The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-04 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS: •
Friday, November S.
SUBORNATION OF PERJURY.
Richard Thorne was indicted for exciting a
young woman to commit perjury, by urging her
to swear her illegitimate child, which she had by
him, to another man.
The young woman etatcd, that she had been se.
duced by the Defendant under the promise of mar.
riage; that becoming pregnant by hiiii,he contrived
to send her down to Norfolk to lie in ; that in six
weeks after she had been delivered of a boy, she
returned up to town under the expectation that
would fulfil his promise. This, however, he te_
fused to fulfil, unless she would previously go be.
fore a Magistrate, and swear the child to a Mr.
Payne, at whose house she lived in an humble but
industrious capacity. Shocked at such a request,
she said to hiw, " Richard, rather than become
your wife by perjury, I'd endure a thousand
deaths." The Defendant immediately turned her
out of doors, and in a short time she discovered
that at the time he was striving to excite her to this
r foul crime he was actually in treaty of marriage with
'another woman, one rsho had money, and to whom
he has since been married.
Other witnesses were called to collateral facts.
On behalf of the Defendiat two persons were
called to contradict the prosecutrix, by stating,
that they heard her say that the child was Mr.
Payne's, and that she said she would swear through
a ninc.inch deal to he revenged on the Defendant •
Their testimony, however, had no weight witit the
Jury, for they found hiM
It being a late hour w him* verdict wits brought
in) the Court deferred judgiedt.

OLD IiAILEI:

Friday, November 3.
A person of the name. of Cole was capitally
ihdicted for privately stealing from the person of
Mrs. Randal, on the 29th of Septemberlast,Bank-
notes amounting to Lbl3l.
The circumstances of the case, as stated in evi-
dence were these : •
Mrs. Handal, with two of her daughters, went on
'the night above-mentioned, to-the pit of the Roy-
alty Theatre, where, after being some time seated,
Mrs. IL expressed to one of her daughters a wish
'fur sonic refreshment, and took out of her pocket
an envelope, containing Bank-notes, from which
she toe]: one for 21. and handing it to one of her
daughter's. requested her tc go to the adjoining sa.
loon and bring her some pastry and fruit. The ,
young lady said there was no occasion to change
the note, as she herself had silver money ; and she
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accordingly went out and brought in the fruit
and pastry. Mrs. Randal politely offered some to
a well-dressed mati,who sat next her(and who was
the Prisoner), which he complaisantly ace.Tted.
After a little time, Mrs. Randal felt herself touch-
ed behind on the side farthest from this gentleman.
He rose from his scat in a few minutes, and cross.
cd to the pit-door on the opposite side • and Mrs.
R. just at this moment putting her hand into her
pocket, missed her notes. She immediately corn.
municated her loss to one of her daughters, who
instantly started up, followed the man, who was
just got out at the pit-door, proclaiming that he
had robbed her mother, and crying out lustily,
stop thief! Just as she reached the door, she re.
calved a blow on the arm from some person behind
her, but was not able to identify him. She, how-
ever, followed the Prisoner out of the pie, and
while he was fumbling with the bolt of the cite.
rior door, to get away, she seized him by the
I collar, charged him with the robbery, and lie was
qeeured by a door-keeper tvamed Davis. He
strongly denied the Tact, but was observed shift.
ing something from under his waistcoat!, which fell
to the ground, and he instantly placed his foot
upon it with seeminupegligencc ; but Miss.liati-
dal kicked his foot away, and found the parcel of
Bank notes taken from her mother, which were
identified (although she bail not the numbers of
any) by haying found amongst them.' Gravesend
note for two pounds, and a thirty pound Bank of
England note, torn half across, which Mrs. Rail.'
dal had in her pocket for two years. The rob-
bury was effected by cutting off the corner of the
',pocket, end thus getting at the nutes.
~The Jury, without hesitation, found the IPTI.
toner Guilty.
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Ft ac..--Last night, about ten o'clock. a very
alarming tiro broke out at the u archu•ese of a
brandy-merthant near Lambeth Terrace, which
entirety destroyed the same, and did much other.
damage. The dames .raged with great fury for
about art hour and a h 41.12 and about twelve, were;
entirely extinguished. • •
Lord Ducie has a chi:soul tree growing .at Tort.
worth, dn. fnie rif his estates in Glvucectrrshire,•l
which, next to the etiestint tree of a hundred
horsemen growing in Sicily, at the foot Of Mount
iEtna, is reckoned the largest of that speciti in-
the workl. . Trsditirin reports if fit have been de.
scribed as the great Tort worth chesnut tree,
wards of 10041 years ago.

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BIRTH.
On Sundny Vot, tlii Liity of Dr. Whitielh dr Vueen'
Nuarr, 61.1.6mtbery. M. O. ofdsilu.

MARRIED.
Tuesday morning, at St. George.% Church. Chaterhitry,
Mr. Thelma, Purtridv to Anil S. Coulson. The siugulio ity
of their nplicar.ince excited mach *lnaction, the man i•eits!
about 6 feet l inches. and the lady about 4 feet. From their
yesitAjii/ looks. awl fpri,:hlline..4 of manners. it was strongly
roolretored, that It w4s a rua-aicaramich, i.articularly
their united ages could not, ao a uloder.ite (Alai:Won, b•.:
more than 130 years!
pn Wednesday 11.0, at St. Jame N's Church, Clexkenwell,
Mr. John Weird Skap, nephew of the late Dr. Andrea
Gibord. to Ali.s Jane liindmarsh, younge4 daaghter of Mr.
Robert Iliadauush, Printer to ho Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales.

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