The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-10 00:00:00

SECONDARIES' OFFICE, Juss 8.

LANZ V. SID:VAT AND 1101111111.
A Jury was icapannelled to assess damages in this
action, which was entered against Sir .1. Sidney, the
Sheriff of the county of Kent, and Mr. Morris,a sheriff's
oflit.er, the latter having arrested and falsely impri-
soned the plaintiff.
Mr. Drinecuass was for the plaintiff ; and from the
wit he called, it appeared that the plaintiff, Miss
Elizabeth Lake, and her three sisters, kept a school at
Deptford. An execution had been issued against
Miss Marianne Lake, and Morris went to the house to
arrest the young lady. He, however, laid his hand
upon the plaintiff, and notwithstanding the repeated
assertions of the family that she was not the person
named in the execution, took her off to a lockup
house, where she was detained until next morning.
Mr. Aveneuve, for the defence, stated, that no ma-
lice was imputable to his client, who bad committed
the error withoutany intention, and would have been
hal.)e for the 4ebt and costs if he bad allowed a de-
fendant to escape from his custody.
The SitONUART summed up, and the Jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 2.51.

s. POLICE.

OCILDUALL.—gaiTTACK OP AN 11)10T ON HIS
linariga.—On Sul:6l.day, Thomas Hackie Prior, a mi-
serable-looking as-attire. about 16 years of age. was
charired with baring desperately wounded Elizabeth
Mania. Ann. Shelton stated, that fur the last fort-
night she slept with Elisalieth Martin, in a room or-
copied by the latter, in the hone No. 10, Cock-lane,
Smithfield. The prisoner slept In another bed in the
same room; at eleven o'clock on Friday night they all
went to bed ; between One and two the witness was
awoke by Elisabeth Martha crying out. " Tom.
what are Jun abatis—what are you doing." There
was a lamp in the room, and witness saw the prisoner
•itauding by the side of the bed, whiels was lying on
the door, aid holding Eliz. Martin's arm; she saw no

lilt
knife in his hand, hit was certain be meant
sod instantly ran dews stairs, opened I'm street
and cried oat " murder." and called the watch, A
watchman soon came; witness told him if be did sot
go op stairs immediately. -eerier would be committed ;
he refused till he got anti h r watchman to go with him.
Witness then went up stairs with them. On entering
the room, she saw the !limner standing over Martin's
bed with a knife in his hand ; the prisoner did not
speak; the watchmen took the knife from him ; Eli:.
Martin and the be were covered nith blood; she said
to the prisoner. "for God's sake, Tom, have merry
on me ; 1 know I am murdered, and will die soon :"
Several persons soon came into the room ; tbe prisoner
was taken to the tratehouse, and Elisabeth Martin to
the hospital.

Thomas Quinlan, the watchman wbo answered the
call of the first witness, corroborated her statement of
the far.- after lie was called. On going into the room
where the prig met wan, the witness cried out to him,
'• Yoa villain, put down the knife;" hut the prisoner
took no notice of it. Witness then struck him sew.
cal times on the arm, but be still held thaltnife,srbirb
the witness at length c.iught hold of llrd teitiled from
him. Elizabeth Martin was in a dreadful state, all
over covered with blood. She called for a doctor, and
said she should soon die. Witness took the prisoner
to the a atzh-house.

Win. Bachelor, the second watt►mss, stated, that
when the knife was taken from the prisoner, he (1h
witness) went for a surgeon. lie afterwards o mato the
watch-boner, u here lie asked the p.isaa r what %s had
killed the woman fur; he said, •' the Devil toll me."
Claytos, the landlord of the house is
which Martin and the pri lodged, stated test
about six months ago he let the room they occupied
to the prisoner's mother, who was in service. She
employed blartin to take care of the prisoner. Wit.
sees bad but little opportunity uf observing the pri.
aoaer's conduct, but considered him (orphan, and ea.
&Wood he bad lucid intervals, and sometimes worked.
The prisoner lately said, be had dreamed that he
Ishould certainly die on the 21st of the present mouth,
and was sure It would come to pass, Witness lived in
the house adjoining that in which Martin sad the
prisoner lodged, and being awoke by the noise of
cellist( the watchman, he followed them into the
room, where he saw E.izabeth olarin in such a state,
that he was certain at the time she must soon bleed
to death. There was a cut on the back uf her neck,
Into which be could thrust his hand: there were also
severe cots on her arm, chest, and other parts of her
person. When she saw the witness, she said to him,
•• My dear Mr. Clayton. why did you not come
sooner? I'll soon die." Mr. Amesbury, a tarpon,
and several other persona, came into the room soon
after. Elizabeth Martin was takes to the hospital,
and the prisoner to the watch-house. Witness asked
the prisoner at the wateb-boose, by he bad killed
Mrs. Martin ? His only reply was, 'beta a cap
o■ my head."
Ihe wretched prisoner stood at the bar while this
evidence was given, apparently wholly regardless of
every thing that was passing around him—his whole
appearance expressi►e of a state of melancholy idiot-
ism. It was stated that he was so very deaf as not to
hear the evidence, and the Magistrate caused him to
be asked, in a maser which it was evident he did
bear. why be had eat the woman in the dreadful as-
set he had dune? The question was repeatedly asked,
bat his answers were quite incoherent. In reply to
the several repetitions of the question, he said," She
put a cap on my head—she left a mug and knife on
the table—l drank the beer-1 heard a noise at the
door, and thought they were cowing up to put meto
death. I dreamed 1 died and came to life again, aad
that a minister told me I was the son of Doti. and
would hare a crown of glory-1 have no more to sly ?"
A certificate from Mr. Curtis, the house surgeon of
St. Bartholomew's Hospital was read, which stated,
that Elizabeth Martin had several severe wounds nu
different parts of her body, particularly one at the
back of her neck; and that she must be considered in
a very dangerous state."
No person belonging to the unfortunate prisoner
appeared at the ohne. He was remanded to be brought
up again when further evidence could be produced re-
specting his state of mind, and the fate of the poor
woman should be known.

DIARY FOR VIM PRESENT WEEK:
WIFN TOE TIMES OW MOM WATER £T lASDOE•IIID4t.

Jane 9, 14.—Fattsr Sunnis. AFTEt Tara*.
High water—morn. 47 m. aft. 4; even. 6 m. aft. 4.
10, M.-Batorn rises 4 m. aft.! morn.
High water—morn. 103 m. after 5 ; eves. 47 m. after S.
11, T.-Br. B•RNAB As.
High water—morn. 8 at. after 6 ►even. SI me after 6.
t?, Lisa Qt. AR. AT 4 ATT.
High water—morn. 65 la. after 6; even. 20 at. art. 7.
13, Tb.—Cloek slow SO see.
High water--morn. 4; m. after 7; even. 10 st. after 8.
14, F.—Mars sets 1.2 m. aft. 12 morn.
High water—moro. 48 is. after 8; even. f 3 ea. after 9.
15, 8.-Bue rises 44 in aft. 2.
High water—moni. S 7 m. after 0; even SS al. after 10:

Test WEtrucn.—Tbe weather has continued, all this
week, eninterrnptedly fine, and been aceempamied with a
degree of beat ninth higher than usual at this seasonal
the year. The effect of this has been remarkable in ac-
celerating regetati .n; villa the brisk breezes that here
blown every dsy have couoteracted the innervating. is-
flnenoe of the halt on
the animal frame, The Wind,
indeed, last night, fest cool or everivld ; the thermOmeter
mlicAting a fall Of 10 degrees of temperature, compared
with that of some of the preceding nosier.
&road, June S.

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