be sending him t' a dun-
geon for life, as the Act of Parliament, specified
was t the punishment should be;—one year's lin-
yririonmeut, and *a line of 5001. which the Pri.
messeroloosld never be able to pay ; and it was nut
in the power of the Judges to mitigate the punish.
mew.
The Learned Counsel called two witnesses, u hose
widener only strengthened the case against the
Priaos ter. • •

, l'Ate CHUMOit SWEANT summed up the evi-
drain, and suiluadverted uu the aummity of the
qfPute.

The Jury, after 11 short consultation, found the
Prisoner Guilty.

7.71 ts Hutchison was also indicted, uudcr the
same+ Act.' for preparing and being in readiness to
quit His Mitiesty's dominions, ha being au era.
Meer.

The evidence ass the same u in the last case.
He was cenpicted, and sentenced, as the Act di-
rects, to give security for his not leaving the coun-
try, and to remain in prison until such security
*a. given.
Tbs. Conon ing persons received sentence of
deal 3

Ric tard Wilson Thmnas Simpson, John Divine, and Jo-
seph Sin.lo, fur Wilson,
rvl ; Wittily, Slorplierd, for for
.1 bri,b, fur n oundisg. with aa imam Birder; Kidd
ll.,kdrn, for an onuatural erase; Mary Tyler, wily 13 years
I f afo., far barve-iteafrog; -Anne Gamble for robbery; Anne
Kesoinglon 461111 Platilia.l)yer, for higiway robbery; Ro-
bert AL-it, for ,hoote-breakiug; Thanes Mein, for hone.
,tealiss ; Rhodes, a pod boy, for secreting a letter
rsalaining a Ike pound bent note; Robert JetWmon, fir
relmiag in a dwellaukhowe ; Combos Sullivan, fur a rape;
*MI ISeas Fits,;erald, for aiding and assisting him ; -lane
Brun or and Mar) Smith, fbr privately stealing sit adKdbag-
house. •

Tike Court adjourned till to-morrow, at eleven
&duds, when the pribuners fur slow olfeuces will
rvceire sentence.
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Acconnts haze reached the Admiralty, that the
wissic of the Spanish fleet in Ferrol Mire been
comidctely fitted out fur sea, and the tat ship
Lilted for Cadiz on the 16th inst.

A more wanton act of barbarity we never re-
member to have heard of than which was com.
milted an Saturday last : Mr. T.—, of Brigh-
ton, in Northamptonshire, having consigned the
management of his farm to his nephew,. a young
man of on irritable disposition, he 9uarrelled with
one of the plough-boys, whom he tied to the tail
•f a cart and dogged unmercifully. ' Tpo lad re-
mosstrating against the treatment he had rewired,
brought upon him farther and more severe punish.
swot. His ink 'man muter next fastened hint to
the tall of one of the cart bones; then siting the
animal a, cot with his whip, he sprung forward,
and finding an inesnalannee behind, kicked to get
rid of it, and hitting the poor boy in the stomach,
he inggisdiitiely aspired. The body was taken to a
psqslic.boose in the neighbourhood, for a Coro-
err's; inquest. tb be. taken upon it. The farmer
wee ligsgsealobsly strastad, and eonteyed to North.
a 'nig/5 dhoi•

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OHM DitOPIPINcI. •
GettwirALL, San. 27.—Mes. Elizabeth If..
Well l'egh sail Minas Pugh were brought up
tot a charge, that they did wantonly and malici.
misty, un the night of the 24th August last, ex.
pose leave, and abeadoon female child, ins court
which teed* from Dyer's-buildings, to Castle.
street, Holborn. •
The ()veneers and Churchwardens of the pa.
rish of St. Andrew, Holborn, were the prose.
cuter..
Ann Taylor, who nursed the child, stated, that,
about eighteen months ago, Mrs. Pugh . brought
her a female infant to nurse, nhich appeared to
have been only a tee hours born. She told her
'the parents were persons of consequence, and
agreed to pay her 30s. a month. In about.eight-
months afterwards Mrs. Pugh complained of the
sum being too much, and the witness agreed to
take 21s. a month : and four months ago reduced
is to one guinea sooner than part with the child,
which she had got attached to; to use the wit-
ness's own language, it " was the sweetest babe
she had ever laid her eyes on, tied she Jived it as
If it had been her own." be.witnest burst into
tears ; indeed she appeared affected throughout ;
and her feelings would have done bonier to the
'real parent; every person in Coart sympathised
with her. In continuation of. her evidence., she
said, on Sunday-evening, the 20th of August,
Mrs. Pugh, accompanied by, a lady and gentle.
man came to her house; the child was out
dressed, but her clean clothes were ou a chair
airing. Mrs. Pa& 'aid to the %linen, " Have
I caught you at brat ?" who replied, " She had not
daught much, ai the child's clothes were ready,
and it would' not. take a minute to dress her."
Mrs. Pugh (faired her to make haste and do it,
as she was tome to take the child away. On the
witness recnCustrating and expressing her regret,
she looked at the strange lady to implore her in.
terferettets. Mrs.- Pugh immediately said that
was not the tnuther ; bat, putting her hand on
thegentleman, said, this is one who has more in.
terest in the welfare of the child than I have, and
he will have her away ; this made the witness
suppose he was the father, and she begged of him
to be hied to the child, lie told her there was nu
danger of that, and kissed it several times ; they
'took it away with them, and left the witness in
tears.

The beadle of the parish proved the child's
being foundist ten o'clock, un Thursday, thc•2lth
of August.
Mary Taylor, the sister of the first witness,
staled, that shis was servant to a lady in Bulbous,
and having heard there was a child found, and that
it wag taken to the workhouse, and the descrip-
tion given answering that of her sister's child,
for they always called her so, she went to the
Workhouse, awl found her surmise to be right:
sho informed' her sister, who made known to
the officers of the parish the circumstances sbe
had this day stated.
The Prisoners were examined separately. Mrs.
Pugh was the first. She stated, the mother of the
child was a young lady of respectability,; the fa.
Cher she knew nothing of, never having seen him ;
hut the lady and gentleman who were with her on
the night when the child was taken away were not
the parents—: he lady's name was Daily, and the
gentleman's Rutlege ; he was clerk to a corn.
facto'r, and they both lived iii Lawrence-lane.—
She then admitted what had been stated by Ann
Taylor, and added, that she had received letters
from the child's mother, desiring that it might be
taken from the nurse and put into the workhouse;
she produced several [alters, which she stated to be
from the 'nether, to that effect.

The worthy Alderman (icuotre) objected' to
the letters being read ; he said, he was applied to
for a prirate examination iu this case ; but that
was what he never would submit to ; s•ill there
was some delicacy due to the family and cornice.
lions of this young lady, who, he was informed
from a source he mild u{t doubt, were truly re-
l.
spcctable ; and another consideration was, that her
father and the child's grandfather was on his death.
bed and could not survive many hours; and it
was but humanity to save him this heart-rending
pang in his last moments ; particularly so, as the
disclosure of the name, at preheat; could nut be-
nefit the case.

Mrs. Pugh then continued and blasted, that the
other prisoner washer father-in-law ; her husband
was dead ; un the Sunday night she took the child
from Anti Taylue, she left-it with- seedier nurse
until the Thursday evening following, when she
again removed it, for the purpose of having it
put into a workhouse, thu other prisoner having
undertaken to get it into one, fur which she paid
him 101. They took a coach to liolburn, where
she delivered the child to her father-in-law, and
went house ; he afterwards told her he had left
the' hild in St. Andrew's watch-house.
. Thomas Pugh, ass old infirm man, wu utzt cx.
mined. lie acknowledged Mrs. Pugh was his
daughter.in-law, but denied his -having received
any money from her ; and stated, he was w ith
her whetuhe laid down the child in the cowl, and
they ran away; but she gut out first, being the
most active; he did not know who were the pa.
rents of the child.

The worthy Magistrate fully committed them
both for trial.
Mr. GI ifliths, the COlllOlOO Councilman, stated,
he was well acquainted with the family of the mo-
ther of the child, and they were most respectable
people; the young lady herself had been consi.
dcraJ most amiable until this disclosure. Her
pregnancy was never inspected.

C24ION•HALL, Stwr. 28.--. Several persons were
summoned by Mr. Martin, surveyor of the roads,
for-riding and driving on the footpath in the Kent.
road, and fined ss. each. Amongst them was a
gentleman, named Cobham, who complained of
having been violently assaulted by Mr. Martin, as
he was riding in company with a friend, along the
Kratl-rneds W 041111,07, the ilOth 11156'60.-
11r. Marti., it appeared, came up to bip, and,
without esayitig word, seised his bridle, gad
ettick his tone over the head ; he thou demsodetl
Cobham's address, which that gentlemant.oot

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ke?isaig Islas farina& to givei and desired to
Mr. Martin', *admit, for detaining him. n.
kateed of shetviag his autitorkyi, he,streelt r.
cabbasi with a lame stick,• with wide% he ad
just before •beatan the horse. A parses, ea cd
-WOW,. was standing by, Who also seitetP Mr. C 1
ham's bridle, and assisted in detaining hiM.
This statisient of Mr. Cobham was supported
by Mr. Sandals, thegeutleman who was with hiin,
who also stated that Mr. Martin seized? Mr. Gib.
bas's horse, mid attack at bins, before heipoke
a word.
Mr. Martin denied haviag struck at Mr. Cob-
ham till after he was himself assaulted he told
the geatleman lobelia was, aed why he demanded
his address, which, ho refitting to give, • Mr.
Martin contended he was justified, under the Act I
of Parliament, in detaining him.
The Magistrate observed that Mr. Martin had
been more violent than upright is the exercise of
his authority, and he should certainly hold him to
bail for the assault. It appearing, however,' that
Mr. Cobham acid his friend were riding on flr
foot-path, the penalty must be enforced against
them. They were lined ss. each, and 3s.•cests.

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WILLIAM WHINY/kW; AA it %CHI'S Hl.Ait v,
AN° WaLiLL, LON PON .
Tae best artanosatodattota for Traisilietri--!:...ed nelf, r h ,i 4,
Litriava, add litoierate 'tames. The Mho.%
Coultas Mail Oaukbetedte. eel out from tee %slaw ,
Head Ina, Sisow-tuil
OLVOOW. DUNfifilEA, CARLIiLE,
VIN, rEmitirti, ApishElsY,
TERICKE, sad 1101401.1(1111It(la ,c, New r
Casettes, et ery Ni.usoing, to ettrr, tour inb.tes.
YORK nil LKEI/3 New Post Coatis art nut ever) tn .r
ill at hattleast tivee'cloct r•nerive at bock the next rt..,
ut twelve o clack.
The ECLIPSE New Filing Poo-Coach, earriex F-."
Invides oily to to Ynrk. Samlerle d, Neese.-t
Edinbargb, by way of Stint on!, 'l;r:totem, f)„
ratter, every Lveni ig and Morijng, to Mr. Sowerky's, the
White-bane, Copper-gate, York.
Unroauttoo Chentarntvelliag to Liverpool. by the New Fl F.
!WV NW Cr= to the Ariel lkda-atveet,
d:41y..-7L4(l_ s and %%activist New Post Cnat-.1,

Called the Clothier, sets out every Aloruing at seven
o'clock. by H teas and Co. Leeds.

BOSTON, Sp&ling, Petrrltorlts4h, Str.tort,
and iluatior.e, ion new tins*, Mnii Coach, .ere nu! curry
eve:ling. Coaches from Basta' to Sp:lby, Louth, Criristh.
1 aal Hill.
lay eat eon r, Wirringinn, Knut.ford, Stoat% in.l Litri,_
' Jett! Peva Conch, called the Expeditroti• eve: % ovr•l•Jte, at
Ave o'clock. to the Crown Inn, Red-erns-street, LiVerp,;.l,
(Sward, tl t di-oughtn't.
ISATII 7YWI lIIIIIST.IL rt)) ing P..t c.,,,h,,, ii,r.„4;,, t•h;,,,,.
pentane, Coble. nisi Marlboros h, every art. rn :.1,.: 3,„...
at Mr. May's,. the tirevisound Ann, Beth: stud t',. 1..,...
~
Tavern 're. I. I sas-strer t, firiltail, tie issoraill. C m,,,..,!,„
Weds, Bridgeuater, Taunton, ke. • .
balms new light Coact'. calk4 the Roetiogham, sets out
every inoraingat eight o'clerk. Carries four Reties only, mid
goes rein-Irk:ably easy, with fit guard throughout. Pteirt
through S.amford, Newark, Retford, Doncaster) :LA Pars--
bridge; to the tioldealion; Leaks next dreg .at :um, and
return from thence every Morning at eight n' ,u
t.k. :k..t-
withstaishog the 'mammon expedition at tot, coneat it is n -
lowed to 1u (besting agreeable and complete pante corge).
aster on the Nora Read, being itnequalled in accuarmadatto
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r
by soy other.
KavDA L, Lesseeater, Poston, Kirby.. Loottiale, !Pettit,.
Cheek), Orinskirit,ied (ig Pea Conehes,eary eft:.
'ourlh,:nt four o'clock. tinl.-
Cit.Asnow. !wallow:, Gtetutt /treat; Analui, Dumfries,
Biownhill, Thornhill, Assar Kiln. twomlck. Kinesaell,
and all parts at Seati.sal, tierrtown Conch, DWI'.
1.0 UT ri, Spilslis liestunp !lull. Grimsby Speldin.i, Petri.
horn', Status, anti II " unlined Coach, sets or every aft en ioon.
SI 'series-ma, Stackpart, Macclesfield. Whin.losy, 1'.:..
giant, Newcastle. Walsall, ling WOlVeFilitiapten ('ant C.:l lli
every afternoon. Guarded.
C I RLISLC. Penrith, wad Whitehaven. Post Conch, rims
with four horses nod a Guard nil the way. Poses On ,a.:ii
'trough, Appleby, tsretahridge, Racks:l.lnd, Catiee;t4,
Bor•iughloidge, Wetherby, Atierfard, Doncaster, and (into-
(ham (dm eleareet way by eighteen mil•-0. A, t 4 ant ey,.,),
blonr *. and performs the journey with the Ktentest taciiity.
Passengers detained ea the rued by hiiviiie-s or plea-tire.
bate the peculiar Advantage of their Seats being secured in
the next Coach (with six Criatimpail.
Ratio: E N WITH, Walsall, Wolverluunptor., K Arlernaost..r,
Stourbridge, and Hadley Cinch. every evening.
Snvaracann. Stockton, and V;trin new Coach every
morning, to the George Ism, Sunderland.
V nal:, s;eweastle. and Eihnourgb new Coach, performed
with a Guard thr antboot, sea oat everyp rues* ut roves
o'clock, by way tat Newark, Raiford, Tadcmter, Darliugua,
NI trt ballerina', 'Durham Morpeth, and Berwick. liasseilen
ending themselves farlgesed hots The length of t he journey. may
rest what time they please. and then proceed on with ...ft ant
utklitional fare. if 'Rims Clark. Block Swan, Coney-.(feet,
Tertc. rams Coaches to Sunderland, Hall, *Who...nigh,
At'hithy, mid other plates.
• •Ex arca, Pltistottlt. Palisonth, Dartramth, Weymouth,
Dorchester, and sail-bury Balloons Coaches, every mornieg
at Per &chick, u ills a Guard, Wrung,' Moulton, Axminster,
Without, Binsdford, lit.sillestoice. and lidorshot.
11 nartnan. %VIM, 11. tilleglall, Mil Coesiant Couch,
every macaw.
SUR rip, sin! a Ir, Well they and Shilfill Pad C . Nell, the
torsi Charlotte. every mit, at Ave clock.• arrkised.
t! i; F F I 661, and Rotherham Post Coach, ended Ibt And'.
ilium, every mooning.
tritnitrna Post Coach, through Ityegale and Cuckfirld,
i ever. Morning at a Qua. ter before Seven o'Clock. •
, Bin Uibl.H to .Mercury Post Goner, with a Oisardotets
.ms evcry afternomi, nnd•reaehes Birmingham next. dagsirr:t
noon.!'arses by Oxford. Paulson, anti Shipthlue, to the -
r'--llend, linll4ireet. Birmingham.
tlw t ci) N art r t.n, Uslatidge, Denham. awl Redhill, nee'
Putt Coact:. eyet)•uftetnood, bY Richard Won,. and Co.
!kn.,: Korthasve. flowden, Clairne, and ibmenster'host
Coach, every • at sereito'ci(feks is the BO and am
Ina. M 3 ton-gate, H . ..
W ' mason Coach, every kfteriteett at 01111 i Click. ,
Tartan:An wad Eximeetion Wilk 4614, at' half rut
ten, half past two, half past foureadtedr pnlttf.nefeßlOCk.
W AKE Cl r. 1. u, efitalret, UM rad Latch, called thielery
Waßilield, to Ilse Mingled Altus, Widtelleji.
'N. 11, Heevy Weights of Leafage,' Gant, Ac: enereyeti it?'
' the wider-mentioned Waggons: r
To Dist, 'lleceles, ileagny, &try, and all part,. of Mot..
fah, every Monday. •
' Marta, Plymouth, mid Painmeth illy Wagger*, doll ,r
trurving gout% and peerager*, aa usual, to en penal at tat
Wert of Embus&
Souris .t st rents. Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Caleb,
every Morning.
Sunni A 'arra'', Wincheder, Ramey, I.vnitharot, F.ra-
ington, Ciirittcharch, itiugwood Fordiugbridm, Wingrars„
Petite, Isle of Wight, Jerry, and Geer:mil Wagjoi.• dail,t.
SUNBURY, Itaiaproll; old Twiekesthasair hi lee A-Week.
M s It LIM uotrun. Newbury, nod Rending, every Tuesday.
Canning:a, Iver-Actou, Southall, lla)es, mid Ilille.l led
Cart, twice a-week. • ,
Clnit me estta, Abingdon, and fleecy. three times n- week.