The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-08 00:00:00

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I.O.II.sIISSION COURT, DUBLIN.
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sesdikerta Ittl'ORTS OF PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS OF
LAW.
when tfi Judges had taken their seats on the Bench, in
the Commission Court, on Saturday morning, a Oentlernin
addressed their Lordships train the Jury box. He stated
that a paragraph appeared in one of the newspapers, in a
report of the mai of Ward, which stated that one of the
Pay Kan adrep during the charge of the Learned Judge
' (door) on tl.at trial.
Judge Jebb remarked, as no particular Juror was men•
dated in that paragraph, he did not 'see why the gentle.
et in shout I take it to himself.
'Re Juror replied, that a gentleman had waited on him,
and told him 1 e was the person alluded to. He dill
recollect th .t he had laid his bead on his hands, but he
bad not slept; he made observations to a brother Juror
several tio.es, and he was never more attentive to any
edivrge than he was to the charge of the Learned Jatige
on that occasion. lie expressed his readiness to make o rth
of those facts.
Mr. justice Jebb said that the Court would advert to
the circumstances at the conclusion of the business of the
day.
• Mr. Justice Nooks observed, that it would be deseerd-
ine from the dignity of justice to require the oath of a
Juror to such a circumstance, and it was not the only error
which appeared in the report alluded to.
At the conclusion of the !swine's of the day, Judge Jebh,
?teed, that he attention ,f the Court had bees drawn to
3 r port of the trial of Ward, which appeared in one of the
Mord rig papers; bur not in a manner that vie Court would
have taken notice of it, but from the cirrunatrance of one
of the Jury having crone into Court and alluded to it.—
That gentleman complained that the paragraph alluded to
was calculated to C4Bl a reflection on his character, and he
thonght it,is duty to refute it, and offered, if required to ~o so
on oath.'f he pars 2 raph was contained in • report of the trial
of Ward, who had been capitally convicted, and set out
with stating, that during the charge of the (earned Judge,
one of tine Jury ass observed to sleep. This remark was
followed by a note of admiration, drawing arention to the
circumstance, and as if for the purposeof exciting surprise
or indignation. If the statement were true, it was cert..trily
oar that wan calculated to excite sensations of a very
painful nature, that a Juror, sworn to give a vetdiet
according to evidence should whilst the Judge was
smnmoning nip that evidence, be in a state uric, ly incapable
O giving it that attention which so imporant an inves-
tigation required. It Wan calculated, nut only to cast
r dection on the individual alluded to, but also on tine
Bench, and on that ii.dividual's brother Jurors, wli
r •n!il Witness such a circutst,t ince, if it occurred, without
drawing attention to it. From the offer made by that
gentleman to make a declaration on oath, there could be
so &oat but that there was no founda,ion for the stet -
went. It appeared that the Gentleman leaned down lis
Mad on his hands for the purpose of paying the better
stention, he being at the extremity of the Jury box. His
Lordship hoped that the erroneous statement arose from
rsisconcep:ion. Nothing was of more deep importance
thin that justice should be administered honestly, uprightly
sud conscientiously. It was also necessary that t..e people
should believe so ; it was not enough that the people should
believe the Judges oere anxious to admini-ter justice
conscientiously and uprightly, but if the people
were led to believe that they did not succeed, or that
justice nas administered carelessly or negligently, a sleep
stab was given to the hest interests of the country. Faith-
ful reports of trials through the medium of the 'Public
Prevs, were calculated to have the best effects ; bet it was
of the first importance that they should be faithful. to
another part of the report alluded to, it was erroneously
stated that the prosecutor varied essentially in his evidence
on the table, from that which he gave in the Magistrates'
room as to the identity of the prisoner. What be stated
was, that he was sure he Was the man ; there could be no
doubt it was from a merciful consideration that he did not
wish it should be put into the informations, that he swore
to him positively. His Lordship trusted that this admoni-
tion wonl.l have time desired effect ; but if it had not, there
was a remedy, which it was in the power of the Court to
resort to.

Tax WRATIIER.—Much of the winter is now past, and
se still enjoy the fittest weather. There has neither been
stow nor frost that could for a slay retard the operations
of the farmer in preparing the ground for seed; and we
learn from the Highlands that n,. losses!" tee been sustained
in sheep or any other description of stock from any ionic.
pantry. All the roads to the North are open ; and from the
Sohn' we *laity receive our mails at the accustomed bout.—
(Iticernm Paper.)
The inhabitants of this neighbourhood have been sin,
Prised by the uncommon occurrence, at this season, of
thunder and lightning for Oster successive nights dating
this week.—(Kendal Advertiser.)
A meanclioly accident bad nearly occurred on Thursday
Ito at Deal, as Lieutenant Matthew Friend, It. N, was
tending from a ship in the Downs, the boat was upset
with a tremendous sea, just as she toadied the beach, and
went bottom upwards, keeping him and the rest of the
bat's cryw, three in number, under her, and which had
pearly proved fatal to the whole, when some persons who
collected on the spot ran into the water, sad by lifting the
boat gave them an opportunity of sweeping. No one was
present when the accident occurred but two of the men
on the Blockade service, who differently from their usual
conduct ou such occasions remained spectators, or at least
mule no effort to disengage the *offerers. We sincerely
hope if they were restrained by their orders they may be so
modified as to allow them to save the lives of their fellow
creatures without any injury to the service in which they
are engaged.—(Kentiels Chum.)
.Since the date of our last the weather has been extremely
variable, proceeding from bad to worse until tVedneaday,
'lien December concluded her gloomy reign amidst heavy'
showers and a boisterous wind front the north west.—
The new year and new moon commenced almost together.
but brosght no improvement to the weathir, which 0111
Thursday was probably more severe than at my time
euri og the last twit months ; the wind blowing tempestu-
ously throughout the day and a great part of the night,
attended by an immense fall of rain. indeed the quantity
ei rain that has fallen in the coarse of the week has been
very great, occasioning a considerable swell in the Eden
sod Caldew,and causing both rivers to overflow their banks.
But though winter has at length begun Isis iron rule, no
frost or snow (those cruel visitants to the half clothed and
1, air fed) has yet appeared, and of coarse the cold has not.
leen so intense as is usual at this dreary season.—(Car-
hole Jouraat)

A darieg attempt at highway robbery was made on the
'teeing of Wednesday last, between the boors of six and
. seven o'clock, near the sign of the Oats., on the London
Load.' Owlet distance from hence, on a young man named
llty Claringbold, who was coming towards this eity.—
Lkihar. Shabbily dressed in a drab coloured gaberdine,
"odes', rushed upon him, and in an imperative tone de.
al,nded his money or his life ; and upon 111 r, O. replying
tual he hid no cash. the fellow told him he weed be cow •
hot with bis hat, great coat, and watch ; but instead of
tiring ticker op, Mr. C. seized the pistol with one hand,
sod with the other knocked him down, where he kept him
,a.ThAted fat sense type, his prisoner begging, for mercy wed
hkand in eztennation of hisoffence, stated that he had
a wife and four children in a destitute condition. Mr. V.,
"PPady, cemenieeratiog t maa's poverty, estiftriti I
jas to depart, mines of tbe pistol; and on bis arrival it
a, airfield, the contests of it were found to belevrtlet
Thi footpad. was skeet $ hot 1/
gravid oiromicio.) , : .St

GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN SPRING AND LANGAN
FOR SIX HUNDRED GUINtAS.
ON WORCESTER RACE--GROUND, 114 &IMES FROM LONDON

(YESTERDAY.)

Since the memorable fight between Crib and Itlolineaoi.
there has been no contest for the Championship whieli cx•
cited more interest than this. There the honour of the
country was considered to he at stake, and here the attempt
on the part of an unknown and • untried Irishman to lead
as master of the ring, has awakened national jealousy to a
great extent. •

The match was made to fight half way between London
and Manchester, and several places, were proposed. War-
wick was considered the most suitable, but, for certain
cogent reasons, Worcester Race ground was appointed—
with liberty, it was said, to It change to a Nobleman's
park in the neighbonrhood, in case of any distnrhance.—To
the around we must get at once, and ne are at last safely
landed at

WORCESTER.
On Tuesday morning, with the earliest dawn,the country
began to pour in—gigs, horses, chaises, tax carte, were all
in requisition ; every coach came I .ailed. in the course of
the day the coaches trona Chrl•enham, Bristol, Manchester,
and Birmingham, brought full numbers; and these, added
to the Londonners, blocked up every Inn almost to sulfoca•
tion, and beds were not after four o'clock to be had for lave
or money. An arm alit and a holster were worth halt a
guinea, and many had to lay, as is the custom of the
Iroquois, with their feet to the time.

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All business was suspen.led, an 1 what between those who
stopped to see those e. ho came, and the new comers them-
selves, the streets of Worcester were nearly impassable.—
The great anxiety was to measuie the London pugilists, and
gaping crowds stood in the high street before the inns
where the P. C. gentlemen were housed. Crib arrived
about four o'clock, and the instant the Ex.Chainpion set
his fog t on the ground, shouts of acclamation were set up.
lie was followed and cheered. Several others of the ring
c sine soon after, but none of them had same hon.mrs paid
them in public, The :ark's!' were unceasing during the
night. On Wednesday morning, baranclies tilled
with titles rattled over the stones. If we might
judge from the numbers, there was not a man of any
respectability left at home within one hundred miles of
Worcester. Among the persons •f distinction assembled
on the occasion, we observe.l Lord Beerhurst, Lord Anson,
Hon. Thos. Coventry, Sir James Musgrave, Colonel
Berk,ly, Sir Anthony Lechmrre, Bart., Sir 0. Webster,
Lord Mulyneux, Mr. 0. Oshaldestune, Mr. E. Peel, Mr.
John Mills, Mr. Compton, Mr. James Smith Barry, &c.
It was remarked, that at the races not one third of the
present Assemblage, in point of numbers and rank, ever
honoured the course with their presence. Indeed, on no
former occasion, within our recollection, not excepting
the memorable fight between gully and °region in Sir J
Sebright's Park, at At siket Street, were so many first rate
sporting characters assembled ; the tt Nobs," who had
experienced very considerable disgust at recent" crosses,"
gave tin it countenance to this manly contest ; and the
exhibition snrpassrit all others in she history of •pngilistic
sports. Two hours before the light commenced, almost
every seat was occupied, and the craft upon the River
Severn, which meanders by the side of the Race Course,
were tilled with spectators—even to the top of the sails
and rigging, and the apps .ranee altogether was remarkably
effective and imposing, which was considerably heightened
by the masts of the vessels being hang with Bags, and time
sails adorned with ribbons.

The race course was the placed appointed, and men were
employed to drew off the water, and a spot about twenty-
five yards from the great stand was fixed on for the fighting
ground. A circle of waggon., a quarter of a mile rotted,
was made, and the space between that and the fighting
ring was ankle deep to mud. On each side extensive
temporary buildings were raised, and accommudstion
was provided for 30,000 people. To the stand and the new
buildings ten alrillin es each was charged, and here at least
five thousand paid toll. A new ground was raised in the
fighting ring, cad this strewed with saw dust, made a good
footing. •
At twel►e o'clock there was not a place to be had on the
stand, platform, or in the waggon, and the mob filled np
the space—altogether it was calculated that 30,000 people
were present.
The betting was 2 and 3 to I, and 4 to I in some places
on Spring.