The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-10-31 00:00:00

THE sTATMMAN.

An action was hrotlibt al:aiost the pound-beeper in warant f•inos 3lr. !Bride, to apprilond a man, naised
the Court of Exchequer: subsequently, •p'.o the opi- Thomas Marsh, wl he took into coistoily; in passing.
Ilion of 3lr. Ti lil that action was abandoned; but the through Drury-lane, near Brownhow-street, iu coin-
s-oats, previous to the abandonment, anseintlng to I If. pray with a brother officer, nameil Pnrrr, a gang of
7s. I. the plaintiff naw sought to recover. sixteen or In enty iserauns attached Ir;tot, crying; I it,
Mr. Camenett, for the defendant, contended, that "Tom Marsh don't go; , the —," 1111%1111.1.4.
where, by reason either of the incapacity or gross stab him. The %vitt'. ss was insisseilisteic Lis,,,.ke,i
neglect of an attorney, the client derived no b. nefit down, and heat in a dreadful manner ; and his pri•
f -on a suit, tioere the attorney could not recover costs. I owner, Marsh, was re,ctovit; on rising f the ground,
The case of pigs in a pound was not new in a court he was struck over the eve by some sharp instruineut
of justice. There was a (*AIM in the Year-books in and, in an instant, his head and fare were corer•
which a sow, beirg distrained, en fivnitle, farrowed in I with blood. The u itness aas positive Powers was
prison ; and a nice question arose whether the pigs one of the gang : lie saw Pais ins a short distance.
were to be considered as prisoners: whether in law, I The witness on recoveries. himself, saw the gang
they were or were not piss at the time of the seizure. beating Parry.
Eventually, the Court ruled that the pigs were Ingo; Nathaniel Parry deposed, that he helongeol to Bow-
pigs at that time. Now, ito the present case, the at- street Office ; he ace.tespososied the last n ituess to ex. I:
tornry (-unmet's-of,: an aetion against the pound-ki•eper ; erste the scare's:. This wiLess confirmed Shire's
and then abandoned the action because the piiund- evideace in every respect, and further deposed, that
I...eper was not Habil-. The attorney ought to have on seeing Marsh run away, lie seized loins by the col-
known that action at first. fie charged his client 111. tar, when the gang knocked him down, and Marsh
75.; shat benefit did he fictive from the action was again reseiti-il. On returning abaut half an hour
1:.-ought ? Dail he get his pigs ? Ile got nothing ; after the atisay, he saw Parsons standing in a pas-
s t even a squeak for his money. Upon that single sage, with a large bludgeon in his band ; Powers was
ground, the learned Us:tinsel would coutend, the plain- in the next passage. With ti.e as..isfance of Jeffers
CT was pr.-chided from recovering. son he took Powers into custody ; hut Parsons escaped
Mr. Justice BEST could not sustain Mr. Campbell's by a back way.
rdpositinio. . Eliza Kelley, at whose suit the ''arrant was granted,
31 r. Cs offartt., in that ease, hail another and a deposed, that she saw the prisoners strike the prose-
s-11 ient defence. The statute of limitations barged cntor, and that Powers had a knife in his hand. This
t!.e plaintiff's claim. I witness also corroborated the former evidence, as did
evidenes in the cause was a curiosity in its a woman named Branscomb.
sear. A pawi•brokrr, of the name of Smith, was William Jefferson, a Bow-street officer, deposed to
sited to prove an acknonleilgusent althin :la years ; meeting Shires iu Bow-street, covered with blood, and
sod Mrs. Clements, a washerwoman, swore that Mr. to taking Powers into custody. An attesus
was
Smith was unworthy to be believed upon oath. The made to rescue him, but it failed.
lsily was pet into the hoe twice, ehe gentleman three The prisoner, Powers, in defence, said he had no
C••Ps ; and they snore ei.thine a ['envie ten de knife in his hands.
I*.r,:tre. Mr. Justice Paul( sammed up the evident.* with
Mr. Justice REST regretted that parole evidence of I great perspicuity and at considerable length.
ackhowledgment within the term was permitted to I The Jury, after some minutes cdnsideration, re-
ft.feat the statute of limitations. His Lordship had turned a verdict—G,i/ty of as eseartli, bait nut
I .ng considered the reception of such evidence as a I stabling.
tap Ear perjury, and trusted that before long, by a I Mr. Justice Paas here observed, that they must
r.ollification of the law, written acknowledgments I either acquit the prisoners or find a serilict of guilty
a'one would be received. In the present case then generally.
c laid be little doubt that perjury had been c 'tted The Foreinan observed they had doubts as to any
on both sities--both by Smith and Clentenis. The, sharp instrument having been used, and the dory,
c'..sitio of the plaintiff rested solely upon the evidence after re-consideratiou, returned a verdict of Not
of Smith ; and it was for the jury to decide whether, i Chi ty.
ter the evidence of such a witness, contradicted as it 'I he prisoners are detained to take their trials for
was, credit runid properly he given. an assault.
The jury, without hesitation, foued a verdict foe Marla Fol,w, aged 22, was indicted for burgle-
the defendant. I riously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of
As soon as the verdict was delivered, Mr. Justice iTI s Tullman, and stealing 5/. in bank notes, 7s.
Bast., who bad already ordered the seaman Cleuseuts is silver, a quantity of prosision, &cc.; and ~s. in
out of court for the impropriety of her eondstets said silver, two waistcoats, b..c. the property of tieorge
that, if the defendant desired it, he should feel it Ms Tullman.
duty to hold Mr. Smith to bail. I The prosecutor, who resides at Hampton Court,
Mr. Sc.aistatv oliserved, that a prosecution for deposed, gnat on the Itith of the present month his
perjury would be attended is ith cooed t-roslole expense. Infuse was broken into by the prisoner, who is a private
Mr. Justice litsv was empowered by statute to in the 51st regiment of foot, stationed at ilsolooptuot,
order a proseenCon without expense to the defendant, amid three other soldiers, oho demanded his money and
nd was ready to do so. All that he required was, threatened to hang bits if he did not surrender ; they
uo Mr. Wilson should be hound over to prosecute. , actually produced a rope, which they pet round Isis
lie defendant t', 'n declared his wish to priisecute: , neck, ;soil then proceeded to rifle his packets and the
L bins* of the property 'twit indictment. The
It afternoons abaudvned the design, at the inatance
his Attorney. I prosecutor ss as coavberated by his son, 14 I/01 b‘ .re

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JACKSON P. Untax.—llds was an action For words
of ilandet, imputing to the plaintiff that hr had wil•
hilly se( fire to his house.
Mr. SCSALOTT and Mr. AKNAKASI were for the
plaiotils and Mr: 111Aaa%Ar for the defendant.
The plaintiff had been insured in the Eagle Office,
as under tenant of a house. During his absence on
the Continent, a fire happened on his premises. Some
reports were circulated to his prejudice, suggesting
that the fire did not occur accidentally. The Office
demurred, and after the couinsencement of legal pro-
ceedings, they paid the loss. This action was brought
against * third person, who meeting the plaintiff in
the City-road, reproaChed him in abusive terms, and
told him that he hail wilfully set fire to his house:
The words were clearly proved.
But it was objected by the defendant's Counsel, that
the action would not lie, ioasninch as the declaration
did not aver that the slandrt meant to impute an in-
tention to defraud any Fire-office.
Mr. Justice ItEsv :said, he would take a note of the
objection, and give the defendant the benefit of it on
motion.

The case went to the Jury under the Learned
Jiidge's direction, and they found a verdict for the
plaintiff, Damages 11)1.

11.t‘tsos r. DT AND ()TlMM—This WAS
an action against husband and wife, and John
Ileasely for assaulting the plaintiff.
tiraNET was for the plaintiff, and Mr. SCAR-
LETT for the defendants.

The Plaintiff occupied a war, house in Silver•street,
IToud•strrrt, theapside, as under tenant of persons
named Lillis aiiil Mover, who hell of De Druchy.---!
•1 he Plaintiff's porter had rut up a door on the premises,
to make the head of a cask, hr t!ie direction, as was
said, of the defendant, w4io, on the sth of February,
came to the warehouse and began to abuse the porter
for so doing, joining- his niaster in the abuse. hr
plaintiff came from ati upper t ....... , and remonstrated
with the defendant upon his conduit, upon whirl. the
art...ll4lAm became still more al:usit•e, and was imme
diately joined by his wife, mini flew at the plaintiff
with great ferocity, and scra!rhiug his face and eyes.
The other defendant, Deazely, also I.linr,l in the
attack, and attempted to push the out of ohm s.
These were the leading circumst.uu•es.
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's thiecti
found for the plaintiff, damages 10/.

OLD 11.11 LEI" AEssioAs_muN

The Puke Ile l'ates attewle;l the Court, this day,
he sat on the Bench, attemlrol by two of his suite,
said appeared to pay par:i•ular intetr.t to the follow-
ing ease.
Curt 1,414 AND P•lfert, aged
l'humits Pgratm , were eapitally indicted fur
wilMily and maliciously stabbing William Shires,
with intent to murder or disable him, or to tit, Win
some gri:w..tts liodily harm.
The proseutor, Shires, . is a 11mi-street
patrole; lie state 4, that in the afternoon of the 23d
inst., he went to Charles street, Drury-Line, with a

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that the prisoner wilt one of the men. The sergeant
of the regiident also stated that the prisoner was
absent from his quarters at the time of the robbery.
Baron WOOD summed rap the evidence, and the
Jury pronounced the prisoner Iluilty—Death.
FOROZRT.—Gcurge Bitry, an accountant, aged 36,
was capitally indicted for forging a Bill of Ex-
change, with intent to defraud Thomas Lee and
William Botcher of 491. lOs. 6d. In another count,
he was charged with uttering the said bill, knowing
it to be forged.
Mr. Ailey appeared fur the prosecution, and Mr.
Andrews for the defence.

Mr. George Butcher deposed to having received
the bill of the prisoner ; but the evidence of this wit-
uess being mere belief, the Jury, under the direction
of the Learned Judge (PARK), returned a verdict of
Nut (hilly.
Larre Ilatford Wade, aged 21, was indicted for
stealing an umbrella and other articles, the property
of his employer, Mr. Thomas IVade.—Guift.o.
SaraA Parsons, aged 22, was convicted of •teating
several got. us and other articles, the property of Mrs.
Mary Naylor.

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