The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-04-17 00:00:00

rlaf KING V. GOODE.

This was an indictment charging the Defendant,
Who was one of the Commissioners of Assessed
Taxes for the city of Coventry, with conspiring,
along with a person now deceased, of the name of
! Price, and who had been the Collector of Assessed
Taxes, to defraud the Government of certain sums
amounting to 141. 16s. 6141.—The Jury, at the trial,
' found pith guilty.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN now moved fer a new
trial ; and Mr. Justice BAILEY, before whom the
trial had taken place, having declared, that a certain
book had been admitted as evidence, which he was
of opinion was not evidence, and that he would not
hiie convicted the Defendant.

The ArroRNEY•GENERAL consented to t 4 De-
fendant's remaining at large, and stated tla►t he
would take an early opportunity of communicating
to the Defendant whether he would be put to the
trouble of a new trial.

ARCHES COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS, APRIL 15.

POWLES AGAINST TOWLES.

This was a cause of divorce er separatlito brought
by John Diston Powles, Esti. the husband, against
Louisa, his wife, by reason of adultery alleged, with
Moholas Robert Le Mercier. It appeared that the
parties were married by bans in February, 1808, at
St. Leopard's Church, Shoreditch (had !issue three
I children), they cohabited together for a considerable
'time on terms of affection, when Mrs. Powles became
riVimately aegnainted with Mr. Le Mercier and family,
they being next floor neighbours. The parties after-
wards took a house together at Richmond, which
coated an intimacy that caused suspicion in the bus.
band respecting his wife's conduct, she being con.
stoutly at the house of Mx. Le Mercier. It further
appeared that Mrs. Powles soon after accompanied
Mr. I.e Mercier to, the Spring-garden Coffee-house,
where they passed as man and wife, and continued
there together for six days.
No appearance was given on the part of the wife,
and the proof being so clear with respect to the fact
of adultery, the Court pronounced the usual sen-
tence of separation. .

CORONBR'S INQUEST ON AMERICAN PRISONERS OF
WAR AT DARTMOOR.—On Saturday week an Inquest
was held before JOSEPH WHITEFORD, Esq. Co otter,
on the bodies of seven American prisoners of war, at
the Depot at Dartmoor, who came to their death in
consequence of the military firing on them, on Thurs-
day, the 6th, inst. to prevent,their escape from the pri-
sots. The Jury, after leo dap' investigation, re-
turned a verdict of luslifiebte Homicide. This affray
appears to have been of very serious nature : the pri-
soners, in consequence of the conclusion of peace,
conceived themselves entitled to their immediate
hefty.; and net finding (Isis to be the case, they beCeme
impedent, and determinad to effect their eicape by
force. 'They armed themselves with knives and every
other weapon they could procure, a'nd proceeded to.
attack the guard, who, in their own defence, were
ender the necessity of firing on them, by which the
above seven prisoner' were killed, and 35 others
'wounded, some of them very severely.—(Exeter
Flying Post.)
At NVernick Assizes, a cause of considerable mo-
ment came on; it was At► ex officio information filed
by the ArroantY-GeNzaar., against BASIL Goons,
Esq. who was the gaoler of Coventry, had served. the
office of Mayor of that city, and for 14 years had
beets one of the Commissioners, and Assessor and
Collector of the Assessed Taxes. The charge was
made for a conspiracy, with one Price (since dead),
for charging certain individuals to the house and
window duties, and receiving the money, when the
houses, having been unoccupied, were not included
in the assessments, and, ought not to have been
charged • and that such money was never accounted
for to dovernment.—Serjeant VAUGHAN contended,
that no part of the Case haJ been proved ; but the
Jury, after a very concise summing up of the evidence
by Judge BAILEY, found the Defendant—Guilt!, of
the Conspiracy—a criminal charge to which a heavy
senteuce is attached.
The mackerel season has commenced. Fire were
caught off Brighton on Sunday week, which were
sent to the metropolis, where they sold for 50s. I
Lord koOCHRANE'S trial, for breaking prison, will
No. 10,221, 2500, 2575, p3OO, drawn on Sa- come on, in the course of this week, in the Court of
turilay, were sold lit 24 Shares by flonvsse and King's Bench. His Lordship will attend in person.
Co. The drawing begins on Wednesday morning, I A few evenings since a man having the appearance
Dine o'clock, and finishes in the evening. The very of a lawyer, was detected in a yard in Bedfordbury,
few Tickets and Shares in hand, are selling, war- ' attempting to commit a most delesiable offence. He
ranted undrawn, for the two Grand Prizes of was examined at Bow-street,. before Mr. BIRNIE,
230,000., and eight other capital Prises, at No. 26, whets he argued points of law connected with the
Coruhill, by Houser and Co. charge preferred against him. The account he gave
Saturday was the Second Day of Drawing of the of himself wits, that he had lately arrived in London
present ,Lottery, which will finish on Wednesday film Yorkshire, but he did net know the name of
neat.—The Three Golden Prise, were drawn in the - tOs tort, the coach he tame to town by, the ism he
first belrboitr, and the Numbers were 353, 2889, come to, or where he slept the preceding night. The
and,12,668 ; the Guineas for which were instantly , whole was evidently a fabricated account, to avoid.
plid by Bi'au, the Contractor, to the Office-Keep" beinellknown ; he said his name was Henry Camitbell
who sold them. About eleven o'clock, icket, bet this was suspected to be a fictitious name. When:
1406, was drawn a Prize of 830,000, d by he twee about•to be removed frilm the Office to be
whit also sold 4429, a Prize et ;nets; sin( to pr!sois he requested not to he sent among the
No. 6201, a. R5OOl 9127, a 23014 op, a generality et the prisoners, but this could not be
f2OO, Sm. A few Ticket's and Sherell, for the pre-lconstillea hash,, and he wasa toW he must take the fate
sent Lottery, are on Sale at Bien', Ottipeti 4, Corn- of other prisoners. Ile wee .lil9o FPfOced a post.
hill, and 9, Charing-Ctoss. The' wheel is remark-,% chat to go to prison in, but was allowed a hackney.
ably Rich, and the No Prizes 41130,000 must be.' coact, and on his leaving the Office lie was assaileil:
drawls on Wednesday next, when the iltettiiryl by a number of et.prians with a 'shower of rotten
finishes.