The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-19 00:00:00

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... 0,,,,b, limning-day, bst... ammo Tbe watt was Licenottm ckrk rou the !Al ex tar,
and • Sir Model It were Stilly, on the Beset. Sir Ohletf___, ilisrvenethi SM dr 400 trite granted t they - -
Daniel Walnut, asked the witness tow the • licensed vice b‘rtdangi,7llo,2).
_-liffistrat,_ vs pishotal. viud- .weeecitswileus &Or at-
easikeg had evaluated throweb,„, the whom; answered, that te eu. he uowen Itty 1939 not heftiest Nadi the 16th of
hr bad. eertainLeaued smiteust them , very irregular. bet that dePte•brrt 'Var. theta was alai hueodamto si 11111.11"raies•
hiy.illm mow (0
,adissmis tem: mt. meteeroa Crose-eitinniued.—He had never know u the Defeudaetabane,
"lOW.. Ms Midgieeld, end added, •• air lhosiel, I bare seen gio. a, licetaiall4al i the other Magistrates probably *tiled epos
to it." The wheat*
resold swon. and did aot namettoy-of. hi' JildOnnot reviloliell the filhde Mimeo to his Pei* heel
the boars; he wasaties told to rail on the victuallers of his ra retullected no instasice of any old public-house OrriaLiitsc.
Hob. Hut for what Merceron said, he should have pre seated licence iduffittiher 'aimed is the parish sit Si. ishaihews I
the bosses of whielehe had'romplained. Ti,. licence were re- Ind Veto- Mr. HaohnrYi the brewer, vileitlied the
id
number of the public-booties with beer: The •popelat
sewed. Os 'lofting them afterwards, the witswes did net Sad incremed of late years, mid some new houses bad Wen teammate.,
the conduct of are homes at all improved ; be Was even hem at-
tended 09 than before. - Peter Cheerier had been beadle of the parish fur it years, and
Cresmerunined.—He was appointed censtahle at Easier; he had beets employed by Mr. Mereeron to carry e %late to tie)
wee•
round ah„t a fortnight a/trot ani, I to the 1'
lie sad landlord of the Seven Stars: hisometime. ordered i viaticums,
Slape„loe bad been aceompenie* by ;Mr. Cade*, one of the head- to attend him, If d.sorders occurred: this bappeo many, times
s . Pield, and a Mr. Stitith. went with him, an in .1661.181" of a year. He hod ilikeU"imilhrwevonSeitt° the
re• the M
eccartoes. Mr.. Dews% web Gat:owe et tbe keepers of she King's Anus, the Queen's Head, the Turk and
ow.er Division, never went. but a• Mr. Vaphessen did ;he bad Slave, the Rain and Magpie. and the Adam and live. They all.
e'er laid any iofornsation before is elagiarate, but Mr. Mer- were desired so attend the Alamo:rate. .. , •
terse; be had spokes $s him frequeutlog. but never laid as hi- Mr. 'Thomas Cutbill was constable in the yeah 1814 and 1815;
be had visited all the public-bouses in rotation about eight times
r formation upon oath, even after the licensing-day. He had de-
livered in a list or public:busses% his dietrior to Mr. Mereen. in, in the year, and always considered die Turk's Head and she
at his request. Great, differences had prevailed, and did pre Adam and Eve very regular houses. At the Adam and Eve he
bad sera some wen uu a Sunday morniug, and at the Duke of
veil, in the parish: be had never had the slightest dispute with
York.
Mr. Mereeron nod wasof no p.aiy. •
Matthew Cadet, Dee of the headboroughs, had gone with the Mr. J. J. liownes, High Getable of the Tower Division.
had visited public-houses in company with Bey noldsou..and by
bud witness twice to visit the Turk and Slave, between the
boars of twelve and two ; encealie people whom they turned himself; he bud gone to tee Seven Stars, Adam nod Kir, Turk
oar of the house assembled in the street. and assailed the con- and Slave, King's Arms, Queen's Head, and the Ham and Mag-
r stables with stones, &c.: one mattwas taken into custody. He pie, and bad *ern nothing more reprelteusible in them than to
had gone to the Seven- nears two or three times after midnight, others. He had never tell it necessary to 'make my criterions(
where he saw tench the same scenes as Mr. Peer.. , to the Magistrates on the subject.
Cross-esamined,- He could suit swear positively to either of Cross-examined.— He was appointed by the Magistrates at
the houses; many. others were ditto:vice-Iy. the Cottuty Sessiiuo ; among them by Mr. Alercenta: but hectic!
Joke Smith had inspected the houses above-crowed, asst the nut recollect that he had ever said that be considered him his best
' friend. He Wad visited these houses oboist mice a-year ;he did
Adam and Eve, and the Bain mid Magpie. Ile cvnfirtned the
4videnee ofibe.constable. • not know u inch were Mr, !tierces on's houses.
' Crosmexasnined.--itettad used the Seven Stara, and had been Alt. SCARLETT relltiertol9leiring SSW rillphatkaitY upon the
in it himself as late as two in the morning. conduct of the I)eletelsurt, at his interview with Ate)ouldson,
' Thomas Field, another of the bend boroughs, gave pretty wilt-it be told the latter that liis oath was hot a mutter of torus.
nearly the same representation. Mr. Mereeron's clerk, stinted Mr. Justice AIIiSIT, is 1010110ileg OP, observed, that theVe was
Wolfe, now dead. lived opposite the Seven Stars. no part of the I..nctions of a Nag strate more important than tee
Mr. Isaac neynoldson was constable of Si. Matthew. Rethnel. licensing of pubfiediouses ; tee tits,t was indeed sacred, for
green, in 1816, being appointed in May : he had inspected the upou in due diefilorge Opel dal the health and even the lives of
poMic-houses : be 4001 f iderceroo, and had communicated with the lower orders of society ; dissipation lett to crime, and crime
him previous to the licensing-day, on the .übjeet of public- to death. With regard to this offence, charged to have stern
houses: the witness bad met bins once or twice coming Irons wilfully and corruptly committed, it was ti, to tealatit• qtattp its
'church. Mercernn asked how he found the parish, aad•witssose order to maintain it, it was nut necessary to show direct pecu-
answered, that some of the public-hellos, were very disorderly entry motive 10119 e tlecostant to grant licences in uppositaso to
his oats cooriction of the unfitness of so doing g it was . motes
.biti be did not name them. On the 24 of. September, the li.-
oensingl. Mr. Mereiron called Num the 'times' between to est..bliih, that the Llefeudant hail even a remote aud general
interest in the renewal of the licences. 'frac it wasciltat s.y
nine and eleven, the 'Magistrates meeting sit 12 o'clock. He
said, ‘• Mr. Keyaoldson, to-duy-is the liceasing-day • have you closing the hisuse, one family, that of the landlord, might be re-
any complaints against any of the liehlie.houves I". The wit- duced totwggary A bet ship shovel say how amity bunnies might
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en ants ered that hehad. " What houses /nettle'?" the 1)e- be ruined its health and circumstances by keeping them open r—
fendaat asked ; and'the win:temper him aI& of sit or seven The dstficu.ty seeii.ed to be to attribute conduct like this to any
of the most irregular—the Seco Stan, the Emu and Magpie, other than a had motive ; and a hod motive, its Point allow,
e Adam and Eve, the Turk and Slave. and the Golden Key, was a corrupt motive.
th
'flit Jury scarcely turned round, and found the Defendant,
were among them. The Defendant asked the natttre of the
'complaints, and the witness produred to him a regular boot Guilty.
'flue trial occupied the Court from half-past nine until half-
,of minutes containing them. The Defendant lookeo at it, and
mid, •1 You must be very particular how you present these past eve fu the eveunig. .., .
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houses, as sou may he the means of depriving the publicans
mod their (Antibes ofiheir livelihood." The ssituesn observed On Friday last was held, at the Freemasons'
,that he should be very awry to do them an injury: and the Tavern, the Second Anniversary Meeting of the
Defendant said, if it were left to him, he would see them
Medical Benevolent Society, when his Royal High.
himself, and chastise them. The witness asked if be should
not be obliged to take the oath, rind the Defendant an- antis the Duke of SOsaz.l took the Chairl as Patron
of the Society, and be was supported by the Etrls of
sivered, yes, bet it was .a mere matter of form. The wit-
ness said, he could not take an oath, and represent that the „
public-houses were in good order: the I)emdaht added, "if ttOSSLYN and BLESIDNOTON, and a numerous body of
the must distinguished
you tour mention ii, bee:ireful what you do.'"fhe Defendant Members of the Medical Pro.
took the list-away in his pocket. 11 hen the witness attended ai
fessiots. His Royal Highness elated,
with his usual
she Board, he saw Mr. Merceron. and II or 4 other Magistrates,
;MO of whom was sir Damsel Williams: the laver asked the wit impressive eloquence,`the principle and intention of
' nem a tpiestion regarding the conduct of the publicans : he men-
this Society which was to provide for the comforts of
tioned the Golden Key as disorderly ; bust no further questioas
a deacriptAn of Gentlemen, who, more than any
were asked. and the witneso gave uo further information, as tit
.Defendant had said that he would bee the tenants. The witnessothers, w " capered to the loss of health, by their
had told Mr. Merceron that he must present the Golden Key : attendance on the bed of sickness, and who, from that
Ihe did not know then that he owned a public-house in the parish:
The witness. from his minutes, wens over the notes he had taken circumstance, became greatly the objects of public
protection and benevolence. The Society, though
1 of disorders at different dates in the Seven Stars, Adam and
Eve, Kam and elagpie, and the Turk and Slave. He added in its
infancy, had acquired a perfect establishment
dice-playing to the other irregularities in some of the houses.—
Re lodged informations against some of them at Worship-street, by the united efforts of all the principal Members of
and went before the Grand Jur- the healing art its the Metropolis; and it would no at Westminster. All these
houses hut !he Gold n Key were re-licensed, and that about a
week afterwards. doubt, when more generally known, receive the
Cross-examitied.—At she King and Queen be had been nearly warmest support from the Public at large; since to
killed. Whet, Defendant said he would chastise the publicans. the liberal and coursgeous discharge of the duties
the witness observed, that that might do. 11e had sometimes
gone nod found iso ground of complaint; hut then the publicans .they undertook to fulfil, uo men .deserved more pr.
had gut scent. cuiarly the expression of Public feelings in toe hour
Thome: Lefevre served as one of the headhoroughs in 1816,
of distress, than the Medical Practitioners. The
and went "Mind with the last witness, whose testimony be cor-
roborated. health of the Royal Chairman and Patron, was pro.
James (Ladner, John Screw, James Essex, and Wra. Fish- posed by Dr. LATHAst, President of the College of
wick, other headhoroughs, gave nearly the same evidence.
Mr. John Gowland produced the licences from the Excise- Physicians and of the Society, which was drank with
office to the Seven Stan and other public-houses named on the enthusiasm. Those of the Nibble Visitorsl and of
record., the President and Vice-Piesidents, were also drank
Mr. James May proved the hand-writing of the Defendant to
them all. The piddle-houses had been licensed as long as the with warm testimonies -of applause. Dr. LATHAM,
witnew could recollect. Mr. Cues, and Mc. TeDAKT, severally returned
The licenees weer then read; they were signed by the De-
fendant and other Magistrates: thanks.; and the day was spent with that cheerful-
Mr. George 14 radians, Clerk of the Journals of the House of ness, which the humane object of the Meeting was
Commons. produced the Minutes taken before the Committee on catcula'ed to inspire. •
the Police oldie Metropolis in 1816.
Mr. Gurney deposed, that be hued taken most of the evidence FetsT INDIA TRADE.—The trsde between Liver.
before the Committee. Mr. Mereeren- on some of the days, re- pool and India is rapidly on she increase. The first
vised and corrected the evidence. On the 16th of Jane, Mr,
vessel fitted out at that port for Indic returned to
Merceron corrected the evidence: He believed that Mr: Mer-
sere° attended order summons from the Committee on a former Liverpool on the sth of September, 1815: her bur-
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day, and ads directed to tome again. ~ then was 51'2 tons. In 1816 there arrived from Its.
mt.. SCARLETr proposed to read a list of public-flounce den-
dia eight vessels-3831 tons. Its I*l7 there were
vexed 'why Mr. Merceron to the Committee, to which his own
were distinguished. 17 arrivals-7338 tons; and this year, up to the sth
Mr. Torente submitted that it could not he rend : the De- •
inst. 10 arrivals-4705 tons
--tn the Assize Court of
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fentlant had attended before the Committee under pain of im-
POISDNING IN F
1 primament : it was mot the voluntary exassioation or confession RANCE.
of the party :if the Defendant bad refused to answer, he might Versailles, on the 12th, a remarkable case was tried.
have been committed. An old Nun, aged 66, was Convicted of having wilfully
Mr. Justice ABROT observed, that it was begging die quell- ,
don : there wits nothing to thew that the Committee would have poisoned a young Novice about our moist Its since,
imprisoned a witness who did not answer. and who is not vet recovered from the dreadful ef-
Mr. Gurney (re-called) said. that he had known witnesees ex- • •
feces of the deleterons drug. The plea of defence
cased from answering before Committee aherethe reply would
tend to criminate themselves. Wi.nesses were sonsetimes warn- was insanity, which seeming rather clear to the Jury,
ed that they need not answer. they found to that effect; and the nith•ppy culprit
Mr. Toectoc still subinhted. that Mr. Mercercm's evidence
before the Committee toold sot be read.; was seutenced to incarceration for en indefinite term
Mr. Gurney (called acids) added. that witervies were some- in the receptacle for Incurable Lunatics.
times threatened with brute reported to the /louse. if they did ~
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not waster when the tionsmittee bad decided that the question NIELANCHOLY AND SINGULAR ACCIDENT AT SEA.
ought to receivea reply.. —The following melatichtily statement was put on
The COMMON.SEILICANT and Mr. RsenAnnsoe, with Mr.
the books at the bar of the Glasgow Coffee-room,
Toernve, Argued at length that nothing could - lie adduced
agulast arty man as a criminal charge, Needed open what he 00 Wednesday last, as matter of .whipping intelli.
had himself said, unless what be bad so said were entirely 'oleo- genre : . .
tiny. 1' firoomielaw, May 13, 1818.
M.
Justice Apron felt bound to receive the evidence upon . " Thomas Jardin. 'crime before me, Wm. Muir,
every priseiple. lf the answer before a Committee were Arena
- under compulsion, the point wetsl4 -be different: hot it was Baillie on the River and Frith of Clyde, and made
clear -hat any person who demurred to a Question on the ground oath,} that be is seeenee .00)-board .ths, schooner
that it eliminated himself, was allowed-to be silent: sometimes
'emotion -was given, and if, nownits-anding, the witneo An- Elizabeth, of Annass.,,Rehtett,Foldex, Mester, troth
swered, his answer was voluntary. and might be used at any Liverpool for Glasgow. that alio sailed last Thurs.
' suSsequent period to maintain a criminal charge against him. day at 112'o'clock at Ori'irltim'T Liierfionf and on
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• The evidence of the Deknithuit before the femoral tee of the • _ss
Hausa .eel csswgssg wsg then read ; horn this.
.appeared. that ionosi last, the 10th inst. when berleett Corsesitill'
be kwr gated that three of tee public-houses in qqestion he- Point and Ails., betwixt•and t ' Nick KM.,
one WO- O►C
%aged to lam, as well as some nthem not -enumerated on the by stylising a reef out. of the •msioseila ISOCidolleally,
reseed:*
Here the noseculer's case concluded. thwbfock. and top of the paitiii.ulieet gsfrits lays when
Mr Tome° addressed the Jury for the Defeadarit." arguing enfortunately the Master and taro of thf seen went
that tittee• was not %Meet* vedette, to induce the Indkilels elm- a -0ir..... ...{ hotness. ' , ... being
.4„aw law tiro ik.re,d„„g_aadco,,,,rtrd 4, ike„,;,,i,d„woin,„„, o.erboard and' were Zrowned, "1 ludo',
.from the guilty. motives imputed,. when others much more na- the only hind 'left on Maid.. As the lehottliter :was
'turid oust etvinthle could' he assigned : the. .evidence had not going . before the wind with a crowd or 'silt he saw
brouslithown the know kdge of lief irregaleitirevin dm public- them in this melancholy condition foraeverat usinotes,
homes, ots the part of Mr. Merceron, bor.:thaw J.:4,,sagt,.be.
tween that dateund September, the Ilefetalapt might have taken, and being unable to rentlerstiettin any assistance, they
,and perhaps did take, such steps to isould vefliewtheir toodect,
erished..
and, render-them:fit la be bowed. He reateadtd slue the Jars p., lie wail, howestsr,. 'hie ,to • . -bring,. the
could only convict on punitive facts, while invthi, ease wareelry schOoner up to Greenock hmself. a ndui he properly.
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So much liv suspicion had been made nut. It was sworn that adds, 4 with the help •of God. This irtiteinent is
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ss. ,s, , ._,.
these busies had bred lieensed for the last 50.years.ned was is • ' '4. • • ill .
fah. to tiresome corruption because the De rests had riot be„ made public, as he,' fides- elle white whi he hit I
has sealed up. Die eiptilitl'a mtatisevOOßV andl
aosioas to deprive the tissues of die -Mean/ by which they ob-
tained bred tot limit (notifies ? He woold shoW _yb documents taken,
whirls could-not bealoabted, that. in
as •ler:Dler h trunk, and does not know to whom the vessel las
, nointerest in ire
Manes. hut that he OA assiagned his leases LS consigned. •j but is ansinus to• ill rn ibis info:motion.,
1 other individuals,' with whom he had no concern. He then Called v‘ Sworn before me this 13th. day of May, is LEL
M'
.... r. .eltia t les ash. who proved the assignment; by- the Sigurd. i ..,: the De- .1 '1
iftudowt,:of a Mile of the Seven, Stars to Mh heathery., the goeu.' ;nem AM JARDPJ. Wit:I.I.NM hI1JIR:" '
.beewer, . The originallease for 31 years.. was daieddo eita. and Tlie boost, of Mr. Ewer, grocer, of gliznbath.
, the abbigthltent' wal Id 1807, at theYent of '2OE' peeannura, for place, Keonington woo entered by some robbers, on
.the remainder of the term. The Dereadeat received ortrevaissai,
. aim% .-Aisintien uadar•btese of the K Wes Arose nasals° pot Sunday afternoon,
.o the absence of the h
family, y.
in from Michaelmas. 1801, fur 31 years ; re.elßS. .A third, of means of4skeletim keys who stole thereout 13U
the eatlerD•S Wad, ras also established for 90. 'en- frdui Christ- po ands. o 4,-
.i i Silver I)honst and so rr.t gold trinkets. t
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