The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-01 00:00:00

BATIAT P. 11.1PLIR.

An action by the ptai!htilTs, who ore barge owners at
Staines, against the defendant. a farmer, To, • t!:wrying
some clover and hay to London.
After a good dead of evidence on both sides, it appeared
the plaintiffs themselves bought this clover Irma the de-
fendant, and sold it to a Mr. limy, of Town, who be-
came a banknipt. Nut hinting any chnnee of freocre•
ins, as against thew, they turned round and 'turd the
delem'aitt.

niter these Cireimistanrea the plaintiff n•as
The Coon rose early, for his Lordship seemed a good
deal

Old) DAII,Er.

Yesterday their Sessionslig mided. the RE:comma
proceeded to pa..s the awful seniciice of 'Math on the fol-
lon jug .27 prisoners :
Thom... alorlry, for highway rubbers; Robert Smith.
fir is like offence; Robert Ilard'en, for bentsehreaking;
John ditto: John Smith, fur forged mutes;
Cita de. lla rris, Jame. t.riffttlis. William Jennings, Chas.
Hunt, A. F. !firewood, and Mary Randall, for like raf..
fence.; William Smith, fur ratite stealing; William
Crillen, for stealing in a dwelling-hon.e; William Sim-
mons, Milo: Samuel Elliott, for burglary ; J. Priichars4
lsea.. Wribr, Joseph I lark, John Bird, li. urge Bird,
Abraham Helton, and John Putter, for a like "olfenrc ;
William Pearce, David William'', and (*harks Elliott, for
stealing privately ;J: s Barnes, for returning frosts
transportation.
To he '1 ransported for Life—Thomas Jacks, William
Watson, Reuben I. lark. Tlonna.tiardner, William Meek,
Tb as James, James Ed wan! Clare, John Allen,
J0i...1 Reynolds. Samuel Woodward, and William Tho-
roughgmni.
tor Fourteen Years.—Stephen Cold, Ann 4 !nrtis, Win.
Rose, Jn. Ctirtis, Daniel Lewes, Mary Jones, Mary
Hold, Susannah Mare, Sarah Farrell, Ann Farrell, Wm.
Harris, Henry lineknell, Jas. Wright, Richard James,
Mary Ihivies, John Carter, Genre Steward, Athinc
Cook, William Owen, John l'oates, John Scott, James
Lang, Michael Lambert, Thomas Philipps, James Riley.
Aliehael 14itin, James Archibohl, Henry Lewis, Thomas
Parker, Henry Blackwell.
Sixty-two (or :wren years.
A considerable numGer were then sentenced to sedans
periods of imprisonment; some to be puhlirly and
others Privately whipped ; after which the Sessions ad-
journed to the 26th April.

WoNHAlif V. DoWLING.
nit was an action hronght by the plaintiff, a linen-
draper residing at• &senor, to Sussex, against the de-
fendant, Mr. Joseph Dowling, an occasional visitor to
that wateritipplace, to recover a compensation in da-
mages-for the injury the plaintiff's character had 'ini-
tialised, by his being publicly posted in the reading.
mom, and other public places at Bognor, as " a pitiful
coward, and a pnsillaninions mongrel."
The defence set up was, that the plaintiff had grossly
insulted the defendant's wife, and, having refused all
apology, the defendant had pursued the course stated in
the declaration.
The Lona CHISP Jusrtcs seemed to think the matter
might he amicably arranged.
Mr. Sc.attherr stated, that his client felt be had trans-
eressed the law, and that therefore a verdict must pass
against him. It was, however, due to him to sac, that Preston was taken front the Covent-garden watch-
Le had proceeded from a conviction that his wile had house yesterday, in custody of Bishop and Nicholls, for
been grossly iosulted; and the Learned Counsel was examinatiou before the Privy Council, at the isifiee ol•
nitre the Jure woula go with him when he said, that to-- the Seeretary of State fur the Home Departineat.
w arils his Rik this gentleman owed every protection. arrivintr, there, he was placed in the porter's lodge dntil
ills cheat arpot, however, willing to submit to a verdict the Council assembled, and lie passed the interim in id-
iot' 51., r,..; tering the must absurd accusations against his Majesty's
• Mr, flotsiataxe., on the part of the plaintiff, said his Ministers.
• ilea(( WO* allfaiilling to press the matter farther. This At twelve o'clock the Connell were assembled, con-
manilmeetion of regret was quite sufficient for his client, sisting of the Cabinet Ministers, the Marquis Camden,
and be beeped time verdict would protect him in future. Mr. Peel, Sir William Scott, Sir John Nicholls, Mr.
Any sum as damages was equally the same to bim. Sturges. Somme; the Attorney and Solicitor-LieneraL
Mr. Se vaulty bogged it might be understood, that and other Law Officers, acre also present.
the plaintiff was also to abstain from all provocation in At one o'clock he was called iu ; and, as he 'Tossed
talnre. the hall to ascend the great staircase, he huniourously
To this Mr. MARSVATT assented. • exclaimed to the by-stanilers, " Now for it !—and if 1
The Jury, under the direction of his Lordship, found don't inie, them a good blowing up niay I never speak
a verdict for the plaintiff accordingly. again."
CAPS V. MIL Preston was not before their Lordships more than
This was an adios by the holder, upon a hill of es- ten minutes, or a Inarter of au hour, and lie was then
change of 30/. at two months sight, drawn by one Dar- committed to Tuthill-fields prison. When he rearmed
net upon, and accepted by the defendant. Plea the ge- from the. Council Chamber he was almost breathless.'
mind Aisne. and gasped out to those about hint, " bless toe, how I
Mr ticsaLarr said, this would be but a short case. perspire! but I always do, when I have any thing like
TIM Jury had already beard the nature of It ; it was an a subject to speak upon." Whilst his commitment was
retina. against the acceptor of a hill of exchange. He sishipie out, he requested to be assisted with a litdif
shootsl call witnesses to peeve the defendant's hand- ',finer. Some porter was given to him, and whilst be
writing, and the dishonour of the bill ; and with regard was drinking it, Lord Castlereagh passed through the
to the bill itself. saffice it to say, that his client, Mr. hall. when Preston observed—" Ave, there he Foe.!
Cape, was a tailor, sad that be was induced to acconinio- Ilia Lordship will remember what ['have said to him sit
dote Mr. Marxist by cashing the acceptance of the de- long as he lives. I hive talked more treason, as they
fendant, a half-pay captain in the seem. It was a very call it, to-day, than ever I did in nay whole life tie-
pins case, and he was totally unconscious of what the fore." The porter seraseil to inspire raim, and he was
siatitre of the defence would Se. ! prpeeediug with more. trmarks, when the officers m-
ono defrodaset's hand-writing was admitted, and a velvetl his rommitment, and lie was led to the coach
a itness proved a propshe by him to discharge the bill. rwhikk wfs to convey him to prison. .1 'lumber of gen-
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