The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-07 00:00:00

THE

COURT OP BRNCR.
."'
17;sterday being the first day of Terns, tha
Court did nut sit until one o'clock.
Tne usual warn was made of the state, con-
dition, and behaviour, of the different convicts
on hoard the bulks at Woolwich, Ports=
and Lingouti harbour : the returns were u
to be tiled.

WILTS.
61111P1LINI V. MUNT, ESQ.
EA report of the esecutioo of a wril of, inquiry of damages i
is tills came was given in 12 HE Btsessm AN of the 13d of
Anglia last : SIMPKINS ell the Inlaid or rni xcisi)uGDAtz
AsvLar, Esq. of Euerly, lathe conoty of Wilts. The De-
fe►dl.mt, liCh air /Intr, lisn. of Sans Strad Connie, in the
wine comity, is the. Gentleetan who se eminently distal-
guiahed himself at the late Comity Meeting held at S.tlis-
bury. To the effect produced by the Speech of Mr. lit►mT
at that Meeting, which liberated the very respectable
county of Wilts from submissive servility to the supportirew
of a corrupt system, is imputable this, and malty other net:
How, with *bleb his enlightened and likrat neighbarrs
have endeavoured to harass Mr. llv UV. Time tenants of the

Earl of AT LibBUUY have been particularly active iu this
feutio-politka warfare. That Ciautemen should carry poli-
tical n-seutment, PO to, as in the ca,-e to which we allude, it
has been c riled, does nut reflect mach credit, on either
the howls or the *carte of the instigators. Hitherto the
eTurts to pat down Mr. IIeNT have terminated in the depot
and disgrace of his atitagoeat,.] •
Mr. Eassuae stated,. khat.this was an action
brought against the Defendant for trespass, in go-
ing upon the Plaintiff's land" to kill game, after he
had received notice nut to do sn. 'Pim Defendant
had suffered jodgment to pass by default, and at-
tended himself at the execution of the Writ of
Enquiry before the Sheriff, and conducted his own
cause ; on which occasion he addressed the Jury,
maintaining that the plaintiff hid received no ia.
jury.— It appeared on the part of the plaintiff, that•
the defendant, after notice had been given to hie
not to come upon the plaintiff's ground, came on
horseback with some dogs, a hare started, and the
defendant's dog killed it. The defendant then pro.
credal to cross-examine the witness,and asked him,.
witether he thought that the Plaintiff had received
damages to the amount of Is. ? The witness said he
did not think he did. Then he asked, whether hi'
thought the damages amounted to sixpence, He
said he thought it did not, and perhaps nut to an
halfpenny or a farthing. Upois which the defect.
dant addressed the Jury in a speech of considerable'
length, maintaining that they were bound b'y' the
oath they had taken, tu.give a true verdict ac.
cording to the evidence; and that evidence was,
that the Plaintiff had not sustained damage to the
amount of the lowest denomination of coin within
the realm, and therefore the verdict should be
accordingly. Upon this address the Jury retired,
and remained locked up ter a considerable time,
and returned a verdict,- 46. That the Plaintiff had
susaained nu damages." lie thertfOre now mortal,
that this Inquisition be set aside, and a new Writ.
of inquiry be executed, on the ground, that as die
Defendent had sufferedjudgment • to pass by di.
fault, there must be some damages given fur the'
Plaintilf—for this verdict was recorded.
Lord ELLEMISOROIIOII...--" That verdict must
be recorded. Take a rule to show cause."
Mr. A DOLPHUS moved fur a Writ of Habeas
Corpus to he directed to the Keeper of Tuthill.
fields Brillewell, communtlitig him to bring up
the body of Francis Frederick Heiden, for the
purpose of being discharged, he being illegally
euusinitted. He was committed on the Act of
Parliament, tailed Tite Little Go Act, fur insuring
in a Loflers called the Little Go. There were
two Acts of, Paeliament in this case, the 43d of
the present King, which had been done away by
a clan % in the Act of Parliament of the 46th of
the King, e. 119, s. 39. by which it was pro-
vided, •' Thatall prosecutions of this kind ikould
be instituted by his Majesty's Awirney.Geperal,
and this was instituted by a Common Infornser,
and so he told the Magistrate who committed the
man ; but he was wrong in his constructien of the
statute, for the man was committed.
The ATTORNZY.GSN ER 4L said, that MP. Adol-
phus was right in his construction of the statute,
which governed this case ; hut there were some
powers of tniagalion given to the Justice., which
theAttorney-General found it difficult to 'carry in-
to execution.
Rule to 'hew cause granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sir JAMILII MANSPIILD and the Judges of this
Court took their scats with the usual' form. Af.
ter bail had been justified, the Earl of Darlingto
attended at the bar to pass a r4corery of his estates.
The Court then adjourned. Mr. Wardle was
among the suitors yesterday in Westminster Hall.
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BAILEY. •
.:119* `4441-01'
MOAdAryt November IL
Yesterday Joists While was trial capitally, on
a charge of assaulting %Vahan Nichols on the
King's highway, putting him in dread and fisr,
and forcibly taking (rum An person a silver watch,
value 31. on Friday evening last.

tai, ow r relay e.,
The Prosecutor stated, that between six and
seven in the evening, he was passing under'the
Piazza, at the end of Mr. Justice Chaalbre's
houso, in Lineoln's-inn-fields, and going on to-
wards Great Queen.street, when the Prisoner ran
up suddenly against him, and at the moment of
his confusion at finding himself so violently run
against, he felt the Prisoner snatch away his
watch from his fob, and then saw him ruu as fast
as he could along Hulborn.row,
fields. The Prosecutor pursued, calling out,
" Stop thief!" several others joined in the pur-
suit, and the Prisoner was taken about the middle
of the Row; but Mere was not auy watch found
upon him. However, he was taken first to the
watch-house, and afterwards to Bow-street.
Mr. SlAbb, of South Audley-street, hatter, hap-
pened to be passing when • the Prisoner was first
secured; he went on to Queen.street, where he
transacted some business of his own. He then
thought that very probably the Prisoner might
have thrown it away when he found himself close-
ly pursued ; and upon Woking ettentively near the
'inns srhpro ha was taken. the witness found a