The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-01 00:00:00

IMPORTANT TO RTATIONIORS.
TAR NIKO C. RICHARDS AND VrILSON.
This was an information against the defendants,
John Richards and Oro. Wilson. .tattooers, in St.
Martin'i-court, Leicester•sqsare, charging theta with
enlawfallysisariog on their premises. a umber of
paper wrappers, with the stamps and marks Ruse-
Odle& so that they might he wrongfully need again
is envelopiog paper which had au paid the duty, sad
thereby defraud the reweave.
The defendants, for every pair of wrappers fiend
oa the premises, were subject to a penalty of 100/.
Mr. MATO, the solicitor to the Court. Wormed the
Commissiums, that he should only seek to recover
penalties on the two cutpleto sets of wrappers, the
others be should lay oat of the preseistease.
Mr. Sheriff V &&&&& as swerniwilis tear . the de-
-1 &ideate to be upright, honourable men, and that was
the character as tradesmen that they bore rurally.
Si: arsine workmen. in the employ of the defend-
eats, were called and esantine9 ; they all straw/ that
an injusctioe bad been given to them, sad W usury
workman iodividaally„ by Mr. Richards, awd.alsis by
Mr. Wilson. to esseel all stamps as outlay
wen stripped 4 the seems a[ paper wt
es-
veloped. -
The Caere moselted Set soma drat. when illenChalr-
man rose and addressed the defendants. He said that
there was not, le gee *pinion of the Court. the sliest-
est imputation east on itibir characters by the palmist
precool/4g; bat them had certainly beer .emen
gelarity on their pert is the mode of eowiwetimy their
beams', or the two pairs of aocaneelled wrappers
wonld sot bare been foetid by the officers where they
were. The. Court reader all the circumstances unlid
be lesleot in their judgment, for they were bound to
convict, because the evidence la support of lb. prose-
cution had not been impeached, though it was wished
the Court should infer that a discharged servant had
placed the *rappers when they were seised. Tbs.
'judgment of the Court wii. that the penalty should be
mitigated frees 200/. to 40e.
Mr. TINS. Hodgkins, the proprietor of an oyster and
shell fish warehouse, in Bridges-street, Covent-garden,
was charged on information with retailleg porter in
his rooms without being regularly Segued.
Mr. Hodgkins pleaded not guilty, bat admitted the
porter having been sold and drank is kis rooms, bat
448 it was fetched from the adjoinieg publio-house.
.:Erhe Court inquired if he received any profit en the
her purchased at the public-house, and *old la his
Nem.
Mr. Boar said fed die did rendre a••

r. _ gki n _ha ...Mainly - a Pager
profit on each pot. 414 I
The Court said that was was quite enough.
was ordersd to pay a mitigated penalty of 51. • 'el.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
Saturday, James Ward, Patrick Leeson, Theme
Belly, Jeremiah Latigkeux, and Peter Langhetsi, were
Indicted. with ten other persons, not in cessody, with
creating a disturbance and riot at theeaterm4olt Mr.
Oakland. the Citr of London pubflo-kiiile;lll-Sw-
wick•street, Soho, in the parish of Selassie's. on
Sunday evening, the 2d of Jane.
There were seven counts in tboindictotent, 6ve of
them for violently assaulting the *Boers, mod sae on
the landlady of the boas*.
The Jury found all the prlsoaers
The Court sentenced Ward and Len.a to three
months; Kelly and J. Langbam to oes mouth; and
Peter Linemen to 14 days' imprisoenseet is the Hesse
of Correction, sad to be kept to hard labour.
The persons in custody for the disturbance and riot
in Great Peter-street, Westminster. on Whit Monday,
the 27th Jf May last. during which dreadful affray, a
man named Ralph Hart was secideutally shot, sod
who MO of his weeds on Wednesday last, in the In-
firmary. were placed at the Bar; they consisted of 16
men and one woman. The prisoners severally pleaded
Not Guilty. The charge of riot was clearly washout
against eight of them, wbo were limed guilty, and
sentenced by the Court to various terms of imprises-
meat in Ike House of Correction. and to be kept to
hard labour. Theetbers. after a severe admositios
from the Learned Chairman. were ordered to be dis-
charged. The Sessions ended.

Immediately on the termination of the present sit-
tings in the Courts of Westminster, the erection of
the Intended New Court, will commence. In cons•
unence of alterations contemplated in the Court of
Exchequer, the businese of that Coart will be trans-
acted elsewhere, and fo: that purpose a short Act of
Parliament will be introduced during the p see-

*FATS OF NICWBATI.--The following are the smoke
of persons cousanitted fortrial, and their offences. via.—
Middlesex. Loudon.
Highway Robbery ." . . 4 2
Burglary. . 3 1
. . .
Stealing in a Dwelling House . 4 1
Housebreaking . . • 1
Forgery . . 1
Larcenies . . • 92
StealinF from tbr. Person . . 28
Receiving Stolen Gouda . . 2

Total

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