The Statesman.
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*MUTT Or All OLD WOMAN.--DOD 11. LtGIITOWUR.
Messrs. BROUGRAM, HARDT, and Penn, were GOD
set for the lessor of the Oiled,: Messrs. Scanai
and *reams, for the defendant.
Mt. Baonemast began to open the history of t
ease. An old woman, Sarah Clough, who had be
warded to a sae named Wilkinson, died is 1819, amlf
left in heir at law of the same name, who was married
to a was of the same of Whittaker. The fact was,
that is extreme old age, Mrs. Wilkins. lost her
tenses, and was got to make s disposition of het pea
lee heir
the prejedke if lser cumin; Mrs. Whittdter,
r at law.
Isms cowmen foe bete arse between Mr. BROUGHAM
sad Mt. Scitarare, respecting the ground on which
the-deeds were to he assailed—whetber on the ground
of lasanity at the latter period of Mrs. Wilkimoou'l
life, or en the grated of a deed of gift is favour of
Mrs. Whitaker, is 1813.
Hr. SCADLITT thee addressed the jury. The,
might not, perhaps, have perceived the meaning of tin
iell which he and his learned friend had jar
• Nis learned friend could not set up any other
sat went,
estsblishiag the deed on which the de
at went, bad his learned friend reasoned too wel
Mde this, and therefore he went upon the right o
isle at law. In 1813 or 1814, Mrs: Whitaker, know
leg that the old lady would leave her nothing, hat
Stet possession of her title deeds. Mrs. Wilkinson ge
s 'errata for recovering her papers, and the magh
trete (Mr. Lister) thought her then not quite settled
probably she bad drank some rum and water, an,
therefore consigned the deeds to the custody e
the constable at Bradford. Mrs. Whittaker had psi
toadied at the same time to have • deed of gift of a
Mrs. Wilkialsa's property. Mrs. Wilkiesen, therefor
to prevent all risk of having her property thus fora
sway from her, made a sale of it to idr. LightoWlet as
Mr. Wainwright. The former paid 301. in haw
Massy* a promissory note for the rest, being aboi
lOW. The latter paid 251. and gave a promissory no
for ififil. This subject had been tried at the last assist
when Wainwright was defendant. None of the des
were the* before the Court ; and Ile. Rains, who w
then opposed to him (Mr. Scariett), very properly i
sisted -that no consideration appeared to have be
given, and the jury found for the plaintiff. But be w
• now prepared to show that Mrs. Wilkinson was remitter
Willy Leconte in business. She made a will which dill
.=of her property according to her wishes, and after-
exiell her property by sale, in order to defeat
-1114 prewfWons of Mrs. Whittaker. She afterwards
Wade a second will to dispose of the securities given to
Stifle tioeseqnence of the conveyance she had made.
ife *field peeve her competency when she made the
Iltede is qaestion, and it would be for the plaintiff to
dispute her appetency. If it was a competent and vo-1
l'inatary ceavtyance it fould sot be set aside. If his'
laestied relied shoots attempt to set up an opposite
weeveyanee. he (Mr. Scarlett) would then turn the tables
hipita his.
I- Whimsies were then called to prove the competency
lof the party to execute the deed in question. 1 hey were
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simian and Bross-examined at great length and with
much strictness ; after which—
. Mr. BDOIAMAM addressed the Jury. The case of
.wittell they had now bet an imperfect idea, he mold
show, be flattered himself, to be bottomed in [easel on
the p.
art of the several persons who came before them
as parties and witnesses I- that this old woman had sot
bees in her senses it was not necessary for his to
prole i hut he would prove that, from age or other
bodily infirmities, or without any infirmities, she had
gradually fallen into a state of mind on which no re-
' limit* could be placed, and which rendered her quite
ittettapetent and incapable of knowing what she was
alioik :It this state the persons now before them had
got possession of her property and of her person. sad
obtained a fraudulent and fictitious transfer of bee pre-
peel. This transfer they next attempted to bolster
tap-by a last will. There had been two wills, one OR
20th March, 1813. She bad then her senses;
that he 'clispited not. But that will gave the
heir at liw a share of the property, and it was not
pretended that the heir at law ever parted with that share.
and that share would be sufficient to maintain this action.
Be would show, however, that there was, not a revoca-
tion of that will, hut a deed of gift that same year to
Mrs. Whitaker of the three houses which formed the
property in the will, and that operated as a complete re-
vocation. If his Lordship should hold that that was
not sufficient, he would then recur to the higher title of
heir at.liw...v. The witness Lee, bad pretended to ban
been taken by surprise last year by the plea of insanity.
Yet, how could that be correct, when theylsad bad then
Drs. Mammon and Fletcher, who could speak to nothing
else but the,sanity of Mrs. Wilkinson? From this they
could judge what credit was doe to this witness. They
Koala remark, too, that lie had first sax ~ that
the sale was froptted to in consequence of the
-opiniop of , counsel; then lie said there were two
opinions; next he stated that the first opinion was in
1815, or the very end of 1814, and. the resulatiou of sale
long afterwards. Yet they saw him acknowledge that
the advertisement in November, lt(14. for a sale of the
property was drawn up by him. There was not a tittle
of evidence tn. esttubliall the validity and honesty of the
'promilsbry note, oittentitew that it had ever been out of
the possession of Seri, who was so mixed up in the
ti4nsaCtisst ibilY libi evidence must be received with
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grestmeiciiiii;esr :rhe giving of the papers to the con-
.qsjr Fete trantaeffir that spoke for itself, and proved
;be rosper4,lttle illgiseit!!'s opinion. lie would lay evi-
aileeste befeeelhe .Ivry thai this old woman quite lost ber
duseorry, demanded aopey where none was due, offered
.19 per whet+ she liaspet indebted, and wandering far)
• frost ion own'bonsoisches she meant to return to it, and
then within telly. few yards of it. If they were satis-
fied, that MI Iris Asir and honest, sod that she was not
in 4 situation lobe inadiflost•tool of a conspiracy, they
Troirrid glie.iheir verdict for the defendant; if. on the
othet tailY they should:BAm that things were as
he ;fated, be confiaeotly eipected a verdict for Mrs.)

W UW/WILICI.
:nselearned counsel ihen_called his witnesses. who
underwent as 'severe in Oiliest" as the preceding set;
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after which •
SCARIATT addressed The jury. His opponent
ha failed, in every point. He had done the hest that
.cattlsi ,deps in'sndi a case. and with such evidence
beet st was intpossible that illeakt sould exile on use'
gametal uteri's of the Case. Hither she had been

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gift was sot good; if fit, thee diesel, and Ai
of her property wire pod, and her telliagi sretion
the effects of old ago. As old perms mould •
near to a series of events, and trace ttseattite
ratelyt sad then ask a qiestion which some
imply a total failure of memory.. He amid refer hi
!tarsal friend to a case which be well kairer,. sod
which illustrated in its finest form the mind lookia
back on periods of life ea which the sin ilk
brightly, and feeling a hue hang ever seater mates.
The distinguishing penes to whom he elliVisa.
to whom he had had the pleasure of lattedeeleg lii
learned friend,—it • was Baron Masser's—Asa re-
Fated whole passages of the classics, and seen after
asked a question as if be had lost all memory. He
would trace the whole history of the Royal Family,
and state their several characters,and boa tura mead
and say, "1 bars some notion thatthe late Xing wall
ill for some time before be died." This was tiol
character of old age. The learned gentleman adrenal
rlat great length to the several Witnesses called, and thi
nature of their evidence.
' Mr. Justice BATLIIT sasses tip evidently with all
' impression, that the old lady bad been competent who
she executed the deed in question—Verdict for di,
' defendant.
: This ciese occupied the Court from oto 4.

SATURDAT.

James Hoyle. who, on Thursday was
charge of ihdatisig the person of as is
tender age of 10 years, was tried for an assault
the child, sad feted guilty. His Lordship was
him to confinement in the Castle of York for *e
of three years.
" At a fall Court of Mayoralty. held on Monday,
at Norwich, it was ordered that the poor in the (great
Hospital and Doughty's Hospital do saver in the
respective beds allotted to them in the said Hospital,
on pain of being discharged. It was likewise ordered,
that all persons found in the streets of this city ber
ging IN TIM assax-wcax should be apprehended and
dealt with according to law."—We think this Court
of Mayoralty remarkably harsh towards the poor in
threatening to punish them for not sleeping in their
beds, while many of them are as liable maths dub to
be kept awake by anxiety and pals; but we are(
pleased to find them so lenient as not to threaten them
with punishment for begging at any other time of the
year except is the Assize week.
A singular instance of remissness in three or four
persons, and ultimate honesty on the part of one, oc-
curred on Saturday last. A clerk, in ow establishment
in Bristol, gave a 10/. mote, supposing it to be for U.,
is payment of wages to one of the work-people. who,
under a similar persuasion, gave it to his wife, without
looking at it, and she also equally remiss, paid it to a
woman in High-street market, as a 11. note; nor did
the woman discover the error, until it was traced Or
her, when she said she bad but one note is her posses.
Ilion, and insediately took it out of her pocket for ens.'
initiation. It proved to be the identical 101. sete,which
she surrendered to the owner apparently as joilsily as
be accepted it.
Oa Monday sennight, about six o'clock, p chiermey,
sweeper. about 16 years of ape, whys ka# ipso op
see the Glasgow Bridgegate Bell mitt. 410.0.46 :0740
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pearanee outside the steeple. Wi
hesitation he climbed so the top, with** teseiest esti-
fidence and agility, strode across the ship 'between the
main and wizen masts, and waving a handkerchief,
wheeled himself and it round several times, to the
astonishment of a considerable crowd who were col-
lected beneath wondering at his temerity. In about
five minutes after be dismounted from the ship. he
crossed the Bridgegate to one of the back wynds, with
about a dozen of the little sooty fraternity at his
he' Is.
CAUTION TO TAILOUS..--AbOUL a fortnight since a
blacksmith of Psdstow bought a piece of cloth for a
coat, which with the necessary trimmings, he had
bound in a bundle : and being suspicious that the tai-
lor he meant-to employ was addicted to es:Mating, he
hit on the following novel mode of discovering if any
fraud had been practised on him. lie placed tbe bun-
dle in a well-balanced scales and carefully noted the
number of pounds and ounces, it weighed ;—when
the coat was sent home, he weighed it in the sanie
scales, when be found the garment weighted 24 ounces
less than the materials did of which it was composed.
The enraged son of Vulcan immediately repaired W
the ingenious tailor, whom he loudly charged with
Crawl, and demanded the restitution of the esbbaged
property. The man of the sheers iedignantly repelled
the charge, and insisted that the loss bad fairly takes
plate in the pairings, &c. necessary. The blacksmith
is by no means satisfied with this explanation, and
threatens to prosecute the tailor for a fraud.
Soon after midnight of Wednesday kit, a fire broke
out in the Engine-house of the Northuaberland Flirt
Glass Manufactory in the Close, Newcastle, and in de-
fiance of all efforts, that extensive establishment, with
the warehouses, and the greater part of the superb
stock. fell a pay to the flames. The lalt,pars bets
standing is the cone, containing the Tina*. &Le
adjoining dwelling-houses, inhabited chiefly by labour-
ing people, were involved in the calamity. About 14
poor families have lost nearly their aIL Part of the
glass stock was :brown into some keels on ths► river
and eared ; but the loss must be very great. For-
tunately, the principal part of the account books were
rescued. We regret to add, that Cleo. Brown, and
Rubs. Craig. who were assisting to get the fire under,
were sevetely injured. The former had his skull fac-
tored, and the latter was much hart by contusions ; bet
had no bones broken. They are in the Infirmary. Three
other assistants were hurts, but noels( very serious ns-
tore. The steam engine had been erected only a few
wieks and was near the entrance to the premises from
the ('lose. Wo hive been infortded that the etoek,
which was worth at least 10,000LwaWinsared only to,
the amount of 18001. . The glass-hoili banditti's'
were the property of Jonathan Sorsbie, Esq.; the
dwelling-houses belonged to the executors of the late
Robt. Nicholson, Esq. of Brisilry.-and we uaderstaiat
were not insured. Fears werseatertaised, at one time
Ifor the safety of .the Paabsion-house, sad the soap
works of Messrs. Doubleday and Nosterhy; *Mich are
on each side of the buildings deattlyed ; bat, fArts•
nately, they were • preserved. Great praise is due *
the itb Fatileers, for Ca.* actin!' and awful silertfins.
The fire-engines continued N play on the burning
Len the whole of the slay.
POPULATION OP Baaarosso—ldaks Side, female
164 total 13,064..•
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Ort tistattrwts Witte, ow et tit* Mp
was ipon hie duty early • is Wee motalag. he k.
a man, having the sprints* of a labeturer, t
oat from the beck promises et the Guildhall C,
house, King-street. Cheapside, which is at presets
tier fi
eg tertit, with a bag oa his shoulder. sea
• y very 'testily lades.
• followed him at a little distal's, till be sawi
hk
r into a house in a Court in Love-lane. Whit
walked in after him, bud went upstairs into his room.
The fellow, by this time. bad deposited his load In a
cupboard I bat. on White's demanding to know what
t was, he aelocked the door and produced it, tries it
toned oat to be between b. and $0 pesads of old lead.
He begged hard of the officer to say pulsing aboutit,
but without effect; and he was compelled to shoulder
his load again and retrace his steps. On their return
to the bailding, the fellow produced the key of one
of the rooms, from which he said he had takes it,
and hiving returned it to its place awing other old
!wilding materials, was brotgbt in custody by White
to the olice.
When placed at the Bar; Mi. Samuel Hall, who has
taken the Coffee-hots!, slated, that the prisoner was
his confidential servant, and bad been in his employ
••z or seven years. Ha bad so much renews, on his
honesty sad attention, that he had 'arrested him tq
take care of thestrevakes, with directions to keep
strict look oat to prevent tie numerous depredation
of the workmen. The lead was his property,
there was more of the same sort in the room
which it bad been taken, of the key of which the peo
roost had charge.
The prisoner bad so deistice to offer, and Mr. Hall
determined to make an example of him, be was coat•
witted to Newgate for trial.
Harrost-Oaavest.—Elien Cal* was brought Ili
for final examination. charged with stealing a male iall
fast four months old. the child of John and Norab
Brady, of No. 13, Pield.lane.—We recently detailed
the circumstances of this ease. The prisoner was
fully committed for trial.
bIAnLtIOROCCII-STRZIT..--O'DO/Inel and M4Certy
were charged with assaulting the night guardians.
and kicking up a riot at the wake over O'Leary, is
Crown-street.
O'Leary, our readers know, was killed in combat
with Cooper last week, and there was the usual Irish
wake over the dead body. The ease of riot and as
sault was proved. In defence, 114 Carey said he was
invited by the mother of the (lecessed to the wake.
but when he got there, two or three of his country-
men said be was drunk, and it was not like a gentle-
man to come there so. 111• Carty declared upon his ho-
nour, that he and his companion only bad two quarts
of ale, sod three half pints of gin, to cheer them,
and be appealed to the Magistrates if that could
make them drunk.
Magistrate—" It was sufficient to put you in order
for a row."
" Why yes," said 'Marty, " we were just in good
spirits, and we would join in the ceremony, knowing
the deeeseed."—Witla the consent of the constables,

the deksitots were liberated.
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Tan &rotes Cnit.ntsw,—We pee in our paper 1
Wednesday last, a mom distressing account of two
children, a boy aad girl, named Benjamin sod Choir
glass Hawthorn, having been obtained from their pa-
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrell, by a fellow, who assumed
the name of the Rev. Mr. Probes, seder pretence of
placing them in a boarding-scbool at kincoln,and pro-
viding for them. We have now great pleasure in
stating, that the publicity gives to this nefarious af-
fair, has been the meatts of apprehending the fugitive,
sod of the restoration of the children, as will be sees
by the following letter, which has been received by
the distressed mother :-
0 To NIII nuaagLL, COOT AND SUOI.3IANID,3III/2 GOODGII-
STILZST AND OPPIN OOLI-STIMIT, MANT-LE-DONZ.
" Billesdon, near Leicester, Aug4l2, MI.
" Sia—Having seen is the newspapers that a Mrs.
Harrell applied to the Magistrates at Hatton-garden to
recover two of her children, who were surreptitiously
taken away from her. I have to inform von, that I have
them in safe custody at Billesdon anti have committed
the impostor to Leicester Owl. if you, or any one duly
empowered by yon, will come for them, I will deliver
them up, and you must determine how to proceed
against the offender. My direction is, the Rev. Dr.
Thomas, Billcsdon, near Leicester.
(Signed) " EDWARD TUOMAS."
Os the poor mother receiving the above letter her
joy was so great that she fainted away, but unfortu-
nately she had been necessitated to make away with
every article she was possessed olio order to defray
the expenses incurred by her husband in travelling I.
pursuit of her children, and she is now without the
means of going down to Leicester to obtain them.
• Betrstr, Auo. 6.—Yesterday morning an Warm-
ing ire broke out in the bake-house and *our store of
Mr. James Law, in the rear of High-street. It was
first discovered a little after six o'clock, at which OK
its appearance clearly indicated that it had been for a
considerable time making a silent, but extensive pro-
gress, in the interior of the premises, and was rapidly
comnsunicating to the adjoining buildings. •An
alarm was instantly given, anis one of the town en-
glees arrived is about fifteen minutes after the first
discovery—about half as hour elapsed before a second
'could be perinatal. At first there was a deficiency of
water, and a great want of ladders, but, in about an
hour, both engines were brought to play with toler
ble effect, the neighbouring houtes supplying water
after the pipes were filled, and some ladders were ob-
tained, though is a very defective condition, nor were
the engine by any means in a perfect state of work.
By the great exertions of the people, however Ale
effect of the engines was soon visible in the subiald
power of the devouring element, and by nine o'cleft
lit was eouiplagly got under. It was a provident*
circumstance that -the fire did nut break out Want
night time ; as, in suck case; the destruction of pea
perry, and probably of lives, would have-_ bees taltel
awful from the confined situation it was In, and, boa
the etrettnistaace.o there being in a store closely 00.
• ining the emstuused premises, a leer quantity *I
tallow, whir& was fortunately got oat in tilos to pl.
serve it from lostroo u
too. A'Sonsiderable qalljy el
flour was destroyed:with the baka-leesse and gore; sod
also a part of Mr. WM. Miawell's dorm asijoliteg,
but which were fortaustelf 'warm!. his not haloes
tallow,
bow the lire originated; it began With the apperlpart

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THE HAHMS7'.
Samples of very las new oats wets
la this lasts
eoanty and Ia flaillonlohl llso wheat i
la moral stands well, mulls Weaning us labs
to hte, stud with Aim rrsathar ay box* width;
present month': be. mid ?melba look reasika
well asd healthy ; the fang the rottaleyolis
ther appears so aaeosamenly rich and' laisrialt,.
it is difficult for the observer la psrsude himself
the Demos is so fu advanced se the wmath of 114
—la Northamptottaltire. sad Bath'lll
wheat appears extremely luxurlast ;11:72t
quantity of rids which felt lam mouth, aid bid
weight of the ear, as well as the washings aid 1.
mess of the stem, the greater part of It Is loilgoki
little hopes eaa be eniertilsed of Its, Mag. aq
day that tree the teem fammealols weather mill
sow set in, it 6 not &spatula that sae deli it fl.
bounties will be ripe for eating before &paella*
season is England arasually lAte.) The mops
barley and oats seem to be batter fated, aid poi
well.

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Haaverr—Nonwica, Ara. 9.—Notwititstu
the backwardness of the MOM'. we have Omni
field of wheat begtta to be shore in the asigi
hood of this city. A good portion of the
very nearly ready for the scythe. and if there I
screed to the valise • flow bet drys, theitZ
probably come on sore suddenly than is
ticipsted.
Mr. Hodgart, on &Amok farts, seer Lis
N. B. began his wheat harvest upon Holiday,
promises a lazarlant crop.

TUX SIXTT 1111411-A-DAT iIaTCIO-411T.
who started to do this snatch foe 10 =sees
?so Thursday last, was near York on Saturday
having done each of the three days' work by
o'clock in the evening, viz. Huntiariou the ima
Macclesfield the second, &c. He will cross thee
try by way of Worcester into the Bath-road, so
is backed at 6 to 4 to win.
iIoWIXO EXTRAOIDINAUT.—On Sunday IA ii
4entlemen belonging to the " Amicis Cutter Ohl'
undertook to row from Westnainster•bridge t. Qs
as& from thence to Twick•nbans, and dews spiel
‘Teatininster, a distance of 100 miles, in eight'
boars. They started at hull-past three in the ma
ieg, and reached the Fakon Inn, at biraveseri, at
quarter past seven; when they partook of a heed
breakfast. After resting' an boor and a half. tM
were again afloat, and in three boors and a half *
were through Westnsinster-bridge. At this plea
boat put off with some refreshments ; during whi
time they floated about a quarter of a ad*
reached the Eel-pre House, at Twkkenhans-Alt, at
quarter before three. At this place they were sell
several of their friends, at a comilkortable dialler. I
last they started to complete their Herculean taalt.se
reached Westminster-bridge at twenty minutes pa
eight ; having performed the distance is less than s
venteen hours (twelve of which were occupied is FP
iag), without the least apparent fatigue. They we
steered by their coxswain John Loader, of Old Sirs
skies.—This match, it is believed, was none scum
plished but on one other *cos:slow •
Act:. 10.—Ao illastriomt
isillattoced by the social and generous qualities of
nature. in one of his casual walks a few day, age, e
tared a shop where a variety of sbewy &Moho we
exposed for sale. The dignified character of d
guest was not unknown to the shopkeeper, sad ti
most sparkling contents of the depot were reseal
exposed to him. Daring the cursory inspocdoo,
Custom-house Officers, sans eerentonie, runt
themselves—they bowed respectfully to the latter
they were in the mere execution of their duty, a
the " King's commands," they observed, and a seize
of the greater part of the exhibited valuables lastaa
followed. The scene was novel, and calculated
surprise where no previoas suspicion had rested ..4
it did so—but it called forth no comments.
At Northampton Assizes, which endel of Thati
se'nnight, the prisoners who took their trials w
sentenced as follows :—Jobn Darman, for highs
robbery, James Cooke, for sheep stealing, Willi
Smith, for burglary, Edward Collins, William Witt
James Smith, alias Parnell, John Nash, and .h
Dover, for robbing booths at Boughton tire's F
severally received sentence of death, but were all
prieved before the Judges left the town.
Bonus r Lann.--A considerable degree of iota
was excited at the late Salisbury Assizes, in at
quence of the expectation which prevailed, that I
bert Lamb (the Duke of Somerset's late Steel
would be tried upon three indictments found agi
him at the last Wilts Anises§ and upon two other
dicorsents found ageism him at the present Assilln
The three former indictments were fur hawing obtoli
money from the Duke's tenants by false pretences,'
the two latter for forgery. The dials, however.i
not come on, Mr. Lamb haring absconded ; sad 1
bevies been taken although • reward efe afille6
Bored for his apprehensioo. The tecogulasis"
Lamb,and his sureties, were *serrated by tip 'sad
in consequence of his non-appearance. g
On Saturday, three persons, a fisherman,. his Ink
sad sou, were taken op at Hastings, chargid on
picios with having in their ponessioo property
scribed to have been about the person of the ticb
who souse months ago was prowned off Dover. I'M
man, it is said, in trawliug had dragged up the loafs
and after securing the valuables about it, agate_
_Joe
witted it to the sleep. The woman. report says,lol7,
for sale, a wateb, o itikthe initials of the sole
Jew eugraven cot the case; the man had been is*
'mousy; and the bay, in a state of inebriety,
Md
tared words that were very suspicions. .The FAO
on, it is nadorstood, were sent off • to Loudest fet 4
amisation.

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