The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-23 00:00:00

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1916"11.11:1111.1"71;Tillwelke ',die Width'
Itsfg orpstaise.kia &we figti4.ol.,
hese, that the :'polailege" of ealeiseel
• things geld pettliterte to thrtiattif In.'
• Mitled that the 'ettprevolottir mete
l' csmetwithlo ibirptivilige. '
Mr. Justice Aneole concurred.: words
eeerse of I judicial enquiry, relevant ..
,to the mutter in lUee, are not actionable,
tippets, that the Counsel availed himself ,
Ition to gratify personal malice previously entertained
tagainst the person slandered. Justice could not be
i properly administered, if on every occasion COlll/44
were to be questioned for the strength of an 'spree:
'rico employed hi the Mr condect of a canto!. Here
the words were relevant tied peatinent ; and ifs new
t trial were granted, the matt would and ought to be
the same slit bad been. . .
Mr. Justice floutocc observed, that the slans
demos words only expressed the opinion of nn bun.
vi dual to the Jury, who wets subsequently to de..
tide upon the merits, and whether the Counsel had
spoken truly or uotroly. A less latitude plight tot
be allowed to Counsel than to parties, on account of
their superior knowledge and cooler temperament;
but they were not liable to actions, sinless it eleArly
appeared that the slander had no relation to the
cause. lie referred to I Hawk. e. 73. s 8., 1 Rt.itf,
Abr. 87, pi. 4., 1 Sauer'. 132., and to 4 Coke, 14 h.,
in order to show that parties were not liable foe
word, in the course of a judicial proceeding, artless
'sprees malice were established. He thought the
})regent action not maintainable, for the reasons
stated by the rest of the Court.—Huts for settles
aside the Nonstlit discharged.

POLIES.

FRAUD.
MANsiox•Rovn---Joltrt Wrighi, a seaman, wit
charged with divers fraudulent practices of the fol.
lowing Wore:—
Mr. John Noyes, wholesale grocer, stated that
the Prisoner, some time since, was a seaman on
board the Staff of Life, an Irish trader, and had re-
peatedly come to the witness's warehouse, in cam:
piny with the Captain, to purchase goods for the
' ship's ose. On the 16th inst. he came alone, and
ordered goods
,to the amount of 31. teat. in the name
of the Captain, and took them away upon ct edit.—
On Monday he came again, but the witness hating
meanwhile ascertained that he had been discharged
from the Staff of Life, procured a constable, and
gave him in charge.
The Prisoner was ordered to be brought up again
on the 31st, when other charges are espected to be
exhibited against him.
MARLBOROUGH-STAEET.--Joseph Anderson wag
charged with being found in the shop of Mr. Davis
chymiat, In Itapert.street, with intent to commit le.
luny.—The Prisoner was remanded.
snow-acct. --Mr. W. Walton was brought before the Ha.
gistrates, lit the :windy of the Constable of St. Jolla's, hoath.
work. epos a charge preferred by Mr. Wm. Higler. of Mad
basset. St. .11thit'.. of assaulting him on Thirst's% isiorairtg.
Mr. Higlei said, that the Prisoner had been a lodger in
home for a short period' ; towards his wife he had Intel, meted
with more than common politeness. and f coctitissinaeis, he
strongly sospeched tam her afections had 1a...a :di. o,sted fr.o.
him by the Primmer. That morning 714 he woo await to leaver
his bons?, he 'Weight of a stratagem a hich might prohably sa-
tisfy his mind:—he opened the front door, and matte a noise oa
the steps. that his wife might hear that he wasp, side the moose,
and then wallet' softie into the house, pat she dimr toa,
took stash,. shoes, and walked top stairs; It rd his aite'a
chamber door open. heard her walk up .14i mien the Psi.
lamer . .hiar ; caricoi y drew hter a the keyhole
of the chamber derv. Ohre& helium its upon she guilty pair. ;sod
ordered them to leave she 111/017, 1111Medill'i.11. The Prilishee
ordereid him to leave his, apartment, and isissultittl atat beat him
violent' v.
t :stirred to find hail t • answer the charge at the 11. •111114.
llenty V. ill au- charged hif li•tnt.itfqa,
t place, %Wry-le-homer, with ritilriasi him of aVI Bank ttr l•rig-
' land mole on fo-inality morning. as the Waterloo Bridge-rt..*
near the Cishourg Theatre,
Mr Homo stated. that he was walking stloi.g the Waterloo.
bridge-road, and saw a 'soother of persons collected top tor;
the Prisoner was playing at caps anti halts; three • ere ra or
right Ines round. whom he learned were aping of horst...and
' the Prisoner was the head of them. The Prtmeer and the per-
ilous foetid took out lutadtwils of moles. and oirered to bet Nit
F. to half.a.c rah n that there was a ball sunder each cnp that tlw
Prisoner was playing %%lib. He saw a ball fall. as he sappaird
from under one of the imps, and the Prisoner safe. ed to bet that
there still rcmai•ted • ball under; he accepted a bet of J. and
11111 0 IL note 011170 IWO 11. mites produced by the Prisoner; the
moment the money was oat of his :mods be was hustled by the
Prisoner's comitanioni, before he could see whether he kid aro
or IIM, and the Prisoner took ap.the mosey and raa away wall
' it.—The Primmer was committed.

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OkD BAILEE
THURSDAY, Jatf. ft
Joseph Robinson, aged 67, was indicted for grand larretrits
being charged I 4 stonlingasilver spoon. ti.e property of Jo
the
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Harris, who keeps the house, $5, Lincoln's Ida-fields, of
Verulam Club.
The facts of this case have been before our Realms mate
than once.
The Jury found a Verdict Guilty, hut strongly reesitiairwka
-Ilse Prisoner to mercy, on account of his age.
One of the City Officers Isere declared, that be knew a Pri•
toner well, and had done so, for nearly YU years. Hill fialio
was not Robinson, but lirotherton. itnd he bad bees in Sir Joh*
Libbock's bank. He was an old thief. He bad been cum
cernt d in many robberies, mid particularly tlnstrof strong the
clock from the House of Commons. It was hut a very Mat
time that he had beets out of jail.
The Common Sastrestir told the Prisoner that he would am
vainly he tr.uisported fur seven years. The Prisoner %booklet
bead and retired.
Thomas Fullerand .Tama Turner were convicted of stadia
two bushels of coals, the property of Joseph Toplaad.
The Verdict having been recorded, -the Prosecutor beg
recommend use Prisoners to mercy, giving. as a remora. Oat of
believed this to he their first offence. flawing, hao.dver. ses
lasialedly suffered through similar depredations. be was dote
mined to prosecute the first person be detected.
The Keconosit intimated that he had acted with great poi
prirty.
Tbe Prosecutor then requested that the Court would hrial
aatemeni of rather tin extraordinary nature which he bad 18
make. The Court acquiesced. and ate proceeded to
the present trial having been expected to have taken place
Monday 13.11, he was attending in the yard opposite the Cola *Li"
his witnesses and ‘vbite they were there, two persom.
stated themselves se be constables, came up to his principal tier'
nest. nod one of them said. that he had a warrant ogaieal 14.
for steeling some bey. mid they Guth immediately dragged
away to Mary-le-bolsi -watch-home.
, The R accuser* asked whetbet the Proseentor knew die
parties ?
11Se Prii•ecutor he believed one a( the *tilet f
41111110 e; we. Collins. This was not Collins the city Amt. het
he-helieved. beluogieg to Mary Ic bonne.
The Itacoancts observed, that the Gr.uul Jury had been di!k•
charged, toot recismaretrded the Petbectvor to indict Ow ptlicm
the shwas:ain't nest• tieswtltw,.or so make is ant befits*
NOmi.tai,:e‘sind to obtititt st warrant againstag!
This teroirmicadation'
r w4_lrelieve, was vivapiked with.
Roue trltara..Marstret Haviephrytt, and Itintisai
capitalty convicted of ostaolifew Jet*" Reams* no •
ads
highway, and forcibly taking fsem his person 164.

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