The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-24 00:00:00

.4 boat ten days after his death, his 'meteor (the
suspecting, from the eccentricity of his manner,
that he might have hoarded and seeded laftwoy.
caused a search to be made in the house, bat did not
succeed in discovering the treasure. Shortly eater
this the defendant went to live in old Radley's late
dwelling, and his servant, a little girl about 13 years,
of age, on looking into the cupboard under the stairs
found between the partition a box containing 84 gui-
neas; these she immediately carried to her mistress
(the defendant's wife) ho divided the spoil, giving
the little girl one bal.and keeping the remainder
herself. This circumstance having been told to the
plaintiff, be claimed the whole as the executor of old
Radley. The father of the girl immediately delivered
up her half ; but the defendant refused antler some
pretence or other to do so. and the present action was
brought to recover the remaining half, or 42 guineas.
The girl clearly proved the case against the defend-
ant, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff for the
amount.
The Learned JCDOR highly commended the little
girl and her parents for their honesty on the present
occasion.

SUSSEX ASSIZES.
S ECON D DAT.

George Short, John Short, and John Elmore, were in-
dicted for burglarionsly breaking and entering the
stable appurtenant to the dwelling house of John Bor-
rer, Esq., at Portslade, on the 12th of May, and fe•
loniously stealing therefrom two saddles, one pair of
girths, a bridle, a backhand of chaise-harness, &e. two
pair of stirrup-iron.. and the leathers. Mr. Norton
was Counsel for the prosecution, and Messrs. An-
drews and Adolphus were for the prisoners. The two
headboroughs of Brighton, Rice and Young, appre-
hended John and George Short at Portsmontli, amid
upon searching their premises, fou:id some of the har-
ness secreted in the dunghill ; and on searching El-
sloes house at Brighton, three brushes were also
found belonging to Mr. Borrer. They made no de-
fence ; but the mother of ebe prisoners, a respectable
looking woman, deposed that her son John bail not
slept out of her house for the last six months, and
that be was in the daily habit of makinir entries for
pigs which she purchased, her piny being in a pork
shop and a public house ; and °fettle day, the 12th
of ilav, on which the robbery was committed, her
son George had made several entries into her book.—
Here the book was produced. She was not at home
when the harness was purchased, but was at home
when a person came and ordered her to put it out of
the way. She had not lost stela of her son from the
Ilth of May to the 29th, the ,ime lie was apprehend-
ed. She did not see her son wake the above entry ea
the 12th of May, but she bAieved the entry was made
on the 12th and 19th, twice 'tune with the saute ink.
This witness underwent a very severe cross-minsilis•
lion by Mr. Norton, respecting the entries made in her
book. The saddles had not been under the dunghill
above three hours; and Mrs. Short told her son imme-
diately to show Mr. Young the place. Iler son bad
never-been at Brighton, until be was taken there. .tir.
Adolphus called the attention of the whim**, to several'
other entries made on the 12th of May by her son. She
saw him write in her book on the above day,and the book
had not been out of her possession since the confinement
of her son.—Mr. John Young, butcher, at Ports-
mouth, knew George for 15 years ; lie is poulterer
by trade, And also of good character.—Mr. Lave, a
general merchant, at Portsmouth, knew George for 12
years ; and he has always been an industrious man,
and correct in his business. Mr. Bacon, a horse-
dealer residing at Portsea, knew George for upwards
of nine years as an honest young man. David Hughes,
of Brighton, knew hint as a dealer in poultry ; and
an honest man. The Judge in charging the Jury ob-
served, that where stolen property was found in the
possession, and they could net account for it, the ge-
neral presumption is, such persons have stolen it. It
might be that the Shorts did not steal the articles
in question ; but they most certainly received them,
and they were found in their possession. The Jury
in returning their verdict, said, (through their Fore-
man) "We find them all guilty of having stolen
goods in their possession." The Judge replied, he
could not take that verdict. The Jury were a long
me in consideration, when the Judge observed to

them ;—" Gentlemen, I perceive you have very great
doubt', and I would not have you give a verdict
againt your conscience. You can either bring in all
of them guilty of stealing ; or any of them. The
Jury declared John Hart, Not Guilty ; and George
Short, and Bleamb Guilty, only of stealing ; remov-
ing from them the burglarious pait of the charge.
George Short and James Knight, for felunionsly
stealing at Southwick. on the 12th of May, a saddle
and bridle, value 41. the property of Nathaniel Hall,
jun. were found Guilty.
George Short and John Short were again placed at
the bar, on a charge of ttealiag a pair of traces,
on the 9th of May, at Brighton, of the nips of 5..
the property of Thomas Wright, stable-keepei. The,
traces were found in the dung-hill. as related In the
first case. George was found Guilty, but John, Not
Guilty.
The Judge in passing sentence, admitted dwell to
the benefit of the Statute, but observed, they went
about the country pilfering and stealing property
where they could get Short and Ikon were
sentenced to seven years' transportation. J. Knight
also received seven years' transportation, as a danger.
ous

AversT 21.—CIVIL SIDE.
Before Mr. Justice Berrough sad Special Juries.
VIE KING r. HAIDELL AND AKOTIIIIR.

This was an Information filed by the Attorney-
General against two Custom-house Officers, named
Haisell and Ourr, for a conspiracy to aid, assist, and
abet certain vougglers in the landing of uncustomed
goods at Ouildford, near Rye, in this county, on the
4th of September, 1919.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Serjeent
Onslow, Mr. (Jamey, Mr. hlarryatt, Mr. Nolan, and
Mr. Dehany and the defence by Mr. Serjeant Teddy,
Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. Broderick.
The witnesses for the prosecution were all notorious
smugglers, with the exception of one, a ewes-
house ofc•er; the substinee of the statement was
this:—ln the evening of the 4th of September, a large
quantity of smuggled spirits and foreign sills were
landed at a place called Jew's Out, near Rye.—
Whilst the 'couriers were landibg the cargo the
two d. feudants and another officer, named Cberstant.


Iraq sworn that tit* defendsid Otter,
to the -pteeenee of others, said to one of the smilg-
glers, named Hersfield, " we must hate Some of the
tubs." The smugglers said, that if they did hot
make any alarm they should have some. Our then
said. "we mast have 30 of them." The smagglers
answered that they could not let them have so
many, as it was but a small crop. The defendants
thee agreed to take 22 or 25 tabs, the witness
could not say which, as their share, and promised
not to give any alarm. The goods were accord-
ingly landed, and the defendants received as their
share 22 tubs, which they carried off, and took
them to the Custom-house, bat suffered the smug-
glers to take away the remainder of the cargo.
Under these circumstances the prosecution was insd-
toted against the defendants. In opening the cue,
the Counsel for the prosecution gave the defendants
the benefit of having brn active meritorious officers
previous to this transacnon.
Oh the ernes-examination of the witnesses for the
Crown, great pains were taken to shake their testi-
mony. It appeared that the information which led to
this prosecution had notibeen given by them until a
year and a half after thetlleged transaction. One of
them admitted that he had been ruined by the defend-
ants and other Custom-honse officers in his trade of a
smuggler. The witnesses, however, four in number,
ackr.4wiedged themselves to be notorious smugglers,
who had supported themselves all their lives by such
illicit means. They were examined separately, and
all gave an unvaried account of the transaction, anti
were con,istent in their story. Their testimony was
corroborated by that of Mr. Chapman, the officer
above-mentioned.

111 r. Serjeant TAnDY remarked epos the novelty of
this singular coalition of the Board of Revenue with
notorious smugglers, against their own officers. The
defence he hail to set up wits, that the evidence of the
smugglers was founded in vindictive motives towards
the defendants, in consequence, as one of them ad-
mitted, of the activity which they had shewn in the sup-
pression of smuggling. He particularly dwelt tippet
the staleness of that information upon which this pro-
secution was founded—a year and a ball having
elausetl before the slightest hint was given of any
thing of this kind having taken pl.tre. It was nista-
, fest from this that some malicious feeling had in-
fluenced the witnesses, and the Jury therefore ought
to watch their testimony with the greatest jealousy.
He should prove that on the night in question the de-
fendants, so far front co-operating with or taking any
part in the proceedings of the smugglers, as soon as
they saw the contraband goods landed, they fired their
pistols in order to alarm the seamen of the Severn,
employed on the Smuggling Preventive Servi, e. Ihe
smuggling party consisted of no less than 70 persons,
so that the defendants could have no chance of roping
with them in preventing their illicit traffic. Heshoteid,
in addition to 'hi's: call a multitude of respectable
•wit-
nesses shew At. Ago ken were not more zealous, faith-
ful, and actives ens In the service.
Charles Harrison, a seaman of the Severn, and Mr.
Belche, a Midshipman of the same vessel, proved, that
in consequence of hearing a pistol fired on the night
in question, they went to the spot whence the sound
proceeded, And saw two Custom House Officers in pos.
'cotton of 22 tubs. They did not know the defendants
prrhonally, and were not sure they were the officers
they saw. At some distance they saw a party of smug-
glers, but is they were not in possession of any smug-
gled goods, they did not interfere with them. The
officers appeared to be acting in their duty in seizing
the goods.
The Mayor of Rye, the Town Clerk, Mr. Watson, a
Collector of Customs, and several other respectable
persons, gave the defendants a most unexceptionable
character for being very active and zealous officers.
Mr. Serjeant Ons Low replied with his usual ability.
The Jury, after retiring for three quarters of an
hone, found the defendants guilty.
There was nothing of public interest in the Crown
Court to-day.

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