The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-20 00:00:00

COULIT OF FACIIEQUEIt CII %MBER, Nor. 19.

lOVNG V. SMITU.
On this case, the Plaint' ff, who is a Spiritual Rec-
tor in the parish of Bravhrook, in Northampton,
had Meet a Bill against the' Defendant, who is pro-
prietor of certain lands in the parish, claiming pay-
ment of various denominations of tithes.
Mr. appeared. on the part of the Defendant,
and maintained that the lands in question appertained
anciently to the Abbey of Pipewel!, foundt,d, ac-
cording to Dughle, in the year 1 i 13, and were
holly exempt from the payment of tithes. At the
di,solution of the Abbey, the lands continued to pos-
sess the heritable exemption from tithes, and in se-
veral sales which had taken place they were always
conveyed to the purchasers tithe free; nevertheless,
should his learned antagonists be able to prove that
the lands its question in reality never appertained to
the Abbey of Pipewell, which he had powerful evi-
dence to show that they had, he would continue to
support the claims of exemption, ou the gond grounds
that fora .century and a half he would prove a non-
paymeneof tithes down to the present period, and
he was positive, that, by their Lordships, an an-
cient legal enjoyment of immunities would remain
undisturbed. The Learned Counsel narrated a mul-
titude of similar cases, n which their Lordships and
their predecessors on the Bench hod refrained from
disturbing immunities conveyed to a proprietor in the
purchase of his land.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. PALTNcrir ap-
peared on the part of the Plaintiff, but • the day was
so far spent, that their Lordships adjourued the
hearing of the remainder of the case to a future day.

Belem., Nov. 16..—An Inquest was held here
last week, on the body .of Alien, servant to
Mr. ttogers, nholeFale shoorneker, Ell-broad-street.
it areared in evidence, that the deceased had *been
utovavis of fourteee rears in the employ of his mas-
ter, at Stafford le tnis city, in the confidential.
situation of foreman, and that Mr. Rogers had fee'
home time suspected that he had been robbed. Mr.
itogers, perceiving a journeyman whom he suspected'
coming to receive a certain qusutity of goods, waited
till he had been helped, whets he demanded to see!
the quantity, which proved to be much greater than
he was entitled to. This led to farther enquiry, the
effect of which was, that .the journeyman absconded,
and the deceased, upon being taxed with a tonnec--
tion with him, likewise absented himself for a
day or two; but he again came to his employ,
when Mr. Rogers called him into his room, end
acquainted him with the charges preferred against
him, at which, in • the first instant,., he pretendmf
much surprise; but his master persisting in his guilt,
and on condition of his impeaching the whole or
his accomplices, intimating hopes of pardon, he said,
with a sigh, " I have robbed you, Sir." Its reply,
Mr. Rogers said, " Then how can such a criminal'
ex pact mercy from me ?" and repeated, " how can 1
ou 'expect it, knowing the confidence I have re.
posed in von ?" Allen and his wife, who had ac-
companied
him, fell upon their knees, and implored
pardon, exclaiming, 44 Oh ! we have robbed the
best of masters, and God will never forgive us I"
To which Mr. Rogers replied, " that he was con-
%-inced he had not told the whole truth." Allen
begged for time, and was detained by Mr. Rogers,
at his OW•11 house, from Rolf past seven in the morn-
ing till about a quarter past four in the afternoon,
when, after taking a little refreshment, Mr. Rogers
returned to the room in which he had left Allen, and
on opening the door he beheld the unhappy culprit
drawing a knife across his windpipe with great vio- I
:puce. Allen, on seeing him, endeavoured to stab
Mr. R.. and also a friend of the name of Haynes,
who had come in to his assistance. An alarm being
given, he was secured, but expired almost imme.
diately. Verdict of the Jury—Feld. de-se. On
Tuesday evening, at five o'clock, the body was re-
moved in a cart from Mr. Rogers's house, and buried
in a cross-road, with the customary ceremonies.—
The number of spectators was immense, and the '
populace behaved with great decorum, appearing to
ESCAPE OF FREICR PRISONERS. feel the awfulness of the event.
William Hall war brought up to hear jtolg-
Wednesday night died rather suddenly, Mr. Ross,
meet on a charge of hating endeavoured to promote
t one of his Majesty's Messengers., In the afternoon.
the escape of three French alicers, being prisoners
he was seized with a lit of apoplexy in Downing-
•or warfront Folkestone. tie was sentenced to pay
to the King a fine of 501. and to be imprisoned in street, while conveying a letter from the Colonial
the Gaol of Maidstone for two years. Office to the Admiralty, when he was rendered
speechless, and being taken home to. his house in
Edward 011yott was also brouet up on la Similar
charge ; but, from the circumstance of the pristMer's Flodyer-street, he expired soon after.
A patent bits beets obtained for the tanning of
extreme ill health, which, according to all human I
calculation, most terminate his mortal career before leather, by the use of pyrolignous, or wood acid,
the commencement of next Term, the S;oaerrott- : IF* e. acid 'obtained from wood by combustion. This
Gion:RAL consented to his being at large on bail,I new process seems to be in direct contradiction to all
that he might rather die at home, surrounded by his ; the former theories of tanning ; in which a principle
family, than in a prison. contained in many substauces, and ~denominated
itl4.'neUolNr; TF/E REVENUE. `tannin," was supposed to have an (erect in hardening
Martin Pope and Margaret Recite were brought and rendering insoluble the gelatinous and other parts
tip to receive judgment, on a charge of conspiracy to of skins, and thus converting them into leather. If
deflated the Excise, by entering the duties on brew- it should be proved • that pyrolignous acid realty
ine " ShOrt." Pope. was the Excisematt, ail 4 the possesses the property of tanning leather when em-
,-ployed by tanners, the discovery will be of extensive
•prher prisoner, being a widow, was a brewer and
victuailft in the city of Bristol.. The sentence of: value.
tie Court was. that the Officer be Imprisoned in the GALL ACTION.—A few evenings ago, a boy,
Bristol Gaol for fifteen monthii and the woman in named Massey, fell overboard front Iris Majesty's
the -erne prison for six months: The latter Defend- ship Christian V 11. lying in the Downs. It was
ant had spin married since the commission of the. nearly da.k at the time, blossiiig very hard, and a
offence, and was declared to have gone fire mould's strong lee tide,. circumstances of themselves sufficient
in a state of pregnancy. She was much affected on to preclude a hope of his being saved ; but the cries
her sentence being nrottounced.: oof the roor little fellow whilst struggling in the
Mary Moore received jodgment, on an informs- wah'r, tieing heard by Mr. Chien, second Master,
*kin on which she hod been found guilty, for ob- and Mi'F-r% Howell and Cornwell, Midshipmen,
strewing Holt, an Officer, in the performance of his Who e ..ry on the lower deri at the time, they In-
dety—for 'Wiling him; 'with the assistance of..two staidly, at the most imminent risk of their own lives,
women, when he was about to take a cart that con- leaped over.boalll (boots and all et,). Before .they
tai.ted smuggled goods. She was sentenced to be im- reached the boy, he.disappeared ; but Mr. Chien, by
;Awned for one month in the County Gaol of diving, brought him up three different times, and the
1'orfn11:. others helped to support him, but from the heavy sea
Bothwick was sentenced for molesting, ; running, alt were soon exhausted,, the boy we,
ieseltine, and obstructing an officer in the perform.' drowned, and the other., after being driven by the"
ao^e of his ditty. His sentence was to he imprilated rapidity of the tide nearly a mile from the.ship, were,
ia..he 7,401 of llerwick-upon-Tvveed, his family re.l with the greatest difficulty, pick,d up, almost inn
,i,,g in the neighbourhood, for nine months; he state of insensibility, but are now in a fair way of
i. 4,1 !nen in couiinemeut already six mouths. t recovery.