The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-05-23 00:00:00

THE ST AtEgMA:

Morning Chronicle publishes observations on the sub-
ject of :sentences in cases of libel. On the former we
shall say nothing; but as to the latter, we must say►
few words. The complaint of the Chronicle is, that
the John Bell people have been punished so lightly
for libels on the Quint. One of them sentenced to ►
fine of three hundred pounds ; the others to a fine el
a hundred pounds each and three months imprisonmert
in the King's Bench prison. Then it has made cow-
prisons between the sentence on these gentlemen and
the sentence on " Hamar Hums," as the Chronicle
calls him without the Mister, and it sees, it says, " a
" necessity. in both instances, for the intervention of
" public opinion." We know a wonde: ful deal bet-
ter than to say what we think of the conduct of the
Judges in this case; but, we may say a little of what
we think of the conduct of Mr. BROUoI/All and the
Chronic*, who, not long ago, saws rich man sentenced
to pay a fine of two thousand pounds, and to be three
months on the outside of the King's Frith prison in
die custody of the Marshall, and Mr. linounu est and
The Chronicle said not a word about that matter. It
will not do to say that Sir FA•NCIS BURDITT'S was a
meritorious writing, and that the writings of Messrs.
ARROWSMISII and Co. were wicked writings, for the
juries found them both wicked ; the offenders in both
RAM were convicted ; and, really. as no one can pre-
tend that the one hundred pound-in the one ease was not
heavier than the two thousand pounds In the other case.
we can discover no very good reason for the silence of
Mr. BROUGHAM and the Chronicle on the former occa-
sion, and for their complaining on the present occasion.
For our parts, we cannot see any thing in the name
of ARROWSMITH or Snst•IIELL to merit punishment,
any more than we can see in the name of Bea-
Darr; one name, SS Cassius says, Will raise a
ghost as well as the other; and, if Mr. BROUGHAM
lad The Chronicle think that riches; that big
Mates are to be a ground of lenity; all that we
Mn say is, we hold the sentiment in detestation.—
We do not dissent from what they have now said; but
we complain of their former silence. Not a word did
either say when the BARONCT went to take Isis three
months walk; and when Mr. Woonsa was sent to
take his fifteen months In jail. They are, therefore.
bingue-tyed now ; or are compelled to acknowledge
themselves extremely Inconsistent. They neglected
their duty before ; or they are doing a great deal more
than their duty now. The Chronicle rather more than
wives it to be understood that the Judges bare, is the
present instance, been actuated by motives which we
dull not attempt minutely to describe. Bat why was
it West as to motives is the of Sir Faunas Bun-
Derr: Why did it 1.4 nothing to comment upon in
'that singular -cue ? Aber describing the punishment
lilieted on the John Ball people, it goes on thus :
" while almost every prison in the kingdom contains
" Imes sentenced to long imprisonments and heavy
" fines (heavy, compared with their means) for mere
" unguarded expressions, or expressing opinion
" at variance with those which are generally received."
Very true ; but was not this an occasion to observe
that there was a singular exception in the case of Sir
FRANCIS DURUM? As The chronicle had not mew
issed this singular exception before, ,bere was an on-
solos to mention it ; but it is passed over ; and we
are constrained to say that we can see no reason for
having passed hover other than what is founded on
the well-known fact of Sir FRANCIS BURDITT being a
rkA man ; a reason, we must say, as little praise.
worthy as any one we can possibly imagine.

Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, his Majesty
left town In his travelling carriage and four, for Lis
lodge in Windsor Park.

Yesterday a Cabinet Connell was held at the Foreign
Office, in Monolog , which broke up soon after
four o'clock, after which the Cabinet Ministers dined
wi.la the Earl of Harro by.
Oa Monday the Russian Ambassador t tel
basinese at the Foreign Office.
A grand Review of Cavalry will, we unilerstandt
take place on Hounslow Heath on Thursday nest, a
which the Prince and Princess of Denmark will be
present. The corps to be reviewed an the 9th, 10th,
ail 16th Regiments of Dragoons, with the Life
Hoards, and Hone Gonda Blue.

By a letter from Havre, dated the 18th current, it
appears that the President Boyer is not deficient in as-
serting the just rights of his empire. It seems that
several French frigates, about the end of February,
assisted the Spaniards is removing their property from
St. Domingo, when the revolution took place in that
part of the island. Amongst other things which they
were pleased to call property, were 300 men who had
declared their independence and placed themselves un-
der the protection of General Boyer. These were
shipped into the French frigates. The co•aegnence
was, that the President placed an embargo on all Eu-
ropean 'hips. It continued for more than • month,
and was removed on the sth April, on an express un-
derstanding that the 300 slaves should be immediately
restored to liberty aad their country.
A Philadelphia paper of the 25th informs is that
there are not less than 15 Candidates for the office of
President of the United States at the ensuing election,
of whom the following isgivea as a correct list :—Mas-
sachusetts—John Q. Adams ; New York—D. Clinton,
Refu Kill, Smith Thompson, D. D. Tompkins ; Penn-
sylvania—H. Baldwin; Oirio—W. H. Harrison ; hir-
ginia—J. Munroe, S. Roane ; Kentucky—H. Clay :
North Carolina—Nathaniel Macon; South Carolica—
J. C. Wholes, Wm. Lownries ; Tennessee—Andrew
Jackson ; Georgia—W. 11. Crawford.
The htb of May is fixed upon as the day on which
the Congress is to close the present Session.
Curacos Papers of March 30, state that Puerto Ca-
yells was still blockaded, and that Morales wee in
pursuit of the 1,200 men from Mat acaybo, who had
leaded at Alta Gracia, to go against Coro.

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3PONThVG livraLi it:4m%. . -
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itrsom RACES, 1522. W— . EISNISDAT, may n. k .!
rim (*mien Strikes of lOgs each. for horses of all ages. The
last mile add a quarter of the• Derby Course. Throe-year
oldi. list. 41b., four. 811., five. last. Vlb., and aged slat. bin. I I
(Fite subscribers.)
31r. J. Welker'. b. h. Langtonian, 5 yrs old .. .. I • :
l 1 Mr. R. Walker's g. e. Legal T.-nder, 4 yrs old .. .. 2
11
Mr. Field's b. c. bs Crispin, 3 yrs old . . • .. 3 ,
Mr. Sadler's b. f. Fast-wells, 4 yrs old .. . • • • 4
1 Mr. Forth's b. f. Matilda. 4 yrs old .. • • .. 0
Wen by a length.—Even on Fastorella. I I
'The Ootd Cup. Tithe wogs. the surpins in specie, by sub.
qeribers cf lOss each, with Jogs added from the Race Fnrvi .
Three year olds. do. Mb., four. Bst., five. Bst. 101 b., six. ,I ,
Vv., and mind Ost. lib. Mares and geldings allowed Sib.
Two miles.
Sir 11. Lipeneot named Nort3a, 4 yrs old .. .. • • I ~ •
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' Mr. Fraser a Champignion, 4 yrs old .. • • •• 9 •
Mr. Whiteside's eh la. Wouvermunr, aged .. .. 3 0 • r
Won by half a length. ' It
Seven others started, and two were drawn. i
6 to 2 agst Champignion.
-lb. tvoodeot Stakes of 3thas each, la. A. for two year old 1
colts, test. 01b., and fillies sht.3lb.—The last ball mile. • a
••• Mr. T. Sadler's b. c. br. td Pastore:la .. .. 1 . -• . /
Mr. Rogers's hr. V. by Seih ..
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Col. Synge 's f. by Whalebone .. ..
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Mr. Nether b. f. Mara .. .. .. .. .. 4 I.h ..
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Mr. C. Day's eh. c. Out, rio .. .. .. .. •
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Won by a length
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4to 1 at Dr. to Pastorelia-3 to I agst br. f. by Selina--; 1 4'
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' 2to I ant f. by Whalebone-3 to 2 ngst Ontario. I
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Mr. Farrell received 50gs forfeit from Mr. R. %Yeager. -
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BOXINO.—The matches between young Brown and ;
Bunn, the Bow youth, and Neale, the Strarat limn youth,
and Deaf Davis, came MT on Tuesday, in Essex, opposite I +'
Woolwich. Neale and Davis fought 46 gallantly eon- , ii 1,
tested rounds, when Neale won it, weighing more than i
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a stone anal a half heavier than his antagonist. Betting i
was 7 to 4 on Davis, otiose oat and out ruffiining game
was pot on one side by the supericr hitting of Neal,
with his length. Brown and Bunn made a good manly t
fight; Brown won it again in more than an bonr—se-
con•led by Spring and Shelton. A third, but uniuter- b 1.1 I
.sting battle was won by the Young ties and Burke, of
Woolwich, or rather it was brought to a wrangle. . ~
A New York paper of the 24th ult, contains the fal.
lowiag article :—lty the Thome& Scattergood, we
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learn, that on the _3.1 December, information was re.
ceived at Canton, that the British frigate Topaz, Cer-
s f it
tain Blackwood, had fired upon the Chinese village at ' . i
Lintel', twenty miles above Macao, and had killed and
wounded thirteen Chinese. It appeared that the fri- a
gate's boats were on shore watering, when a fracas
took place between them and the moires, who had at-
tacked the seamen with bamboos, &c. Capt. Black- "
wood was induced to cites a fire in order to cover the
retreat of his men. Tholepin and $ large country
ship were lying at Linton with their boarding netting.'
Among the late arrivals from France, we have the 1i
pleasure to notice that of the comic Bob Bradkoty, , i
whose whim and humour have for so unity years de- 1
lighted the town. We understand he is engaged at 1.1
the Surrey Theatre, and is to make his appearance in ‘
a Serious Pantomime, which has met with distinguished . i' ;
approbation at Paris.
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The Directors of the Small Pox Hospital bast called • ;
a meeting for the 6th of June next, to discontioue ea. .
dolma inoculation. I - Its,i t
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The idea of establishing Baokiag Companies upon
the plan of the Scotch Banks, has received a great ...-•
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shock in contolaence of the tailore of a Scotch Bank-
lag. Company—the subscribers to which are called $ s ,
upon to subscribe 250 per cent. to make good the de- .It 1
w 1
4 ficiencies of that establishment.
OLD D.HLRY.—Tess Monsi.vo.
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DILLY IX TUE •DMINISTRATION OP JUSTICC TPIELOI:CD
TUE AISENCE OF PROSECUTORS. .
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The names of the prosecutors in more than twenty
caser, which stood for trial this day, were called in the .
Court-yard by the Officer, who, on returning Soto Court, i -
stated that none of them answered. a ,
The RECORDER reprobated the tardiness of the i' prose. ,
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cators, and said he should notice the subject when the , 1
cases tame again before the Court.
John Frank/in was put to the bar, capitally indicted
for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of Thos. etibbins. at Staines, on the lith inst., I" and stealing therefrom some shoes.
Tbe prosecutor stated, he was from home, on the I ltlt
of Mar, heat returned abont tea o'clock in the eveninLe,
at which time his shop was not shut up. He bolted the
lower fiep door, but left the upper one OD the latch. 1
Witness had not been long at home when he Wan in-
formed, he had been robbed of some shoes, ou whieb lie
went out anal found the prisoner in custody. rtlit,
Edward Westtnead swore as to the prisoner's taking- 1 •• - '
the shoes, and that he apprehended him.
The RRCORDER summed op the evidence, and the jury
found the prisoner guilty of stealing, but not of the bur-
glary.
Mr. Law stated he had been retained for the prisoner; , i
but the case having been taken out of turn, he had not 1 a I
come in time, neither had the prisoner's witnesses ar-
rived.
The RECORDER regretted the circumstance, and oh- • •
served, that the witnesses should be examined when they
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appeared in Court.
SHIPPING I YTELLIGENCH. I
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DEAL, MAT 22.—Came down from the River last
1 night, the Astell, Oldham, and Fort William, Glass, for
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Madras and Bengal ; Mary anal Jane, f..r the Cape of
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(tool! Hope ; Juno. Glade, for Cadiz; David, Weens. for I
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Havre, and sailed this morning; also to-day and sailed
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Caliope, Adams, for New York. Arrived and sailed far
the River, Little Hampton, Love, from Teneriffe; J clt a
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Tar, Robson. for Jamaica; .‘lllltV, Mel ntosh, for flee-
hice ; John Cato, Deacon, for be • Rotterdam, I .
Waters, for Batavia, St. Helena, and Amsterdam.— ,ll'
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Wind N.E.
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Poureatourtr, May 22.—Sailed H. M. S. Hind, and
schooner Pigmy, on a cruize ; and Providence, Owen,
fur Bengal.
RSA!. VALUE OF THE /11111 FRoDUCTIONS MARUFACTDRICS OP I
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':IRRLAND, IMPORTED TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. I
1792. 6.631,31iu. to,. dd.; 1810, 10.799.0414. Sq. I id.;
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1815, 12.161.5031. 7s. 30.; 1820, 11,085,3211. 3s. 211.;
1821, 13,330,04 U. 4s. Oid.
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•RIPPIND ENTERED INWARDS ANJ CLEARED OUTWARDS ID.
ilt LAND, PROM OR To ALL FART:. OF TOE WORLD.
114WAID%-1791, 7,441 shi..s, 878,510 tons; (ME', 7.093
ships. 711.242 tans; 1N241. 10,410 ships, MAN tuns; lest!,
10 741 ships. 901,535 tuns
OUTWARD.I-1510,6.1.1 I .hips. 8419.815 tons : ISIS, 10.4"3
ships, 935.648 tons: !Pitied, 9,926 snips, 1.101,,L1D tuns ; 1811,
10,081 ships, 918,300 tow.
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SYSTEM.

To the Honourable the Commons of the United King-
dons. of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament as-
sembled.
The humble Petition of the undersigned Magistrates,
acting in and fur the Parish of St. James's, IVeat-
u,iuster, Seweilt,
That the present discretionary power of lieensine
lic-hoases is wholly ineffectual for the purpose of
he. ping such houses in good order, but that it has a
most pernicious effect in rendering property insecure,
and in producing monopolies in the supplying of the
Public with' Beer, and consequently in enhaming its
price, and reducing its quality. It is ineffectual for the
purpose of checking disorders, because, lit, it yields but
one measure of punishment for the most trifimg fault,
or the deepest crime. viz. the refusal of the annual li•
tense: breause.24lly, the power is only in operation on
one clay anuuelly, whence offences committed soon after
that day are nut cognizable under the above power for
nearly a year; in which time, if the misconduct be not.
forgotten or forgiven, punishment is easily eluded by
chancing the tenant ; because, Illy, if the license be
forfeited, it is not the tenant who materially suffers, lint
the hem... owner, who may beinnocent. It renders pro-
petty insecure, because the trent or refusal of a license
as dependent upon the ancontroualtle will of the licen-
errs, who, it is proved, have sometimes refused upon
corrupt motives, and by such unjust refusal a Victual-
ling-house, provided at great cost, may not only be ren-
dered wortliless, but an estate may be depopulated fur
want of that necessary convenience.
It produces monopoly, and consequently enhances the
price or reduces the quality of Beer, or both, tweet's,.
the 'large sinus paid to individuals fur the privileged or
licensed stations, can only be repaid by such means. In
this ityerineys your Petitioners are supported by the
Report of the Committee of your I lonourable House on
she pries and quality of Beer, made in Ittl9, which
says, " That a Brewery supported by purchased Li-
cersed houses must deteriorate their Beer; that the
practice is increasing, and that the poor must be con-
tented with snrh liquor as is retailed at licensed houses,
whatever may be the finality, the price, or the measure.
The excess of price hereby occasioned, your petition-
ers represent, operates as a poll tax upon almost every
mar in the country ; butt it bears most heavily upon the
most laborious part of the community—one penny per
gnat, additional wringing from them a portion of their
earnings sufficient to pay for their rent, the clothing of
their families, or the support of a child; and, in the ag-
gregate, amounting. to an annual levy of above four
millions sterling, to a revenue equal to that of the Bri-
tish Government no longer since than in the reign of
George the First.
Your Petitioners therefore submit, that their power
of controuling misconducted Public-houses, and of li-
censing new houses, as the public wants may require,
ourbt not to be confined to one day in the year.
They also submit, that the refusal of licences, and the
penal decisions of Illag:istrates against Victuallers,
ought not to be exempt from appeal.
They farther submit that, with due precautions adopt-
ed to check misconduct immediately, and to prevent the
opening of public-houses in improper place., the right of
a free trade in Beer maybe restored, with incalculkble
advantage to the industrious classes, and without any
danger to the public peace or morals.
They additionally submit Viet, if it be deemed expe-
dient and just to restrict the opening of new houses,
which might compete with those already established,
that end would be most beneficially accomplished by
imposing a duty, payable to Government, on the licence
to inch houses.
Your Petitioners submit the above prommiticierts the
wisdom and paternal rare of your Honourable Wir, in
the hope that your Honourable House may restore to
the public, generally, the right of a free trade in Beer,
to the Victualler, in particular, the protection of laws
instead of the willsof par Petitioners
will ever pray. •
(Signed) J. T. RAEDER DEAVMONT,
SAMUEL JACKSON,
IiSOROB ALDERSON.

LA IV INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COA MON PLEAS, May 22.

BOOTU V. DUNCAN AND EADON.

This was an action brought by the Plaintiff to re-
cover damages for an assault alledged to have been
commlited by the Defendants. The damages were
laid at 3001.
Sergeant Yet:snot conducted the case for the plain-
tiff, and from his statement it appeared that the whole
of the parties are persons of respectable station in
life, Red resided in the Hamlet of Mile End, New
Town. The plaintiff is a gentleman retired from bu-
sinew The defendant, Mr. Duncan, has been a Naval
Captain, and is a retired ship-holder, and Mr. Laden,
the other defendant, is a ship-builder.
Mr. Petit anti two other wit stated, that Cap-
talc Duncan spit in the plaintiff's face several times,
in a manner that called forth cries of shame from se-
veral persons, as well as the witness, and considerable
feeling was excited at seeing so gentlemanly sod
peaceably disposed a person as the plaintiff was so
assailed. From the evidence it did not, however, ap-
pear that the defendant, Mr. Radon, went farther than
joining is the abuse of the plaintiff.
Sergeant Pau,. for the defendants, demanded that
lie should be acquitted before the cause went further,
IliCla was accordingly done.
Sergeant lieu., in behalf of Captain Duncan, ad-
mitted, under the authority of Justice Bullrr, that
spitting in a spiteful or scornful manner, was an as.
sanit, whether the spittle fell upon the person or not
He would admit, too, that it the facts were such a,
had been stated, a most gross and beastly assault had
been made out. Bet he trusted he should show that
the plaintiff had given such provocation as would in-
duce the Jury to consider that the defendant had en-
dured enough by suffering under the uncertainty of
their verdict, in consequence of some imprudent beha
slow which the passion that had been roused by the
plaintiff had carried him to.
Me. Badoo swore that the plaintiff had first Made
use of abusive epithets towards Capt. Duncan. The
witness did not see him spit at the plaintiff.
. The Chili/ JUSTICE said, that from the weight of
evidence, it was clear that an assault had been cam
milted upon the plaintiff ; and if the Jury disbelieved
the evidence offered to prove a provocation, the aesatth
was one of alms and intemperate nature ; and when
they considexed thit the plalitiff was spit upon, and
treated contimeliesisly in the presence of 150 per-
sons, it was an assault infinitely worse than a blow.
The Jury deliberated for about a minute, and re-
tained a verdict fee the plaintiff.—Damages 150/.

NIDDLESii Afar 22.

PIRJURT.—Charles Cooper was indicted for perjury,
lo ate coarse of an examination teaching his estate and
efforts, Wore the Cominissioaers, in a commission of
' ►ankruptcy,

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Mr. AiLFT stated that the prisoner was a grocer, who
had been declared a bankrupt I on his culmination be- I
fore the Commissioners he Flitted thrit, on the 9th of ,
October last, his house was broken into, by taking oat
the kitchen window and forcing away the hart, and pro-
perty to the amount of upwards of 31101. in sovereigns
and Bank notes, taken from a small tea-chest, which
was standing, nolorked, on the parlour table. Shortly
dire this alleged robbery a commission of bankruptcy
was isstteil out against Cooper, and in the balance-sheet
which be delivered in, it appeared that this loss ran
away with more than one-third of his effects. On re-
lating these circumstances before the Commissioners,
very serious doubts arose as to the troth of the state-
merits. end the assignees rep;atedly exhorted the bank-
root to disclose the troth, and offered to forego prose-
°nil lig him, if lie would art honestly by his creditors.—
The first distinct charge of perjury was, that the pri-
soner had sworn that his house was robbed, which it
was intended to eon t by the evident., of the officer
who examined theyremises, and who would prove that
the iron rail must have been removed by some person
on the inside of the house. And the second assignment
of perjury was, that he swore that certain conversations
had not taken place with a watchman, which that watch-
man would distinctly contradict.
Mr. ALLEY was proceeding to call witnesses to prove
the issuing of the commission of bankruptcy, when Mr.
om.rnue took an objection, which, with others he
raised, occupied the Court nearly three hours in dispos-
ing of.
On the reading of the examination of the prisoner
taken before the Commissioners, relative to the conver-
sations with the watchman and Hatt, the police officer,
Mr. PLATT took an of that How's name was
spelled with, two //'s in the indictment, instead of two U's.
Mr. ALLEY admitted that this error was fatal to that
count in the indictment.
The Coney agreed in the validity of the objection.
William Read, a police officer, then swore that he ex-
asniuril the premises on the morning after the robbery;
at first he saw no reason for suspecting the truth of tile
statement the prisoner made, as to the means by which
the house had beementered ; but a report having been
circulated that the house had not in reality been robbed,
he again examined the area, and he then entertained
some doubts on the subject, but he would not positively
say that no person bad not entered from the street.
.Mr. ALLEY confessed that as one count of the indict-
, meat had been quashed for an irregularity, and as Read's
evidence admitted of a doubt as to whether the house
was actually entered from the house or not, he would
abandon the case, and consent to a verdict of Not Guilty
, being given for the prisoner.
The Corny directed the Jury accordingly, and a ver-
dict to that effect was instantly returned.
Thomas Smith, James Guppy, George Coleman,
Wm. Terridge, %Vm. Campbell, and Henry Pluckwell,
were indicted for an outrageous and disgraceful riot
at Tottenham, on the night of the 27th of February
last.

M 4. aVoLenes stated the ease to the Jars The
prosecutor, be said, was a respectable perfumer and
hair •d in Tottenham, and d the office of
constable for the last year. In the performance of
.this duty, by order of the Magistrates of the district,
it fell to his lot to take into custody two or three iti-
nerant dealers without hawkers' or pedlars' licences.
This appeared such an offence in the eyes of the de.
fendants and others, that on the night in question
they assembled to the number of 500 persons, paraded
the village from one end to the other with an effigy,
having two faces, fixed on a jack ass Whinging to one
of the defendants. Weadock to remotest Mr. Tossed;
the prosecutor, calling oat, " P—tt it,. Worming
barber, we'll burn him—burn the barber." The
rioters passed his house pith these yells, and broke
his windows. this family were so much alarmed that
a 'toting lady, then on a visit to his .vife, took shelter
is the house of a friend. • •
Witnesses were called who clearly proved the case
-4-,sinst the defendants, and that they were the ring-
leader: in this disgraceful scene, having burning
torches in ?heir hands.
Mr. Axxev, f..r the defendants, made an able and
ingenious defence, gad called ten witnesses, all of
whom admitted the number and parade of the mob,
but said there was no rioting..
Mr. ADOLPIII.7B commented strongly on the evidence
for the defendants, all the witnesses being more or less
concerned with them.
The Jury retired far about ao hour, and then re-
turned into Court, with a verdict of gnilty against all
the defendants, recommending them at the same time
to the merciful consideration of the Conit.—Ordered
to be cot: milted: and brought up for judgment this
day.
OLD Bill L El.—IP ADITSSD4I%
John Faller, Faller, alias Jain Smith, was indicted for re-
turning from transportation, he baying been convicted
at the Kent Midsummer Assizes of a burglary, and
ordered to be transported to New South Wales fur the
term of his natural life.
The prisoner pleaded Guilty ; and, notwithstanding
the repeated solicitations of the Recorder to retreet it.
he persisted in his determination, and a pile; a Guilty
was recorded.
John Cameron, a maa of respectable *p, eorgue.
representing himself as a servant out of place, was in-
dicted for stealing tome wearing apparel, the property
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of Esther Woodley. •
The prosecuttix is a woman of as unfortunate
description, and the prisoner was base egisagh to steal
the little pr••perty of which site was possessed. The
facts n ere distinctly proved, and the jury fund a ver-
dict—Guilty.
Mr. Baron Giotto( severely reprimanded the pri-
soner for his infamous conduct. The prisoner bad re.
presented himself to have been is a respectable station
of life, and yet be had been base smug% to rob an un-
fortunate girl of the little all whiffit she po ed.
While judges and juries did their ditty, they would
visit such a case with the utmost severity. The pri-
sons{ might therefore expect to be sentenced at the
conclusion of the sessions, to transportation for se-
ven years. 1
John Green was indicted for steeling six relent of
paper, value 61., the property of Richard Taylor. The
prisoner was formerly in the service of Mr. Taylor, bin
when the robbery was effecte•l hie had run away from
his employment. The paper lied been taken by the
prisoner from the buss of als reiner of paper, un-
der the pretence of being Mr
. flefr's servant. The
uppaper was delivered to him, tit never reached Mr.
Taylor's hands. The Jury fund the prisoner Guilty
without hesitation.
The prisuser was again convicted %To another in-
dictment for stealing nine reams of paper, the property I
of George Edwards. There were several other indict-
ments against the prisoner fur similar robberies to a
.very considerable extent.