The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-24 00:00:00

COURT OP KING'S BENCH, Nov. 29.

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HEX V. BLAYLOCK.
The Prisoner was brought up for judgment, for
an as►arrlt on .ome FACisr-officers, near Carlisle, ac-
companied with some aggravating circumstances.—
Ile put in a petition to the Coors, which was read :
it slated chiefly, this he bad been in prison eleven
months, sud ttas reduced to great distress; and that
though fund oil the place wimps there was en illegal
mill, Me was entirely innocent of the distillery and
the moult on the Officers.

Mr. TOPPING, for the Crown, :toted, that one of
the E:cise•otbcers had been disabled for life.
'Tire Colmar, taking the previous imprisonment
Imo consideration, seiteuced the Prisoner to sic
mossiha! imprisonment.

REX V. MICHAEL JOHNSON.
The Prisoner *as brought op for an assault on a
Costom-house Officer, less violent than the preced.
lug. Ile pot in an affidavit slating, that he had re.
wired no copy of the information, no notice of trial,
nod was innocent of the assault. It was answered,
Irenever, that he had received due notice of trial.
• The Court` sentenced him to three most&
primstuneat, and to find security.
REX V. THOMAS Cllt.t. AND ItURNITY HENRY.
Mr. Scant.err mowed for judgment against the
'rimers, and objected to Mr. Gurney'S moving
arrest of judgment, on the gtoeod that both Pasqua*
iwb Courts bot..vf •
*4l: . Justice BA 'MIT said, that though In the cline
fitil V. De Berebsei Mad' others, a motion for a
sett:trial was refused, on account of the absence of
viewer the prisoners, the same rule- did not apply to
swoons in arrest of judgment.-
Mr. Ggassr then said, that the alleged offence
was a acinipiracy between the Prisoners to defraud
IMessre. Dollond and Harris, of certain sums of mo-
ther, by divers false pretences, and subtile mew and
devices. He urged that ibis was laid too generally,
and gave the Defendants no notion what sort of of-
forme was ellOged sgaiost them ; the indictment ought
'to bare specified what these false pretences were.—
In. Rea v. De Berenger and others, the indictment
stated that the false report was a report of the death
Of Bonaparte. There was no precedent of an indict.
went so general as this. Lord Kenyon held that a
conspiracy " to aggrieve and injure" was too gene-.
ral ; and why not to defraud on false pretences.—
lie cited the case of the King V. Roe, Strange M.—
:lose some fact was specified, the Prisoners could
Whine a plea in bar to a second indictment for the
acne o (lento.
The Count thought the indictment was sufficient :
,rged a conspiracy, and that was an offence of
; it ought, however, to appear what was the
. of the conspiracy, and that did appear on the
tictment. Wives net necessary that the pc rticular
of fraud should be described ; for parties might
Ind conspire to defraud a person withnat filing
my particular mode of pinceeding ; and that
*paid sorely be an offence cognizable by law. The
V. Eccles (a conspiracy to present a man from
tying on the trade of a tailor, without specifying
means resorted to for that purpose) was a case in
Loud hlanslleld and .Judge Buller there held'
was not necessary to specify the means. The
;e here being the conspiracy, the offence differed
that of simply obtaining' money on false pre-
: there the pretences ought to be shown.
The Comm then read the minutes of the trial, the,
particulari of ihichliiiva been 'already befarataii
they consisted in The proof of a fraud pod-,
' by the Prisoners on Me. Dollond and other • 4.
opticians, Whereby the latter lost a great quao•
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of expends@ instruments.
Sloths were pot ins from a resftctahle scalp.
(1 others, statist diet Gill was an honest and
pad odi
Gairist then addressed the Court en behalf
WI Prisoner, saying that he was in gfebt distress,
' had been made the tool of'. designing Want
Scant e., for the Crown, contended, that
good character of the Poisoner only aggravated
'.tents, as be could not but have been fully sun.
allaling of the great impropriety of his conduct.
The Prisoner was sentenced to nine months' im.
Dutaltet in the King's Bench, that prison being
upie instead of Newgate, on account of the Pri-
or's good chi atter.
TAXI:MY V. THOMAS BARTON AND OTHERS.
Tbe Prisoners were brought up for judgment, hat.
been indicted ua(!er the 47th of the King, 'for
,ing in the ;hat is to say, making signals

to sossitalers. They were senteeeed to via wsontits'
impriseagboot, and haul Hagsof Cor-
reetion.
ins RING V.
Tire Prisoni.r had heirs loond guitty'a'arts Gulling
some Custom-house Officers. • tle•pot
Wiling-that that he had seasons friths Whirs armed ,
f,elth a pistol, and beating his („Cobby's).fahther vio-
lently with a sword, and could not avoid going to his
fatber'i a asista" nee. He -fieri beSn already closely con-'
fined'N week in a noistiliseptsici, sud broughi seve•
sal respectable affidavits to chelacter, which stated he
had never been concerned in smuggling.
The Cpusyr contented Platt with taking Itia re.
cognisance for good behaviour.
TOE RING V. SMITH.
The Prisoner had been found guilty of an assault
on two Custom-house Officers at Deal. He ern'
sentenced to siz caleedar months' insprisonmeat, and
then to find security for good behaviour.
TUE IEiNG V. ELLIS.
The Prisoner had purchased a small canoe, at Poole,
in Dorsetshire, and risis ionveying it home ; but his
name not being painVed on ft, pursuant to 27th
Geo. 111. the canoe was seized by the Custom-bosze
Officer before it had been io his custody two beers t
he had made some -Hulls resistance. There was a
name on the boat, though not clearly discernible, the
boat being oat of repair. The Prisoner, accordi rig
to his affidavits' bore an excellent character, best had
been insorisoned two months on this occasioo, having
rendered himself, in discharge of his bail ; he was
brought op for judgment for resistance to the Offieer.
The Court took his recognizance, end discharged's*,
Five others were brought up under the like cir-
cumstances; but, having put in en affidavit of their
having since saved the tires of the Ctistom-boaie
6cers, when in great danger, they were diteltarliek
.1116 RING V. TUMULI 14611(7'
This Piisoner had also been found guilty an as-
sault on some Custorn-house Officers. He denied the
whole taansaction in his affidavit, and was said lu it
to bear • good character.
The COURT sentenced hire to three months' impri-
sonment in the House of Correction, and to find se-
curity for good behaviour.

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Mr. JERVIS applied for a criminal information
against a Gentleman named Prince, an Officer in the
Shropshire Militia, for a misdemeanour. he made
.this application at the instance of 'r. Dig ken, Pg. a
:Magistrate of Shropshire, who stated in his affida-
vit, that qw the Silt of October last he was sporting
in a geld, accompanied by a Gentleman named
Thompson and a servant, Smith, when the Defend-
ant came op to bins and addressed him with Ike most
Opprobrious language, calling bim a dirty fellow and
a coward several times ; and ikling, he was himself
a Gentleman, and warned him off that land. Mi.
.Dickon swore be believed Mr. Piiiice intended by
this language to provoke him to -fight a duel. Mr.
-Prince had formerly been- bound over ib keep tits
peace towards Mr. Diekon, and the term for *bids
be had been bold to bail had bit just expired.
'Via Court granter-virile 011ie* cause.
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were given. to 4he amount of 1.0041.
__lt was is link
' rein applicuti a to the cavort new was, fora 0411,0
show cause w y !etisfactiow If dr judgment shawfil
toilnot he en on the roll. be Defendant
mediatelr after the verdkt tad been found, tioial tloal
whole amount dee. The Plaintlffhed been Indebted'
to the Defendant 5001; That OW 5001. were paid
to him, and a regular receipt for the whnta sum pas
Riven. It appeared, however, that the Plaintiff had
previously committed a secret act of bankreptcy, end
the *balances now took measures to recover the entire
item ot 10001, again from the Defendant.
Mr. Jusficts r4..—What is the date of year eft 1
isPi ? „ . , A. ' ..-• •-,
: say. serpent Bevr.—The 20th Sept. too. ,
CIIIET JUSTICS.—You must
,produce strirelyefli-
davits that there was no collusion in the payment.—
If it was a fair and honestownent, it cannot be
frustrated by a secret act of lsapkroptcy. Take yoga
rule, and let all proceedinp Ip3he seas time*
stayed.
Some difficulty was suggested ei to mrving sok,
of the rule upon Wright, who is a pipwr, and wee'
supposed to be out of,tbe coentry. An affidavit was
ordered as to that fact. '
No other case of pelilic imporieece occurred.
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Mix. JJURSLEY'S CHILD.
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Bow-rentrr —Goodwin, the constable, who
employed to accompany Mr. Horsley and his hie
the Captain in pursuit of his child and Charlet Re*.
nett, returned to town on Sunday night, Ind, Ind
regret to say, without either the child or Kennett..l
He reports, that they procured a complete trice if
them to Gravesend, end from thence they learnt th
Kennett travelled post: they in consequent,
led in the same manner in the same chaise, and drive*
by the same boy',; they stepped tit the same Mimesis
change horses, take refresermint, &c., and were ell'. ,
abled to foliose their steps. to Dever ' • from the*
they. learned the vessel they sailed in toColeis, estal,
oq.le.n4ing there, tiet eficeruieecl Rennett's mot*
,awats with the chi( . The information obtained eft
spotting Rennett's treatment of the child was that of
.kiliness, feeding it, and taking every care a monk
capable of with an infant of sack tender years. Mr.
Horrley left qoodwin, the constable, at Calais, tat,
log with him the warrant issued by Mr. Bfinnowfirt
Abe apprOensloe .of Charles Rennet t, chargingisini
"With .felontrosly stealing the child. Mr. flornlerleft
'Welch) pursue his chats of Rennett and glib thild,•
'arranging with Goodwill, that he w 4.vid write.to hi
to follow him, as soon as he was certain nithe eon
Rennett had taken. Goodwin, however, reteledd'a
'letter hertz Mr. klorsley, dated from Paris, instep* '
ing him to return to England:- •
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On Sunday afternoon, daring the ebtence of- Mr.
Ynrk, and family, his hostel .in Theobald's.streer,,
Kint-roat), was forcibly entered, every article in the
house upon which was a fastening broke open and
rifled, and plate, linen, end wearing v01111E4,01 the
value of 2Qol..cartieJ oak by the robbers.

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CAUTION TO SHOPKEEPERS.
Mieskos-lloqsx.—Two—tioan, andn .woutit,fser4
committed for' a robbery, nutlet the foliating car.
eutnstances, Obit& Are beetisniog but toe common
'throughout theibellewpolis:—One of the pirty goes
into the shop sad keeps the master in caeversation ;
the others eater whilst .be Is this engaged., pod tom.
mit their depredations in the mein while. Freitereas,l
poulterers, &c., are the greatest sufferers, e 5 one of
thegentgoes In and offers to sell them cheifs ales,
nuts, fowls, and the remainder visich that; op.
Lenity to commit pleader. The parties this Joy com-
mitted sold' apples, and styled themselves osier-
mongers. ,
Several plek.pockets 'were, this this day committed
for robberies committed on the night when Mr. Car.
roll's Lottery-office was on fire.
Gui LDllALL.—Yesterday John Roberts, coachman
to Mr. Ryder, was brought up in custody of Hut*,
street.keeper of Newgate.street, charged coder 10.1
following circumstances :
James 'Walters, servant to Eames and Co. Angel
Inn, St. Clement's, said he was sent with the cart to
deliver parcels on Thursday last ; that he stopt at
dlr. Paine's door
.in Newgate.street, between four ,
and five o'cloCk in the afternoon, and left a parcel ;,
his cart was drawn up close to the 'foot pavement,
*hen the Prisoner drove up very violently, and the
wheel of his chariot caught the cart wheel • be. called
out to him to stop; bat, in spite of all hiss,tte.l
treaties, Prisoner continued to whip his horses sad
'tries on, drasging the cart along with biro, till he
tlmrew thilsorse down oo the footway.
-'Win. Holden, Esq. stated, that he was passing in-
Nengste-street on :numbly afternoon ; saw the
'wkeel of the chariot locked with that of the cart. The
' Prisoner was on the box, whippiog hip horses, sod
dragged the cart after him till. he forced the horse
down upon the footway. He as limitedly desired
to stop; but persisted in driiing on, to the great
danger of the persons poising, till he (Mr. Holden)
seised the horses' heads, and unbuckling the reins,
prevented him from doing further mischief. Ile had
since measured thwgrouod, and the distance the ,Pri.
soner bad dragged the cart was at least 4fi'ards.
Several other Gentlemen of respectability, who
witnessed the occurrence, attended' at. theuoffice, and
bore testimony to the violent and gross misconduct
of the coachman.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said, boiled been a
coachman in London for many years, and never bad
5 complaint against him befese in his life.• The
wheels were locked snidest; and, hewing 11
young horse, be could not. Immediately Mop; he
rased all.the exer. lion in his power so to do.
His master, Mr. Ryder, gave him a good chime.
ter, and strongiy'recommended biro for the lenient
consideration of the Magistrate, 'on account of hii
wife and family.
Mr. Holder', end 'the Gentlemen atiending with
him, cot being desirous to press for severe poninli-
ynent agaioat the' Pritioneri, the Worthy Aldecems,
'after a suitable ailesonitioth_consicted him in the pa.
natty of busad coal, lepressing, at. the same time,
his thanks, in the name of the Public, to those Gen.
tiemea who had so very properly come forward en
!Olt** 'NO* . —441471 . •
~..130W-sTitad.—A long inviplisAle -ittelr• plies
yestetday before Mr. CONANT, respecting a very ex-
tensive robbery of lead, amounting to upward, of
1400 tbs. weight, from Sion-house, near llrsettossic
belonging to the Duke of .NorthenthertalFds when'
three journeymen plumbers were committed for far-
ther examinatinn, charged with stealing the lived,
and a man named Prentice, and his wife, were VP
dered to find bail for purchasing the same. •
MARLIOROVOU-STREET.--.A fellow,whn stated his;
name to be Conningham, was charged by a female;
named Wyatt, with knocking her down, in Deip.
street, on Sunday evening, without the slightest pro.'
vocation. •

The Prosecutriz was .in company with anotberi
female, sod the Prisoner was with a gang of °illy!
disorderly fellows, *he wme amusing thatnaelves..*
insulting every one they list.. TIM
.11!rjeagerAgteigill
from amongst them and grossed ll)e. tehl 10 1E44
the Complainant down by a• violent blow in tie awe.;
r Two Gentleman weriVablird to cross the strpettl
'to avoid the violence of the IVOR; as proved bt'bee
of them, sod they were the means of haring the ica-
cissed takeo.—lie was ordered to find bail. i
Quesn•lbtuar..—Yesterday, Sande! Daqqi./
charged with breaking into the stables of Mr. Clieffed
Fincham, .situated in Ram's Mews, Kftig.sti
Westminster, and *feeling therefrom a horse-la '
vaddle•cloth, and a set of reins; wall finally Itiaminetts
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Rad' fully committed fur hist.' • nl'4'. "'
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et"row oaltverr...A desperate filio w, of'-lim
iiif-Wilfisers Cannot:, was brought Op fecim.tho
ch.hoese, in the custody of 'Thompson the con.
ruble, charged with being a common utterer of
loosed Bank of Ertgited notes. The Prisoner was ari
ilieve-stapet eons, wild had weevil,* appearance or*
deuroged-Warvea. Rile was brought lir handcofFaid;"
keit guarded by iww rat three petiole. *The Soliciter
rr the Hank *mewled tar the presecution.-41:he
risoner wee . reseeded. I.'. • `
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• ji, NION-lIALL. --a. Ann Sarah. Webb, a yeast
:woman of respectable appearanee, • yesteraey pr
'. . the following charge against IV. Lteste,l4l
, a maw between 30 and 40 years of eglf,)
listarl address. About three weeks ago Moll
'honer accosted the Complainant in an evening'aqtt
et Walworth ; a few evenings sullvequent tri tiara,
rting she again saw him, when be mad. n di
n of attachment to her, and wished to lie Imre"?'
&cad to her familY. Lie represented birnsi If as the
of Mr. Beale, of Kennington, a••,1 entithid,'
• the death of that Gentleman, to 80001. Ile
"else stated, that he was clerk to Mr. Beal., and re.
aided at his toentry-howite at Clapham. Ibteomplain.
eta iaitrodaced him to her father and mother, by w hem
he wasconsidered as the fates, husband of their dough:
ter.. Oa Sit arttay orenirig he prevailed upon her to iic •
company him to Kennington ; he there took a coach;
and ordered. the•driver to proceed to (he Elephaat
:and Cagle. •ilehad.been in the coach but a few Mi.
:hetes, when-he attempted to violet, Mir person. She
!screamed as laid ws she was able; wirdn he threaten
eal to teterder. befit she did not discontinue her in-
tWeratioats; tradistrack her several blows on the head;
adlittudeivillaved, Cy 144 ring his bitlid open her 'loath.
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