The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-05 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN,

COMMON HALL.

Yesterday a Common Hall was held for the pur-
pose of receiving the return of the cumbers polled for
Sheriffs, and the return of the Court of Aldermen.

The Commost-SanJaver, after having read the
Sheriffs' statement of the numbers polled, which was
the same as that already before the public, retired
with the Sheriffs, and reported the proceedings to the
Court of Aldermen. On his return, he declared Ald.
Garrett, and Alderman S'enables to be duly elected
Sheriffs for the ensuing year.
Mr. Alderman ()ARRA IT and Mr. Alderman Vase.
nLEs returned thanks.

Mr. OLDHAM proposed the Thanks of the Hall
to the present Sheriffs, for the strict impartiality and
gentlemanly manner which they had evinced during
the election.

The motion Will put and carried unanimously.
1111% Sheriff WAITIIMAN and Mr. Sheriff WILLIAMS
returned thanks.

After some further proceedings the Hall separated.
The Lord Mayor, who for the first time presided, we
are sorry to say, appeared to have suffered greatly from
his recent indisposition.

A most extraordinary production of native gennis is
now in possession of Mr. Burt, on Fore-street-hill,
Exeter.—lt consists of an elegant and massy pile cf
cluck-work, producing at the same view a beautiful
reprementation of a variety of mechanical movements,
with calculations, ad iqfinitans.—lt is the invention of
a native of Exeter, of the name of Lore/ace, about a
century since, who after devoting the principal part of
his life in effecting its completion, was overtaken by
poverty, and terminated his days in the arm khonse.—
A fine Woodetack was shot at Arrowroot, about II miles
' from this cite, on Thursday, and purchased by Mr.
Congdon, of the llotel, who has forwarded it to London.
Faeces • r nra Ban.—A scene of the most extra-
ordinary nature 11'n on Tuesday exhibited in the Court
of Exchequer, and almost in the very presence of the
Learned Barons on the Bench. Two gentlemen, dig-
nified by silk gowns, had a dispute in a question un-
der discussion, as to an alleged fact. A contradiction
in rather positive terms was given, and no retractation
made. The subject before the Court being decided,
the Gentlemen, in high wrath, left the table, but load
not got beyond the screen which interposes between
the great area of the Court and that part in which
business is transacted, when words of the most
offensive nature were exchanged. An a. ()Nagy was
demanded and refused. This was followel by the
use of epithets and threats Hot to be endured in the
ordinary walks of respectable society, and hints
thrown out of ultimate satisfaction. A crowd cul-
ler ted to witness so unusual an exhibition ; and at
length the Court, being interrupted by the high-sound-
ing tones of the parties, broke up. The two gentle-
men were then summoned helore one of ,the Learned
Barons, who tendered his good offices to allay the dis-
pute ; and his Lordship was, we understand. finally
obliged to take the usual precaution to prevent a
more hostile conclusion of the affair. Here the mat-
ter rests for the present ; but it has excited no small
astopishment among the general body of the members
of the long robe.
Tntriro, JUNE 29.—1 n consequence of a determina-
tion to investigate the circumstances connected with
the death of a child, which was killed by a horse anal
cart passing over it, near the road between this
place and Bede uth, on the Litt instant, and on
whose case a coroner's inquest had brought in a
verdict of accidental death, %Villain icolls, the
driver of the cart, was brought before J. F. DE-
% oNstatar, Esq., one of the County Magistrates, at
the Town-hall, yesterday.—From the evida.nee it ap-
peared that Nicialls aas returning from Realruth,
where he had been to deliver beer from the brewery
of Mr. Bite, on the evening of the day in question ;
—about 4 miles from hence he was seen driving at a
furious rote, sitting with another man in the cart ;
and on attempting to pass a cart that was before
him, the horse turned down a lane off the high
road ; the hotly of the cart was separated from the
wised., and the horse dragging the shafts and
wheels, ran amongst a number of children who
were at play. Four of the children were trampled
on and severely injured ; the arm of one of them
was dreadfully lacerated, and another, named Ellen
BerranA, about five years olal, died in •bout an hour
after the accident happened. The wheels being
overturned, the horse fell and was secured. The
prisoner had been cautioned to take care of the
horse as it was apt to take fright, before he left
in the morning, and was also spoken to on the
road, as lie was returning, and desired not to drive
so fast, as the horse appeared to be very spirited,
anal likely to run away with him.—Under these
circumstances lie was committed to take his trial at
the ensuing Assizes. Bail was tendered but WAS
refused. It is hoped this case will be a warning
to the drivers of carts, &c. whose carelessness is
no .orions.

Bat Ountsnr.—John Burrows was brought up
in custody, after the last-mentioned case was heard,
on a complaint made against him by Mr. John Brown,
of tioutlern, near Truro, fur having brutally pulled
the tongue out of one .1f his horses, and for having
threatened to murder some person belonging to the
family of Mr. Brown, in consequence of his charging
him nish having, committed this savage nut —The
prisoner had the charge of Mr. 14011;1's husbandry
horses, and on the 20111, b,ing at plough, the horse
in question nut working as lie wished, he began
to beat the animal, tvhich became restive. On this be
thrust his hand into its mouth, and Lid hold on the
tongue; the horse reared, and the ruffian still holding
' the tongue with all his force, it was torn from the
roots by the sudden plunge. The savage threw &nay
the tongue, and threatened to injure the boy that
drove the horses if he told his master. The wretched
animal was compelled to work fur several days in this
condition ; but it was at length observed to be ill,
and on being examined, the injury it Lad sustained
was discovered. The prisoner was charged with the
act, but he denied it ; and demanding his wages, Mr.
Brown refused to pay him, when he left the house in
a rage, and swore that he would murder the first of
the family that came in his way. Mr. Brown applied
to a Magistrate and had him taken into custody.
The prisoner was ordered to find sureties fur his keep-
ing the peace :—the injury indicted on the horse not
being cognizable as a criminal act, he can only be
sued fur the value of the horse.

• LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF OF RING'S BENCH, ‘Wassuskt, Jut.? 4.

TVS KING V. DOLBY.,
Mr. &JOUST? moved for a rule to chew cause why
the nomination of the 48 Special Jurymen, from
among whom the Jury was to be struck, for the trial
of this defendant (indicted by the Constitutional As-
sociation for publishing a seditious libel) should not
be set aside, and why the Muter of the Crown Office
should nut proceed to a new nomination from the
Freeholders Book of the County of Middlesex, and
why the Sheriff of the County of Middlesex should
not return to the Master of the Crown Office a list of
such freeholder•, eligible to serve on Special Juries,
as bad not served within the last two Terms, and why
the Master should not nominate from such list 48
other persons to serve on the said Jury ? The Learned
Counsel moved this upon the 4 Ueo. 11. c. 7. 5. 2,
which provides that in Middlesex, no person shall be
summoned to serve on a Jury at nisi pries who was
returned in either of the two preceding Terms or
Vacation•, under pain of a fine of 5/. upon the Sheriff,
and by reference to 3 (leo. I I. c. 25, s. 4, be contend-
ed that the Statute applied to Special as well as Com-
mon Juries.

The Cot ltl" were of opinion-1. That the Statute
referred to was in case of the Jurymen themselves,
and afforded no objection in the mouth of a defendant
—2. That the Statute applied to Common Jurymen
only ; and 3, That the 4th Section of the Statute last
mentioned bad reference only to the Sheriff and bis
Officers, and not to the Master of the Crown Office,
and therefore refused the rule.
CRIM INA INFORMATION.

Mr. DENMAN moved for a rule to show cause why
a criminal informaion should not issue against a gen-
tleman of Warwickshire, for subornation of perjury.
The subornation alleged was, that the defendant had
procured a child to be sworn to a wan not really its
father.

'I lie Corfu., without meaning to extenuate the enor-
mity of the (offence, doubted whether in filch a case a
criminal information could be granted. The perjury'
was not penury in any cause.

It appare.l eventually that one of 11r. penman's
affidavits !qui brew infortnallv sworn and tae Court
advised him to consider how far (after the intimation
given), it would be worth his while to remedy the
error.