The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-04 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Fia. 3.

Serjeants Levi, V.111:11AN. OnaLow. Pro.. and MA--
Sll %Lt., took the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy uts
thr arreaaiun uf Lie preaent Jlajeaty, 'lmage IV.

*man r. PAGE.
Serjeant Ilcu.ore had un a former Jay, in this
Term, (.tanned a rule to shoo• cause why the award
made in this ease should not be set aside, on the ground,
that gh in the order of reference all the matters
in ditirreisce, the costs of an action which hail been tried
betisern the VIM, parties. the expenses of witnesses, and
the costa of this award, Here directed to abide the arbi-
trators' determination, yet that the ■want hail helm
made without tuentioning rusts, bad been in-
curred by the expenses of a witness who attended to
give evidenve having arrived from Portugal, moil being
detained in this emintry tor that purpose. He relied on
the case of H.lifilall r. kandall, 7 East, $l, where it was
determined, that it upon a reference of all *di 111 l
also of two distinct matters in difference, the
arbitrator omit one of such distinct wailers, that vitiates
the whole am and, which cannot therefore be enforced hs•
attachment ; and submitted that this ease came within
that rule.

Mr, Serjeant Lens and Mr. Serjeant
subsequently cause, contending there could be
no doubt as to the arbirrettrt. Intention. as-44.1ralelt

after stating the order, contained ab averment At
w•as made of and concerning the premises.
Mr. Serjr.tut lIrt.Lo(K on this day moved that his
rule might hr made absolute. n Ilia) the Conn granted
on the authority of the case ha bad previously cited.

ARCHES COURT, 1)(W TOWS COMMONS, n 8.3.

S3lllll, .1 LI N %TIC (111 11111 COMMITTIIIIO, C. MOllllll,

V ‘I.AKI.V CALLING 11EllSEI V OMI7II.

This was a suit of nullity of marriage. on the ground
charged against the wife of fraudulently and by undue
influence pi ocuring the said marriage to be soleusiiiited
betii reu her and ihe lunatic, with whom she lived ser-
vant ; he briny a person of considerable landed property
iu ilereford,bire, and since declared a lunatic by Sim
verdict of an inquest.
Dr. SWAUIE now moved the Court on the part of the
committee and Beat of kin of the Ismail-, to prevent rosy
farther expense being incurred is the cause,--e sum of
'2,slliff. having already been consumed in costs ; awl that
as further espenees to he incurred must prove ruinous,
as falling upon them the next of kin, and lading that a
sum of 1404. V. more would be required before she cause
could be determined, the COUlliii Ile? now prayed the
Court to pronounce for the validity of the marriage.
De. ARNOLD, for Mrs. Smith, opposed the application
as to casts which might still arise in repelliug the vio-
lent attack which had been imule on the character of
his client. The care of the husband having been un-
justly taken f the wife' and she denied access to his
person, whilst it must be taken them charges against
her character were altogether unfounded, it was the duty
of the Court, in order to do complete justice to the wife,
to re-establish her in her character, which bad been
grossly tridnced; and, fur that purpose, to allow her
evideace to be published in Court, with a view to repel ,
the effects of numerous witnesses who hail been heard '
against liar; and that the Court would not throw upuu 1
tile wife the expense of such further proceeding, but upon '
her assailants. The Court bad ordered MO/. to he paid
to the wife, by way of alimony, but of this she had nut
received one tarthiug.
Sir Joust Ninon. observed, the Court had heard With
regret the very enormous expense which bad been un-
necessarily incurred he the proceedings of the Commit-
tee, which. must be paid by them, as well as the costs
incerred by tile wife; but the Court would willingly
restrain any further expense being incurred, as the cause
was now brought to a termination. The wife's charac-
ter, which was not the question before the Court, would
be sufficiently cleared by the sentence of the Court for
the validity of the marriage. The Court would not allow
the wife to ;;o on to incur further costs, merely by way
of a pennlty against the committee fur attacking her
character ; and if they must go on, fur the purpose of
vindicating her character, she must pay both their costs
sell her own ; and especially if it should appear, not-
withstanding their •-ihmitting to the validity of the
marriage, that improper conduct on her part bad borne
them out in the attack on her character now 'com-
plained of.
Mr. Tomxis, Proctor fur Mrs. Smith, insisted that
tisis was a case of as great oppression towards his cliebi
as ever came before the Court, in the unnecessary ex-
pense to which she had been put, and other circtom
stances, such as tampering with the witnesses, and re-
fusing to comply with the order of the Court respecting
the payment of money fur her support.
Mr..SWAIIIK, Procter on the other side, denied the
justice of these complaints.
The COURT regretted that the committee of the
Lunatic' had been ow backward in complying with 414,
orders, and, on the application of Mr. Tot.ixa, diverted,
that notess the ltlol. was paid before next Court-day, the
party should be pronestneeti itt egoostript. ,

POLICE.

ROBBERY OP TUB BRISTOL •SD LIVERPOOL BAUR.
MANSIOX4IOUSIL--Williems Ordefea, alias i11h441,
he brought before the Loma Al4Tou upon auspkios ut

having been conceilled its the robbery of the Liverpool
and Bristol mails.
Kr. Itaterboose, proprietor of the Swan-with-two-
necks lan, had-lase, stated, that shoot two months
ago the Liverpool wait was robbed of a parcel contain-
ing gold and silver liars, which were estimated at about
2.0001. It was insured fur 1,0001., and was coming from
the house of Mr. Jones, near Liverpool, to a house in
Lotlgate-hill. Since that time the Bristol mail had been
robbed. Four persons, who had orcupied all the inside
seats, were suspected of having opened several parcels
which had been deposited inside the seats, and of having
stolen the contents.—From the description which had
been given of the passengers, witness believed the pri- 1
soner was one of the persons concerned in both rob-
beries. 4r. Waterhouse had written to Liverpool,
I:singleton, sod Bristol, for those who could swear to
the rsons of the men suspected of the offences.
The Loan MAYOR asked the prisoner, whether he ever
went by any name beside, that of Watson ?
Prisoner—Watson is my name.
The Lotto M&vua repeated the question.
The Prisoner—(after some hesitation) I never went by
any other name—to my knowledge.
A Liverpool timber-merchant, stated, upon oath, that
be had seen the prisoner in public company at Live,-
pool, where he went by the name of Mellish, about 12
al oinks ago.
Me LORI) MAYOR asked the prisoner where he lived?
The Prisoner said, at the Black Rear, Pirraililly.
His Lordship asked him how long he hail lived there?
The Prisoner replied—Fll leave that to my solicitor.
The Loan Mstom—Were von not mite transported?
Prisoner's solicitor (M. liesteillitEs)—lhin't answer
any question of that kind. I an. surprised it should be
put to you
The Loan Man:in--Certainly he is not obliged to
answer Ilse question: ahliongls i may think it necessary
for the ends of public justice to put it to him.
Mr. “I:llPllRlKS—Prisoner. I desire you not, on any
account, to answer any question.
Prisoner—l shall nut answer the question, my Lord.
The Loam M•ron—We know then, the infereuce to
draw f your silence.
Mr. iIeMPIIIIIES—NO man is obliged to criminate
hinisclf.

The Limo 11ATOR—Certainly not: Itnt eTery Mall% who
is innocent e;111 show h anvietv to prove it.
Hrm coatis then %aid, direr %vas no pretence for'
AentlisiF the prisoner into CI mlitte•went, the snspicion of
Mr. fl aterhouse bring execedinglv vague.
The LORD M iTult said, hr certainly should send the
pfisoner to the rompter, upon mei% ing the 'lath of Mr.
Waterhouse that helietievell, front the ale4eription that
had !win% given, that Watson was one of the gang that
robbed the mails.

• Watson was sent to prison. Mr. Waterhouse having
worn to that effect.

Harrison, the marsh:Oman, It hile the examination
was going forward, observed a man, named Johmi
Pashijar, triton, be had seen freinently before in dia..'
agreeable circ ggggg stauces, attenlisely listening to what
wiet going forward.
Air. Waterhouse, the moment he saw Ponnifar, said
that person answered the description of another of the
g:gitin, who had taken thrir ;daces in the Bristol mail.
r onnifar had nothing to say, and was sent to the
Compter. .
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Henna ti.t..—Thossas florekiss, a journeyman shoe-
maker, residing at No. 33, Wilkes-street, Bethnal-
green, underwent examination yesterday before Sir Wii.-
1.1.551 LLIGIITOM, flue pitting Alderman, upon a charge
of tittering a forged It Bank-note.
The prisoner, it sppeerrd, tendered a forded note is
payment, for some articles of grocery, moment* to
O. 9d. at the shop of Mr. Harwood, No. 23, Long-lane,
Smithfield, on 14 rdoesilay evening; Harwood Inoue-
tliately detected the forgery, and the prisoner, when
told that the note was a liaJ one, said, he had lint an-
other to change it, nor could he pay for the goods, at
the same time pulling out of his pocket a half-crown, a
six pence, and a halfpenny, and declaring that was all
the money he had. Ass cer was wit fur, to whom
he gave 1;6 name and address as shove stated, which,
on inquiry, proved to he correct, and he said he took
the note of a person of the statue of Williams, at the Old
Hob public-house, IllackwalL in the settling of some ac-
counts for liqnony he, the prisoner, having a short time
Since kept a public-house in the Borough. On search-
ing the prisoner at the watch-house, there was found in
his possession a crown-piece,' a half-crown piece, six-
pence, and some halfpence.
Dlr. Lees, a Bank inspector being shown the note,
whirl was No. 59n, dated 2111 Dec. I!4111, pronounced
it a forgery in all respects. J I
Air. Rooker, wistilatteuded 0 Solicitor for the Bank,
observed mans the•iircumstance of the prisoner's tender-
ing the nut 4o chaigp when he lad more than sufficient
silver to•paysfor the'vetirleer .
The prisoner.replied, the the crown-piece was quite
a mew out; he had had it tome Ito, and did nut like
to par) with it. . A
As the prisonerswis notanown as a common utterer,
mhe was reanded, liat farther inquiry might be made
respecting him. ta . •
lilizeOciA Adams, a'girl, about 17, who had been exa-
milord in the course of last week fur attzoiptiag to piss
a forged I!. note at the same shop, was again brought
up, and committed.
The story she told was, that the note hail been given
to her by a gentleman at a bad house, in the neighbour-
hood of 'Skinner-street, Snow-hill ; all whirl., Mr. Hur-
wi and the officers stated to be, on inquiry, totally
f the girl never having liven in the house she meta-
dosed vin the night in question.
Mr. 'Harwood, to. account fair the readings's with which
P' directed the forgery in both these instances, stared
thit he had beetva very considerable loser by bad notes,
and had.at leagth, by woeful experience and close ob.
serration, enabled hiinself to know a forged note alineht
at sight. There were not less, he said, than 30 forged
notes at this present time in the iean he of different
tradesmen in his neighbourhood, tibia: had all been
poised to them very lately.
The prisoner, Mr. Rooker said, had been tried at the
last Sessions fon a similar °fleece, by the Name of 114-1
xabeth Ann Harwood; there could, therefore, be little
doubt of the guilty knowledge. Souse of her cotnpa-
!dons, too, it appeared, were to waiting while she was
in Mr. Harwood 's shop, and a rescue was attempted as
she being conveyed to the Conipter.
Bow-SreesT.—ltesterday, a long investigation took
place before J, R. Cox.or, Esq., upon a charge pre-
(dread against Mr. Charles Ross, a young man of very
respectable anti gentlemanly appearance, of uttering a
kirggil Bank-note. About eleven o'clock, en Within-•
duly night, the prisoner, accompanied by a female, west
in a coach to the key, in t 'haittloa-street, when they re-
mained near two hours, during abich time they bad a
Willi of Madeira and some jellies. Oti his cafliog fur
Tres Wit he misinformed it was It. 75., in payment for
irlilif tendered a nets 'snowing to be a IW. Bank
alUtioad new, which Mrs. Clarke, the keeper of the
se,a heaired her waiter to inform the prisoner she
Mild llot iimpre;. hut tirmfact seas, she stiapengail .the,
note tube a forpery, and therefore refused to give change.
'illie prisoner, in reply, said he was not possessed of small
the sullLient to pay tie bill ; and before he left the
houswhe a . as a security for the payinent of it, to
leave a gold
seal from his watch, which Mrs: nitrite at-
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to &crept. no prima's'.

coriilll;eibeassthieeyfreianseend. *Thejleillpers'onleyadowrdeeatraedn't:lwh.leatcciarch
were to drive Cavendish-equarr. Mrs. Clarke au.
pectin, that the polemic knew that the note was a ht.
gery, and that he had more forged notes shoot
ordered her porter follow the coach, ihtl,ll.
conduct of the prisoner. which he accordingly titThe coach proceeded but a short distance, when die n.
sonar looked out and desired hint to turn about and Mip ss
to the Fountain, is Catherine-street, in the Straid,
where he arrived at 1011 minutes before two o'clock. tra,
of the waiters, William Clarke.shewed the prisoner nu,
a room, when the prisoner ordered a bottle of port wits
Shortly after the waiter answered a !knock at the rho
which proved to he the porter of the Key, who was teat
by Mrs. Clarke, his mister's, to caution them agleam
the prisoner. When the prisoner rang the bell to pay
his bill, which was 15e., he presented a note, purport.,
to be a 10/. Bank of Kngland note. The waiter took it
out of the room, and examining it by a light, hen,.
peered it to be a forgery ; he, in consequence, rally,'
toaster, Hoby, who was gone to bed. Ilr. Ilein
got up, and examined the note with a copy, or fac-sinnk.
be had kept is a book of a forged note for tlit•
amount, which he had taken some weeks sinee.
found the signature and every thing the will
the number, which was 11,720 of the ti
dered, hut the number of the other note :s :„..„
of exactly the saute figures, only reversed. ti
no doubt of the uose being a forgery, sent to the AL,
office for assiratsce, when Len is Ls.ts is, our if p,
hole, who was there mt die night duty, went to th
Fountain. He proceeded with the waiter to tlir men
where the prisoner was-51r. Hoby, the master, kerpry
behind ; but when he heattl that the prisoner an.ltti
patrole were intimately acquainted with each other, it
shaking hands and speaking to one another in very,6
wilier terms, be then followed into the room, Ile nail
is tying previously told the prisoner that he and It
master suspected the note to be a forgery. The prime
addressed himself to Ilr. Iloby, and saia, that he see
not have given himself the trouble of sending for Lauri
the pat role; but as he had come he would serve
cause. as he knew huts to be a gentleman, that his hes
ther lived in Warilrobc-place, Doctors' Common,, al,
his father in Venhall-terrace. The prisoner and Leer
drank time bottle of wins! before the waiter went oat
see if he could meet with any person who coal
decide whether the note was a forgery or not. too ow,
were all gone to bed. The prisoner proposed lesrirg
the note, his great coat, and a watch, if they %tooth' le
hint go home, as his family and rervants were sitting a;
for him: this Mr. Heby refused. Lewis, the pstrulr
made many objections to taking the prisoner into
tody, anti at length he refused to du so on his omits
sponsibility, as the note was not proved to he a forges
Mr. Hobe told him he would take all the risk, and dui
him to let him go at large. It was also stated da
Lewis tiegleceil to search the prisoner, hut he assert"
that he ilid, and that he fon ii4l a leather purse moan*
55., hat that he returned him the purse, and the,.. en
paid to the reilehlliall out of 12s. which he was retitle'
to, from the time the prisoner had engaged him.
Mr. COXANT severely censured the conduct of titer
trole, and said, if be hail the power he would snapper
biro, hilt he would report him to Sir Nathaniel, who, h
had no (Iloio, would do it.
The prisoner was committed for further exantinatise
The Solicitor to the think, Mt. Lees, the inspects, it
Bank-notes, attended.
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ESCA Pk room I: 1101...—norly on Monday moral eels
prisoners effected their escape from our cite gaol, h
cutting through the locks of their cells and siuling *
prison walls, by means of ropes, formed of the blaairk
rat and twisted together, by which they if/we:eel illi
selves upon the adjoining buildings, and thence i
street. They were seen together in Avon-st• I, ask
immediate afartu being given two of thrm were wand
the other two are yet at large, vis. :—Lnhe !inn*,
whitesesith, fully committed for a felony, and Hew
Atkins, a notari character, serving his time of MO.
soantent,—(Beth Poper.)
FIREII.—.t destructive fire broke out on Wedneslav
evening, at the house of Philip Aldevel, Esq. called '4
merton-lodge, Herts. It was occasioned by the negli
fence of a maid servant, In suffering the candle to se
Ire to a hid-roots on the second Boor. Instead of en-
deavouring to extiogeish the flamer, sl e ran does
stairs and alarmed the house i in the interval the roar
was on fire in all parts. The southern wing of the how
iii consisting of eight rooms, to together with the valudlslg
w
furniture, which was uninsur was all destroyed is Ira
than two hours. A stronfire confined the flames to
this wing of the bonse, damage sustained is edi-
mated at 30001.

Another tire broke out at a brasier's, the corner if
Swallow-court, Oxford-street, on Wednesday night, he.
it was promptly extinguished by firemen. Some IsS
ding was on tire, and as no person was in the house, it
was supposed to have originated by the act of as if
eendiary.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT NT Ptaz.—lVednesdar Feeeil
MI inquest was held in the Board-room of the Slifbrasis
litsati4:4ll, before Turmas STIRLING, Bei., Coroner, Se
the yof Miss Margaret Sullivan. aged 14, of Crag-
ford-street, Mary-le-hone, who came by her death webs
the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the
ceased, who had but just returned from a boanliat
school, was on a visit with her uncle, in l'rawford-stree,
and her clothes having accidentally cau gh t tire on SIIA
flay last, she was burned so dreadfully that she expiriL
shortly after she hail been taken to the Hospital. VI!
diet—" Accidentally burned to death."

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In Stratford-plaee, on Wednesday morning, the Lady
Robert temiri,jun. Esq. of • daughter.
On Wednesday fawning, at his house In (lower-erg
dim Lady of Janes Harding, Rag. of a son.

MARRIED.
Yee'erday sonde,. at tit. °ant's, Hanover-square, Or
Ilitchins to Bliss Deed.
On the ild instant. W. J. Lev!, Rarbadoes, Eel. la
Reheves, third daughter of Lemma Hart, Esq. of Feeciordc
alive.
On Tuesday last, at Renbury, John Norfh Wilkins, XP
of Rury-lields, Oloucestershire, to Ana Eliza, daeghterel
Timothy Cobb, Esq. of Rentiery.
On the lit Insulin. at Edee-hrldire. George Marshal:. Die
of tiodshniag. to Sarah, third daughter of the late -James
of
Alese oder, Esq. of the former ; et.
At Liverpool. James Cook, .of Peckham, Iluftr.*
Ranh. ettosel daughter of W sal Ward, Esq. of the iel.
neer place.

DIED.
On the Ist Instant. by an taiatareatloa on the haw. J►
seph Nladoeita, F.sy. aged aft
tin ilia Seth tilt. litattelas Ars:Mall Cope. Esc .(
ash y, Animal*.
Oa the Seth alt. 1n the Ilth, year of her age. Eetibsi
Ann. the eldest daaghtor of Mr. T. J. Llttlefear, of AO
airtime, Barney.
On the Slat alt. at Worley 144ge, Las's, aged IL lid
mead Hoary, the second sea at the Moo. fleorge 1t Wl.

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