The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-31 00:00:00

'ATESMAN

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday Ezekiel Comex was indicted for obtaining from
Ann. the wife of Thomas Dias, a sum of motley on false
pretences.
Mr. Tinsmana stated the case for the prosecution, which
.be said, was carried on by the Metropolitan Taw Society,
.against the defendant for hating obtained a edm of money
by pretending that he was an Attorney.
Ann Dias., wife of Thomas Dias, deposed that in the
month of July, 1820, having heard that her horse and cart
w re taken for having no Itemise, she was running down
• Union-street in a great fright, when lawyer CQINII (the
prisoner) met her. They went together to the Catharine
Wheel public heese, where he asked her for es. 13d. for a
Lawyer's fee, which she gave him, and he appointed to meet
her at the same place on. Monday to finish the business,
Union Hall Police Office being then shut. On Monday the
prisoner did not chine at the time appointed, and witness
gave bail for an appearance at the Sessions against the con-
viction, which she toil the prisoner when he came. The
prisoner, afterwards, for the alleged purpose of carrying
on the epeeist obtained of her at different times, His., one
gallica, and halta-crown, another ten Widnes, and three.
gullies& Witness went to the Sessions at Kingston, and
having heard her nano called in Court, went to the prisoner,
who was outside, and asked him to come in. He replied it
was dm• enough, and refused. Witness cried at the refusal,
nail being advised by a gentleman, she went to the prisoner,
and asked him to give up the brief, which be refused, say-
Nog it would be time enough next day. The contictioe was
in consequence oonfinned, but the fine was remitted.
This testimony was corroborated by other witnesses, end
it was given la evidence, that the prisoner declared, that he
was a regularly carolled attorney.
Mr. James Aodertoo, Solicitor for the Metropolitan Law
Society, deposed, that the name of Ezekiel Cowen was not
on any of the Rolls.
Mr. COWLIT addressed the Jery for the defendant, but
sailed no witnesses.

The Jury, without hesitation, returned • verdict of—
Guilty.
The prisoner was sentenced to be transported ter seven
years.

POLICE.

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BOW-STREET.—Yesterday, James Abbott, a person
who prefixes the title of Reverend to hie name, bat who,
it would appear, has not yet obtained holy orders, at.
tended at this office, before Sir It. Bina! a noel G. it,
MINSHULL. Esq. to answer to a charge, under the 30th
Geo. 111. for unlawfully pawning a large quantity of
books, the property of tie Rev. Abel Brett Brereton,
without the authority of the owner.
He was attended by a solicitor, and Mr. Alley appear-
ed for the prosecution.
Mr. ALLEY, in his address to the Magistrates, made
some severe observations upon the conduct of the defend- I
ant, who, he said, bad represented himself as being
actually in order.' and had officiated so far as to read
prayers and preach, but had taken care to avoid adminis-
tering the sacrament, or solemnizing marriages, because
he knew that by performing either of those sacred cere-
monies, he would have rendered himself liable to trans-
portation.
The Rev. Abel Brett lirereton Boated that he was re-
siding at present with his brother at Sherrington Hall,
Norfolk, and was a Clergyman of the Established Church.
The defendant kept a school at I/Arington jatta Parer
sham, in Kent, and also officiated as Minister of a Chapel
there, annexed to the Established Church, bat alienated
from the authority of the Bishop of the diocese. It was
the exclusive property of Mr. 'I urner, the Lord of the
Manor, upon which it stood. Some time since, witness
made an engagement with the defendant to assist him in
his school,and also to officiate occasionally in the chapel.
The defendant generally read prayers and preached, and
witness uniformly administers.•l tile sacrament and so-
lemnized marriages there. In the early part of the pre-
sent year, in consequence of indisposition, which ren-
dered him unable to perform his duties with satisfaction
to himself, he resigned his situation, and went into Nor-
folk, leaving a valuable library, consisting of theological
hooks in the care of the defendant, who was to keep
them until witness could conveniently send for them.—
About three weeks ago, he was informed by Mr. Sains-
bury, that the books were pawned, and he had seen
some of them at Mr. Dry's, a pawnbroker, in St. Mar-
tio's•lane. He gave the defendant no authority to pawn
the books. Evidence was given of pawning the 'books
by Mr. Sainsbury, who produced a document, which
proved the authority given by the defendant to pawn
the goods in question.
The defendant persisted in denying that he gave an
thority to Mr. Sainsbury to pawn the books.
A conversation which lasted nearly three hours en-
sued, in the course of which a great deal of invective
passed on both sides. It ended in the defendant being
ordered to pay the sum of 331. 10s., being the amount
of principal and interest of the pawning, and a penalty
of 51. as atithorized by the Art of Parliament.
The defendant expressed himself dissatisfied with this
order, and entered into recognizance. to prosecute an
appeal at the Sessions against the conviction.
MA ILLBOROUGH•STREST.—Mary Am. Pearce, better
known at all the police offices by the title of Lady Bar-
ryntore, was yesterday brought from St. Giles's watch-
house, before Mr. Dm, the Sitting Magistrate, charg-
ed with conduct very unbecoming a lady of rank. Green,
one of the beadles of St. Giles's parish, stated that lie
found her ladyship the night before quite drunk, in the
street, surrounded by a mob of about fifty persons, and
kicking up a regular row. He attempted to take her to
the watchhouse, but so violent was her resistance, being
well instructed in the pugilistic art, that he was obliged
to force her with great difficulty into a coach, and by
that means convey her away. During the whole of this
recital, her ladyship appeared at the bar as mute and ino•
dest as if she were in her pristine innocence ; but no
sooner did Mr. Dyer utter the words " Twenty-one days
at the tread mill," than the mild Lady Barrymore was
soddenly transformed into the furious termagant Mary
Ann Pearce. She d--d and bl—ted the whole ma
gistracy, and every other species of autbority,but in par-
ticular Mr. Der ; and," suiting the action to the word,"
she aimed a desperate blow at Green, the beadle, who
stood rather near her, which, had it not missed its aim,
would soon have made Mr. Green's face look black. As
it was, it appeared rather blue, for she sent his hat lying
to the opposite side of the office. The Magistrate now
said he should add seven days more to her amusement
at the tread mill, and a month should be the pe-
riod of her sojourn in the House of Correction. On the
officers proceeding to remove her in obedience to this
sentence, she swore she would not move an inch, and
her ladyship kicked and plunged within the bar as grace-
fully as • young colt first tried in harness. She
directed another tremendous hit at Green's head, which
he had also the good fortune to escape the fall force of.
At length, after a desperate struggle, her ladyship was
by main strength literally carried into the strong room,
where she was left to prance about until the hour for re-
moving her to her final destination.

QUIIIIN-Yesterday--Ylliffdir Wm. Briton Dyson, Stl3•
pseud of the murder of it lea Anthony, was again
brought up and underwent a long examination before
Mr. Marklsad and Mr. White.

John Ray, 8, Strutton-ground, watchman at the
Speaker's house, deposed, that on Friday night he went
on duty as usual, on the terrace before the Speaker's
house; about two o'clock on Saturday morning he
heard the cry of murder, which was repeated two or
Jane times; the sosed appeared to issue from under
Westminster Bridge, and to the. best: of his judgment
war a ono vole; directly afterwards he heard the
same voice emdaim, " Elias, my dent! Bliss, my dear !
bars lbde"—Timi Prima -leari*g thee* words was