The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-17 00:00:00

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MON IL tatt Illitilaw ei.e.Wltellteitfflpt ' ou and "Welding, pesticularir as it appeared that
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• 'lnds whi'lle *Woo tried et the last of O. wall" oad ald/drelll fregeeutly poised that way. Re
tail, fon meow
icover the a deg, kinek pains saki he had little doubt so to theillegality of the art
eta keg-spear, in a wood called the Moor Wilvdd, the in Ms own mind ; but as it was a new case, as well as
pieporty of Sic William Clayton, Bert. This *buil, a very important one, and es he was a .very yoaug '
which is tear six miles in circumference' and is situ. Judge, be did not wish to lay down the-lew upon it
atm' on the confines of Oxfordshire and Bucking. wittiest the concurrence of the other Judgesc sub.
I**W6ire, his for upwards of seven yetis.' past been feet to whose decision a verdict was given to the
cinsverted into an enormous game preserve by the Plaintiff for 151. the supposed value of the dog.
Mine!, *hose estate it joists for about one mile and We can issuressecteadersthat we hat* received
roodt oily, afterwards abetting, for a space maid- the report of the &bent trial from eery: respectable
Afteeriiites more, on the lands of different pro- authority; and we publish it with great satisfaction .'
cis, in both the counties before mentioned, bemuse wo are in hopes that it will afford a relived;
lathe greet loss and Injury of the farmers of those. for an abuse, not wily exceeded, either iu mapi•
\knits. The destruction committed .by the immense trade or in atrocity. The destruction committed by
NOwe of wild intletals to. Width so large a wood game upon bread sad ether corn, Is inceseact ; it
wotection, became so serious a grievance, continues trout the time the green blade risis from tin
Mr. Benjamin Stallwood, of Beck- earth, till the corn is carried to the barn. Every
bounced his farm; and his• landlord, benevolent mind will deplore, that so large a pro-
together with Mr. Cepestake Towns., portion of food, capable of being applied to man's
iord of another firm adjoining, called sduelsntiinstinocies,. should he abstracted from its proper
iblished an - invitation in the news- Our ancestors, it is tree, preserved Ibis
)lilled persons tee sport upon their game ; but it was for the amusement of ethemsivroi,
however, did not afford an adequate , as themselves: they had no Idea of individeal appeo.
evil ; because the different keepers., priation—no conception of preserve* wiirth give and
!his vast preserve, made it their con. I six hundred pounds a-year. There is s thing catle4
every Morning, before son-rise (Sun-
meanness, with which their pride would niit permit
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ated), to drive ail the game from the ; them to be 'acquainted, and which has taught as mo-
ds into the preserve, and then to fix
derns many ingenious arts and contrivances : attoeg
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In • ali the erects by which the lame the rest that of keeping e.nrret qaetolty art* ab
and ; so that if any sportsmen arrived 1 the cost of our neighbours, for our own gratificetion,
kle or no game was to be found on the sod-advantage ; permitting them to sally forth every
odoll9 to this vest wood, although the 1 slight to forage, and then driving them in again every
thosegroonde was constantly eaten up" morning : setting up a profitable saitetuary for these
if, unfortunately, these sportsmen -,, petty plunderers, which carry cle=w, farmer's crap.
itary animal, it was sure to take to this i With impunity, when a thief of Isis own species
lent, and the dog by which it was ,114 ht be shot or hanged for it. After ,ann-set ao
certain of being destroyed by the : Nan, however qualified, dare kill game, nor before
..carp spike, tich guarded every inlet. I teat-rise in the morning; so that all night long tho port,
Mr. DAUNCEY, in stating the case to the Jury,lfinner must submit to be plundered by those. peW,
lemented that the "Defendant had not adopted a more larceruers ; and before the sun shows his fa tilik ~.
manly line of conduct. It would have better be. I diligent keeper is abrinid ; he drives all thistle,"
come him either to have justified the act he had turnal spoilers into safe sanctuary, and places amend
done; or if not justifiable, to have admitted this'. that sanctuary a fortification of dog-spikes, as sharp
error; but instead of this, pleaded not guilty to the ;as moon, and as certain of accomplishing the work
charge, denying that he was the cause of the mis. of canine destruction as is the spear of the Cossack
chief; and he understood it was now intended to lon the body of a Frenchman. And, indeed, it
.14# maintained, that Sir William Clayton Was totally I ought to be noticed, that these spears hare, in some
rikeoraht at what was done In this wood, of which I instances, been fatal to the human as well as canine
;Be was the sole proprietor ; that it had never beatI species : two cases have happened where persons
made a game preserve with bit knowledge and con-
I wounded by these spears have, after lingering a Ineg
sent, although, as such, It was a well-known mai. time, sunk into the grave in consequenee of the in-
since to all the surrounding country, and had drawn juries inflicted by them. It is reasonable to think, ,
him (Sir William) into many unpleasant altercations.: that what can kill a dog will dangerously wound a
Several persoovin the employment of the Defendint I man. We can warrant the accuracy of the folio ,ing;
as gammskeepete, &c. would, be said, be brought ; fact:-Previous to the bat day of October last, Mr.,
forward; and though he was aware that they would • Jaques, of Marlow Mill, being a qualified persons; ,
turn out to be very reluctant witnesses, yet he boped : was requested by Mr. Johnson, the owner of Becking,
he should be able to screw the truth out of them. I Fake, to shoot him a few pheasants on that day, the
The first person examined was the Rev. Mr. Tut- first of the season. Mr. Jaques told the man servant
nett, of Great Marlow, to prove the killing of the who brought the message, that if he were to kill his
dog. He deposed that he went with the Plaintiff, master any pheasants, he must be on 13ecking grounds;
Mr. Doan, to shoot, on Finnimore. Farm, by leave before daylight, to prevent House driving off the,
of Mr. Townsend ; that in Finnimore rood they game. The servant was there by four o'clock ; ‘
started a hare,• which took directly into the Moor and found House already on the foot-path which,.4,
ba4
eiiteetkreed that the -GRIT toeundarr beta fen tun did not dare to quits tuning load notice fr ': lineifaiitii
two woods was a shallow ditch. Mr. Dean's dog . from Mr. Johnsonio tenant ; but his dog% Were 0.4,,
porsued the hare,and was soon caught upon a dog's. in different directions, driving in the games which
spear, which entered las breast; on being drawn off tlitrynre taught to do just as a shepherd's dog does a
the spear, he instantly died. A plan of the wood".- Iracif,taf *beep. At eight o'clock Mr. Jaques arrived.
wai exhibited to the Court, by which it appeared to . Heine,. said Mr. Jaques, have you left me any thing
be intersected with roads in different directions : ! --: no, said House, you won't find a single bird. It ,
also the fatal spear itself was produced ; the sight of , was literally the act ; and Mr. Jaques passing again
which made a sensible impression on both the Judge by the Preserve, where House was stationed, said,
and the Jury. It was confessed to he a very formi- ' House,' ihvays believed you to be one of the greatest
dable instrument of destruction either to man or story tellers in England, but I find you have spoke ,
beast, and it was proved that several of these spears truth to-day. Mr. Jaques then went to 'another part *;
were placed close to the foot-paths frequented by of Mr. Johnson's estate; bui in the evening he ta.
men, women, and children likewise.—Stevens, the turned, home by Becking, at which time the gams
blacksmith, who made the spears, was then examin.. was pouring out of the wood to feed ; he could have shot
ed; he positively swore that he did not know what ; several pheasants, but as it was after sun-set he knew
use they were made for; that he did not think Sir he would be informed against, and have 201. to pay
William Clayton knew any thing about them ; that for each bird. Thus are the farmers plundered to
Jotlepit Webb, a farmer' under Sir W. Clayton, and satisfy the cupidity and sensuality of a few indivi.
'also one of his game.keepers, paid him for making duals, who, in this respect, at least, exceed the op-
tion. It appeared, however, that this man was pression formerly exercised by the feudal aristocrats
but a journeyman blacksmith ; that he manufactured of France.
, Sir William's iron, at so much a day, and that bee ,
limitearrled a large quantity of these spears, made I Yesterday the flank compahies of the Royal East
soot of strike iron, to House, the gamekeeper, who ; London Militia attended as a guard of honour upon-
lives in the Moor Wood.—House's being sworn, de- his Royal Highness the Duke of KENT, during the
dared that he was not hired to look after the game, ' time his Royal Hightails attended Divine Service, at
but to take cafe of the wood ; that be knew nothing the Dutch diutch in Aostin.feiars, in order to pro-
about dog-spears; that sometimes he had seen such motesby his Royal Highness's presence and example,
an instrument as was shown to him in Court sticking the humane interests of the Liseesterian School.
I* a tree; but could not tell what it was for, or I
gibs placed it there. Being examined as to the place
&Mow how it was killed, nor the distance from the
lthere tee deed dog was found, he said he did not 'CM
TuesfieY,
rr, whether it was 50 yards, 100, or 150 .
yards, but afterwards contradicting himself, he said, !
le ws 66 yards, for he had measured it.—Wood. under the
comma) .
1110114+, another gamekeeper, was sworn ;he tike.. 9- . . .
•edire danot know what alas meant by a dog-spike,
iodises sere his masters Sir William Clayton, had ne-
Vili-st4eved any such things to be set •in the i '
.o.llada
Wiped. Being shown one, and asked if he bad a fine detachment Cur the cl9th, it
Prince of WALES'S Tipperary tee:bent, consisting
of 70 rank and marched from Horsham for
Portsmouth, to join file,
the regiment in North Atm. •
rice, with the following officers of that corps :40-•
; Lieutenant LANE Ensigns BOTHRBEL and M‘Ktrrt
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ferment. no of Lieutenant FENNELL) of the
The America: Commissioners,
.. Messrs. GAELATI*-
' and BAYARD have awned at Amelsrdani from St; Pe-
.tece___bnprge.__• ky,tett_ihe intention of
;"th, e,former,to'llitt. -,
never seen such a thing before, answered, yes, °• ril.,h;ler_rw,;',lnte7_l_tese__ _ltblib.t the 1q .00f,st.APApti,1,
d —Where? in the wood.— in I e nip 'Neptune, 'whisk took thigh t
'he thought he ha . i :
terthdre , .
What did he, think it was put there for ? to destroy , • I
1 .Ye st aids y a Court of Directerevnis- 'held at the ••.
foxes.
Admirable! exclaimed Mt. DAvricrY to the' East ~..india"ii°°"l when CaPt• P t •• • )
TTER4O of the "
as me, 1 sh!p:Tit6tnat Grenville, took leave, previous to dev .
Jury, Gentlemen, you have heard as Well
that foreiga foxes areimporfed into this country at a thetin:A !or China direct.r_.._ Copts. I) . T of
of '')tih""Tc'i,,t4;- ' '
very great expence, and so I suppose after they are ' , 1,,,a Ins; C°P M 17,oPnAL,
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ANSELL,
let loose io our woods; these things are set to destroy ' a.apt.taastcaoti, of the Aeb ; and Cspr. M
them
preverite. . of 'the Coldstream, yteressitcnis, 'ltito the tom mind pf
h. . .
Lion ;a and get quit of diem again.—The f
than three last witnesses excited the indigna-
their respective ships.
tion of the Bench. It appeared clearly that Sir W. ! As a servant-pi.' trek yesterday cleaning the win.,
C. knew Of the dog-spears being set in his woods; i dows of a house in Greek-street, Soho, on..
soon
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Yeactlitr.-Townsend proved that four dogs belonging : side, she fell upon the pavement, and tire
of he- bones were broken, and her
to different Gentlemen upon visits at his house, had ; after. MraY
within these few years been killed by them. The De-', skull fractured in a dreadful manner.
fending called no *Wellies. !
The RICORDER of LosuDoM. will make a'report of
; the convicts under sentence of death in Neogate, in
i a few days. We understand Saturday is the day ."
fixed upon. , .
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On Tuesday the Lottery was contracted for by
RICHARDOONI GOODIMCIL, and Co. end SWIFT and. :
Co.—The Scheme, we understand, is entirely pew* ,
every Purchaser is to Mee the chance of. .the Privy, -
not only In that Lottery, bat hi the sasteredin
Lottery.

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• Thb is themes wbO swore that George Carr shot Ilia phea-
sant, tb..egb it was itaphialhle fir Mat to Nee vthat Care •leitially
fired at. Corr, a respectable fbraser% son, °fired Ida oath
that b atom lbw the phawant, till after bbgen was Al td. the
bird bowleg been Wird by report of the tos, tin this evidence
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Carr was snit to prison; a letter published in this
Paper alms 14 moothe to the Hurl of Cardigan,
JiNin IRAN Esq.aat Hoe , isaarAina.
f ?Moises artE rated be *iweir Tao for rabbit skim. of
width be OW UM Wye'lWl rite to a furrier at High
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Kt. :untied Oiu.as reprehended severely, in ilits ,
charge to the jury, a-praesice so immiueutly danger-
ou and ursine& ferticulady as •it appeared that ,
"Oft sad aididrOO trefeestly poised that way. Re •
said he had little doubt as to theillegality of the art - , ..' . -
is his own mind ; but a; it was a new can, as well as
a important one, and is he was a..very yoaug I \ ' very
Judge, be did not wish to lay down the-less upon it ... ,
withent the concurrence of the other Judgescsuls.
ject to whose decision a verdict was given to the •
Plaintiff for 151. the suppeeed value of the 4;4.
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We can assures!". nmeers that we haste received ) •
the report of the above trial from eery.' respectable. , ~ ‘s, .2
authority; and we publish it with # reat satisfaction, I : ,•. ."
beanie we are in hopes that it will afford a reesedw
for an abuse, not wily exceeded, WON.' iu mllini•
tude or in atrocity. The desttuotion committed by
game upon bread sad ether corn, Is incessaLt ; it .
continues front the time tin, green blade rinis from titsearth,
earth, till the
•corn is carried to the barn. Every
benevolent mind will deplore, that so large a pro.
portion of food, capable of being applied to man's
subsistence, should he abstracted from its proper
destination. Our ancestors, it is true, preserved tbit
game ; but it was for the amusement nf other&ae Aria -.. •
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as themselves: they had no Idea of isittnideal apples
priation—no conception of preserve* wiieth giver and .
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six hundred pounds a-year. There is s thing catlei.
I meanness, with which their pride would not permit
them to be acquainted, and which hos taught as mo- •
deans many ingenious arts and contrivances : ante
the rest that of keeping agrcitt qttantity of game ail -
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the cost of our neighbours, for our own gratification
and-advantage ; permitting them to sally forth every
i night to forage, and then driving them' in again every ..
1 morning : setting up a profitable raiktuary for these
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petty plunderers, which carry oira., fatmer's crop.
With impunity, when a thief of his assn species ..
night be shot or hanged for it. After asn-set ao . __
: man, however qualified, dare kill game, nor before '
1 rest-rise in the morning; so that all night long the poet
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!firmer must submit to be plundered by those':
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larcerners ; and before the sun shows his fagli..,s. ...
I diligent keeper is abeitad ; he drives all theeipmees, •
turnal spoilers into sate sanctuary, and places ;mead
that sanctuary a fortification of dog-spikes, as sharp
las razors, and as certain of accomplishing the work
of canine destruction as is the spear of the Cossack '
lon the body of a Frenchman. And, indeed, it
I ought to be noticed, that these spears have, in some •
i Instances, been fatal to the human as well as canine / •
species: two cases have happened where persons
I wounded by these spears have, after lingering a long
' time, sunk into the grave in consequenee of the in-
juries inflicted by them. It is reasonable to think, , •
that what can kill a dog will dangerously wound a
i man. We can warrant the accuracy of the folio ,ing ;
' fact:-Previous to the Ist day of October last, Mr.
Jaques, of Marlow Mill, being a qualified pereout 1,
was requested by Mr. Johnson, the owner of Becking
II Farm, to shoot him a few pheasants on that day, the
first of the season. Mr. Jaques told the man servant
who brought the message, that if he were to kill his'
master any pheasants, he must be on Becking ground!!,;
before daylight, to prevent House driving off the. ' •
game. The servant was there by four o'clock if‘ ,
• and found House already on the fonNpatbt which ,
: did not dare to tioir, loving, bad notice er:evestia ~,,,..:-..:.::-.---rs -
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; . from Mt. Johnson! tenant ; but his doge *ere • - -71.,• ,N, ' :
•• in different directions, driving in the pm., which • -..';':-..4:4,
f theypre taught to do just as a shepherd's dog does a ~. •*.t...5.,;. ' ...
f--- lack, of sheep. At eight o'clock Mr. Jaques arrived. .
• Heine,. said Mr. Jaques, have you left me any thing
:! -: no, said House, you won't find a single bird. It , ..i4
t : was literally the fact ; avid Mr. Jaques passing ng:ritt .
t__:i the Preserve, where House was stationed, said,
. ! House, I Always believed you to be one of the greatest .. .
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r story tellers in England, but I find you have spoke , , -
s truth to-day. Mr. Jaques then went to 'another part ': .' •,-. f.:
r of Mr. Johnson's estate; but in the evening he ta.
s turned home by Becking, at which time' the game . . ~.•
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was pouring out of the wood to feed ; he could have shot
t ; several pheasants, but as it was after sun-set he knew . ,t,
✓ he would be informed against, and have 201. to pay
t for each bird. Thus are the farmers plundered to ..-
I satisfy the cupidity and sensuality of a few indivi. •
; duals, who, in this respect, at least, exceed the op- .9
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a pression formerly exercised by the feudal aristocrats .
a of France. •
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e I Yesterday the flank compahies of the Royal East
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London Militia attended es a guard onor
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▪ his Royal Highness the Duke of KENT, during the •
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's time his Royal Highness attended Divine Service, at ~
6 the Dutch Church in Austin-friars, in order to pros >.
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h mote,by his Royal Highness's presence and example,
1 i the humane interests of the Lattcasterian School.
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t 1 4n Tuesday, a fine detachment Cor the 99th, it
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,t Prince of WALES'S Tipperary regiment, consisting
of 70 rank and file, marched from Horsham for
a Portsmouth, to join the regiment in North Ames ..,
• rice with the following officers of that corps :4.
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I 9 : Lieutenant Lawx,Ensigns RoTiillait. and Mgittet,
under the command of Lieutenant FENNELL, of the
99th regiment. - .
i - The American Commissioners, Messrs. GAS,LSIVir
' and BaTAnD have a rrNed at Ameisrdini from St.: Pe- ,
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A tettburgle. • his the intention of 'the,former.to`sa.
battleiP tire Milted States aboht !the itt Of ApilUl • -
s' in then* 'Neptune, 'which Viok thilit to • St. Pt- -3 . - •.
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'I • Yestenitya Court of Ditectirewas 'held at 'the ' „. , s
!it 4 East India-Bouse, when Capt. P ITTER4ON) of the ' •
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e I ship Themsas Grenville, took leave, previous to de.
s pakting for China direct. Capts. j)usiticfeote, of
.43 , the •Laricins ; . Capt. Al‘Dopo.st; of 'the Tigris;
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Capt. CAMERON, of the All; and Cape. MANsELL,.
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a. . of 'the Coldstream, were sikotit' Into the tom_ mend pf
a_ their respective ships. " .
V. ! At a servant-girl Snit yesterday cleaning this wins, •
3; i (lows of a house in Greek-street, Soho, on tile Olt./ ,
rag side, she fell open the pavement, and 'ded son
R,l ; after. Many of he.. bones were broken, and her •
pe. ! skull fractured in a dreadful manner. i
• i The RISCORDETS; of LoxDoM. will make &-report of r
i the convicts under sentence of death in Neogate, in
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Pa'l a few days. We understand Saturday is the day `,.- • .
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,:ttifi fixed upon. . .
the On Tuesday the Lottery was contracted for by i ~ -j ,
se RICHARDSON, Goonvlca, and Co. and SWIFT and. 1 i , •
his
Pin, Co.—The Scheme, we undqrstand, is entirely new, , ; .
every Purchaser is ,
to
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not only In that Lottery, lugs thE ;Attlee of. .the Privet,
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