The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-08 00:00:00

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COURT OF KIND'S BENCH, JAN. 7.
PAULIN P. stile.
This was an Wee directed by the LOltD CHANCELLOR.
to try whether a machine for weighing, invented by the
defendant, was a piracy of the plaintiff's machine, for
which he had taken ont letters patent, and lodged the
specification in the (hart of Chanery.
Vr. MA 11111TATT WOW the ease. Hie client was a fo-
reigner, and a man of eminent mechanical skill. Seine
time ago he invented an ingenious machine, on the prin-
ciple of ascertaining weight by the,action of it on a
spring, to which was attached a rack and pinion, that
told the weight exactly by an index upon a divided
plate. For this he took out a patent. The defendant,
however, who was the plaintiff's workman. soon left
him, and went into the employment of an ironmonger
in Fleet-street, who had also taken out a patent for a
machine completely similar. There was some difference
in the springs, it was true, bat be was prepared to show,
that the principle upon which both were built was the
same; that the object they sought to effect was the
same ; and when he had done, that he was convinced
the Jury would be convinced that it was a piracy.
The specification was pnt in and read.
Mr. Bathaite, an engineer, after explaining the me-
chanical principles upon which the machines were con-
structed,said, that they were in principle prczisely alike.
One was, in fact, a copy of the other.
The Souerroa-tlasenat. wished to know of the wit-
ness, in what the novelty of the plaintiff's invention
conflated, for it appeared to him, that the principle
of ascertaining weight by a spring, and pointing that
out on a plate, had been long recognized in mecha-
nise.
lir. AIAnitTATT said, he did not stickle for a new prin-
ciple, for since the days of Archimedes, no new power
bad been discovered. lint his client had found out a new
way of applying a known principle, and it svas for the
originality of the mode in which he combined these
powers, that he took unt his patent. He then called some
more witnesses, who swore that the defendant's machine
nal a piracy.
the Sotaciroa-OsnanaL, for the defence, reiterated
what be said before of the want of originality in the
principles of both the machines. Ile allowed there
Isms some novelty in the plaintiff's; but it was only in
the shape of the spring to which his client's was dissi-
milar.
He then called Mr. Donkin and Mr. Brunelle, archi-
tects, who clearly allowed, that though the principle in
both were alike, yet the application of it, in the shape
of the sittings, was quite dissimilar.
He also prodaced a machine of the same nature, which
was lodged in the Society of Arts long before either of
these patentees thought any thing about i:.
Under these circumstances the case went to the Jury.
the Learned Judge having only summed up the evidence
without giving any opinion on it. The Jury, after some
time, found for the defendant.

P4LACR COURT, JAN. 7.
MURRAY V. ARNOLD.

The plaintiff in this action was a baker residing in the
City-road, near Fiasburparam, and the defendant was
the widow and administratnx of a Mr. Arnold,who lived
in the satne neighbourhood. The action was brought
to recover the sum of about 291. for bread served to the
husbani of the plaintiff, who died in the year IS16; and
the defence was, that the defendant bad never contracted
- the debt, and that the effects to which she administered
were not sufficient to pay all the debts which he had
left unpaid at his death. On behalf of the plaintiff it
was proved, that the goods had been delivered during
the husband's lifetime, and that in the course of last
summer Mrs. Arnold acknowledged that the money
ought to be paid. The principal question then was,
whether she had in her possession anv effects of her de-
ceased husband, out of which it could be paid. It was
stated, that the house in which she lived was a leasehold,
and that it was worth a considerable sum of money.
A Mr. Webster, who stated himself to be a con-
veyancer, was new called to give evidence respecting
the lease of the house. He submitted to the Court, that
be had not received a regular sobrena, and of course
that be was not bound to give evidence.
The JUDGE told hits, that if any man whose evidence
could be considered as conducive to the ends of justice,
was seen in a Court daring the trial, whether he were
John O'Nokes or Pater Stiles, he was bound to come
forward as a witness, when called upon.
Mr. Webster was then asked whether he had not the
copy of the lease in his possession ? After some objec-
tions, he acknowledged that be had; anti on being asked
for what purpose it bad bees given to him, he mbniitteil
to the Judge, whether he ought to answer that question.
After a good deal of discussion, it appeared he had been
employed professionally, as a confidential agent, and the
Judge declared that he was thereby protected against
soaking any disclosure.
A gentleman, who was the owner of the property in
which the defendant resided, and who had given the
lease to her late husband, was examined as to the value
of the lease. He said, the lease was not worth one

M
y.
Mr. Self, an anstioneer, was next called for the pnr-
pose of speaking to the value of the lease. He said, the
house in which Mrs. Arnold resided might be let for
701. a-year, and as the rent she paid by her lease was no
wore than 501. and as the lease had 23 years to run, he
estimated it to be worth near SW. He then proceeded
to give his reasons for attaching so high a value to the
house; it was a corner house, had a side door, and a
handsome (rout, which looked into Finsbury-square.
Hs was proceeding with his eloquent dissertation on the
(sternal beauties of this widow's mansion, when
Mr. Aoau, as Cpunsel for the defendant, inked kiln
if be had ever seen the inside of this mansion?
He answered that be bad not.
Mr, Asea.—" Than, Sir, how cim you pretend to
estimate the value of a house, the inside of which you
have never seen ?"
Mr. Self.—" Sir, I have made a calculation."
The Juntas.—" Sir, we will have nose of your calcu-
lations you come hers to tell us the value of a certain
house, and bow can you presume to say how much it ls.
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worth, when, by your own confession, you have never
seen, the inside of the house ?"
Verdict for the defendant.

• Thursday the Lords of the Council assembled
at the Council-0110e, Whitehall, to investigate
ea preferred against
..r five of the inhabitants of
sle of France, who have been in custody for
"aloe time, on charges under the Act of Parliament
• 11sr the Abolition of the Slave Trade ; when, after a
• minute and hill examination of Sbe witnesses, two'
of the prisoners were committed for trial, and three
were discharged. •
MAaTr..4 land Co., respectfidly inform the Public,
..lhat the New lottarY begins drawing'Next Wed-
y, the 12th jail. with Four Prizes of 20,0001.
ileMseir_and Consols.: reeTwo first Prises decided will
metvzu., NUL Sale
lilensals. ‘lrmhets and Shares are on
411 TIN and Cott Cornitill.aed .12% Oxford-street,
ho sold Two Capitals in the last Lottery ; 11504;1-
'6"Y, No. ti 29, a Prihe of 20001. Consols.

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WEEllititerEß SESSIONS, Jeff. 7.
Before RICMAII. BAUM Esq. and a Bench of Ma-
gistrates.
Jahn Erman was charged with assaulting a watch-
man of the name of Paisley, stationed on the Horse-
ferry-road, Westminster. The primmer was returning
home one night, in company with a young woman, when
the latter wilt occasion to retire into the burying-
ground near this road, while he staid wear the place.—
When they came out, the prosecutor, being dies on
ditty approached the woman, and asked her what she
I had been doing, when the prisoner stepped np, and after
violent abuse, committed the assault. Several witnesses,
watchmen, proved the assault, and the prisoner, having
been found guilty, was sentenced to pay a fine of twenty
shillings to the King.
G. Griner, the son of a boot-closer, was found guilty
of stealing a handkerchief from the pocket of Mr. Green-
field. The prisoner was detected iu the act by an officer
of St. James's parish. The boy appeared to have had a
good character upko the time of the theft. He was found
ruilty,
of Correction.
ilty, audsenteeced to six months imprisonment la the
H. Cushaas was found guilty o: stealing a pair of
clogs front the shop of J. flynam, in Westminster. The
prisoner appeared not to have had a good character. He
was •ntenced to three months imprisontuentin the House
of Correction.
Mary Welsh, a middle-aged woman, was found
guilty of stealing a large copper saucepan front the.
room of a shoe-cleaner in Westminster. She was sen-
tenced to two months imprisonment in the House of Cor-
rection.
Several boys were found guilty .of stealing silk hand-
kerchiefs.

POLICE.

Bisw-STaxev.—Yesterday, John Sirett was brought
before RICIIAIIDBtaxta, Nsy. and" underwent a final
examination, charged with robbing the house of Mr.
John Priddy, of 'Farnham-green, of a great variety of
articles of silver plate, consisting of salts, cream psis,
pepper castors, and a number of spoons.
rite prisoner lodged in the prosecutor's house. He
was identified as having pledged the articles at a pawn-
broker's in Breitford, and other places.
lie was fully committed for trial, and the parties
Wood over to prosecute.
The slagiatrates were engaged during the greater
part of Wednesday and Thursday in bearing cases re-
secting the claims of paupers on their different pa-
rishes. One of these was interesting only as it betrayed
a callous insensibility to human sidfcring on the part of
those whose duty it was to assist in its alleviation. It
appeared, that a poor woman had beeu conveyed in a
flying state front the parish of St. Luke's, where all pro-
vision was refused her, to that of St. Clement's Danes,
where she was not suffered to enter iii.isie the work.
house door, while it was only by the interference of
authority which he durst not contravene, that the met.- I
seer of St. Luke's parish was obliged to admit the af-
flicted creature, who expired in a few hours after. Ile
refused to pay the fare of the coach that hail conveyed
her backward and forward, and a letter was in uonse-
qqenee addressed to the Magistrates of Worship-street
tifenforce it from him ; another letter bring at the same
time forwarded to the Coroner, demanding an inquest
on the bode of the deceased, in order to ascertain if her
! death bad teen occasioned by neglect.
1101162-STRALIN4I.
Maly.nottoron-Svaarr.—Vesterday, a man of rale-
manly appeAance and of respectable connexion', of the
name of Robertson, was charged with horse-atealing, in
many instances by hiring horses and never returning
with them.
It appeared upon this examination, that more than
fifty horses have been lost in this way by different stable-
keepers, hut the prisoner was only satisfactorily iden-
tified upon two charges.
51r. Richards, stable-keeper, in Oxford-street, swore
that he let the prisoner a mare in July last fur twelve
shillings to go to Stemware, but be ilia not return with
her. Ile afterwards saw the prisoner at Heading Fair,
and believed him to be the person who had stolen his
mare, and he had some conver.ation with him upon the
subject. lie then represented himself to be a traveller
for a house in the Mamie,' which turned out to be a
fiction. He afterwards met him in Welbeck-street, and I
hail him secured.
Ilartley, the proseentor's servant, swore positively
to the prisoner, although now disguised in a wig.
Another charge was preferred- by Mrs. Thompson,
wife of a livery stable-keeper in Burton-crescent, Itossell-
square. The prisoner hired a mare to go to Barnet on
the 31 of December, but forgot to bring her hack. He
gave his address in Berners-street, and had so much the
appearance of a gentleman, that lie was not even asked
for the hire money.
The Office now was in clamour amongst those who
had lust their horses, and the Magistrate, G. Faaassiv,
who admitted the whole of those robbed to see the pri-
soner, jocosely observed, that there were lots of
horses lost.
The prisoner's Counsel suggested an adjournment to
Tuesday next, and the prisoner was remanded.
yowlers MOTU.
TOWN-lIALL, SOVTHWASIC.—YestenIay, Ssvnisel Get-
treed, a middle-aged man, of rough tradesman-like ap-
pearance, was brought up, charged with feloniously put-
ting away as gorid, a forged 11. note.
Mathews, of the Borough-market, stated, that a
few days ago the prisoner came to her warehouse and
purchased a bushel of apples, in payment for which he
tendered a 1/. note.
The prisoner acknowledged having uttered a note to
Mrs. Mathews ; he said he was an honest man, and had
been for many years employed in the brewery of *isp.
Coombe and Delafield, who were in the practice of pay-
ing his wages with.a I!. note ; he thought if he was al-
lowed to examine the note, he should he able to discover
some mark on it by. which he could trace it to those front
whom he had received it.
Sir .1: BAUER observed, that his request could not be
complied with, hot if he dein-o*d any mark on it, he
should himself take the trouble of looking for it.
1. Mr. Fish, one of the Bank Inspectors, said, it might
•eime him the recital of much falsehood, to be informed,
that the Bank hail several other clear cases against him:
he was long wanted, and was well known as the source
whence thousands of forged notes found their way into
circulation.
Kinsey, the constable, gave rather a curious account
of the prisoner. He said he lived in a house in Wild-
. street, St. Giles's, almost as impregnable as a fortress;
'the door was never opened but to such as gave the usual
signal, and then not till they were first viewed through
the lattice. The inside was nothing but long passages
and pigeon holes, well calculated to facilitate escape.
If the prisoner had not been nosed, he would have found
it a most difficult task to catch him. On this disclosure
the prisoner got quite chop-fallen, and said no more.
He was remanded till the ljth instant.
IT sonlarlall.
HATTON•GARDEN.—Yosterdays Henry Dickens, late
clerk, and one of the stock-holders of • benefit society,
called the Grand Independent Union, was charged be-
fore the Magistrates of this office • by the stewards of
the society, with seereting a liege awe Of atone,' be-
longing to the society's funds. It was stated •by the

stewards, that the societyisad stock lying in the name of
the prisoner and others in the Bask of England, About
three months ago the prisoner, who bad attended the
chtb very regularly, absented himself; he could not be
found, and the money lying in his name could not be
drawn oat of the storks, Jitter considerable exertions
and exposer, the society discovered that he was en the
point of sailing for the Cape of Good Hope, and sue-
ceeded in apprehending him.—He agreed to transfer the
stook immediately to the society's officers, if no fur-
ther proceedings were instituted against him. The
stewards acceeded to bis proposal, and he having
given a warrant of attorney for the purpose, was set at
liberty.