The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-08 00:00:00

" Cause for !which HAMPDEN fell is the Field. ..d SYDNEY died or the

C. J. Hereon:be,' I musket and bayonet. Mr. Day. 2 muskets.
Mr. Harrison, I musket. A Friend, t sword. Mr. C. Smith,
S muskets. Mr. A. Keating, I I artioles.
All Contributions in khtd will•continue to be received by
Messrs. Hirer, Howell, and Co. 53, Mark-lane, Lon-don.
Subscriptions will continue to be received at the Commit-
tee-rooms, at the Crown and Anchor and London Taverns.
where the Committee sit daily; Lloyd's; the Stock Ex-
Outage ; Messrs. Smith, Payne, mod Smith's; Messrs. Rea-
sons and Co.'s ; and at all the other London Bankers.
By order of the Committee.
FRED. FRESHFIELD. Hon. floc.

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ARMY CONTRACTS.
Commissarial Departesent, Treasury Chambers. July 21, MM.
NOTICE is hereby given to all Persons desirous of
...entrant', to supply BEEF and MUTTON to his alajeity's Laud
Forces In Cantonments, Quarter. and Barracks, In the undermentioned
Counties and Islands:—
Alderney, Gloeester (ineludlog the Nottingham,
Ikaford. City of Bristol), Oxford,
Berko (Inc(oding the Guernsey, . Rutland',
Town of Hungerfonl), Hants, Salop.
Br*. Hereford, Somerset,
eke. ' Hertford, Stafford,
'Cambridge (Iniguding lbws, Saffollt, .
the Town of New- Isle ...( Man, Surrey,
market), Isle of Wight, Sussex.
Chester. • . Jersey. Warwick. .
Cornwall (Including Kent (Ineluding Tilbury Westmorland,
Scilly), Fort), Wilts, .
Cumberland, Lancaster, Worcester,
Derby, Leicester, York.
Devon. Lincol ~ In the several Conntles
Dorset, Middlesex' of North and Sank
Durham (Including Holy Monmouth, Wales,
Island), Norfolk, And In the seieral Coon-
Essex (exclusive of Til- Northampton, ties In North Britain.
bury Fort), Northumberland. .
That the deliveries are to commence on and for the tith day& September
neat; that Proposals in Writing sealed a and marked " Tender for Arise
Supplies; will be received at this Omce on or before Tuesday the 2.ith day
of August next, but none will be received after twelve o'clock on that day.
Proposals must be made separately for each County and Island.the Islands
of Unernsey. Jersey, and Alderney, excepted, aH of which must he Ineluded
In one Tender; likewise for the Counties comprioing Noah and South
Wales; as mast also the several Counties In North Britain; and each Pro-
posal must have the Letter whirls is annexed to the Teud..r properly ailed
up by two Persons of known property engaging to become bound with the
party tendering in the amount stated in the printed particulate, for tad'',
performance of the Contract; and no Propoeal will lie noticed unless made
on a printed Tender, and the Priem expressed in words at length: pnd
Mould it so happen that during the continuance of the Contract no troops
should be sup lied by virtue of the same. the amount of the Stamps no the
Contract and Bookisaid in the first Instance by the Contractor, will be re-
ftunled to him.
Tartleplars of the Contracts may be had noon Application at this OffiCE.
between the hours of Ten and Four ; and of the Barrack-Masters at clam-
my, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. a

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twelve Months,
onths, that the defendant did not visit his daughter.
The defendant toed to fearent the fairs.. • I
Ann Windmill lives in Cilsitottbery. Knows ilia y
Edgehill mince she was a child. She knew the defendat,..l
Witness was with Mrs:E.lgehill as untie when Kite died.
Mrs. Mph;ll sent fur the defendant about a fortnight he-
fore she died. The decedent sat doten on hey bed.ide, she
said I am very uneasy; I feat you will treat my daughter
as you have many others before. He said, 1 will neither
Leave her nor slight her. She said sbe was then satisfied:
and he went away after remaining there about half an hoar.
Uefendantcontioued Ids visits to Miss Edgehill. Witness
heard defendant say to Miss filgehill, in the bar, get your
self ready to he married on the 10th of August. She did
'make prepatatione. She beard Miss Edgebill say to de-1
Pendent, the 10th August is on a Saturday. The defend-
ant then pit off the marriage to a Monday., Witness saw
defendant in February, and said to him, that Miss Edgeltill
was in the family way. He said, was that so? she saswered
that she wag,
evalbe-eaglelled -bylllllt—Wttu 1118.—Witneis has beep
acquainted with the family of the Edgehills.—Witness had
had two children, but never bad the happiness of being
married.—(A laugh, in which the witness joined.) The
courtship was carried oo in the .bar very much. When
ovitness told defendant that Miss Edgehill was pregnant, he
said she should never want.

John Hawkins examined by Mr. CARTER.—Was the part-
ner of the defendant. Witness has gone with him to Mi•s
Edgebill's father's. He has seen him treat her Sometimes
very well, and sometimes very ill. He has sad to her, she
had believed so and so, but she denied she had. Witness
has asked him why he should treat the poor girl so." Oh !"
said lie, " the more 1 use her so, the more fund she is."
(A laugh.)
Thos. Court stated that Mary E Igebill and the defendant
once met at his house. He behaved is a lover io her, or some-.
thing of that sort —(.l laugh.)
This was the case on the part of the plaintiff.
Mr. ADAM addressed the Jury on behalf of the defen last.
If the defendant the ight that his conduct on this occasion
would be attempted to be justified before the Jurv, he had
certainly applied to the wrong person to do so., His rondtivt
was anioubtedly highly culpahlo, but it was fur the Jury to
say whether the injury was of such a nature as to en•
title t'.e plaintiff to heavy damages. The Liarned Oen-
tien►an commented on the evidence with much ingenuity.
Mr. Justice Beal' summed up the evidence in his usual
clear and comprehensive manner. •
The Jury, after con• tilting for a few• minutes, returned
AI verdict for the plaintiff—Datnages, Five Hundred
Pounds.

LIMERICK ASSIZES.
CITY COL:RT.-WEDNESDAY, JOLT 30.

ATTCMPI TO DEFRALTDIN INSURANCE COM-

James 111«ekteell and Margaret Tuohy stood' indicted
for intending to defraud the West of Ktigland Life Insure
ance Company, by conspiring• with one Joseph Tuohy, to
represent ta *aid Company that Ellen Slattery was in good
health, when the said Joseph Tuohy proposed to affect an
insurance on her life for 3001. by Margaret Tuohy, his
wife, personating the raid Ellen, her sister, who was at the
period in a bad state of health. There were seven counts
in the indictment.
Mr. O'Longhlin, on the part of the prosecution.
opened the indictments, and Mr. O'Connell stated the
case.

John Pierce, exam'ned by Mr. Jackson.—ls Agent to
the West of England Insurance Company since Ittl9, for
Limerick ; Mr. Lewis is Secretary, and resides at Exeter, in
England ; knows Joseph Tuohy and James Blackwell ;
Tuohy made application, January last to insure the life of
his sister-in law, Ellen Slattery; he thanked Tuohy fir
giving a preference to the Office, and called It's son, B
ii-
liam Piercy, and desired him to prepare the usual docu-
ments; Tuohy went into the inner ()thee with witness's son,
and witness left the office on other business.

Cross-examined by Mr. Waggett.—Witness can't tell of
how many persons the Insurance Company consist; are re-
cogniseil by Act of Parliament under the name of the West
of England Fire and Life I nsur ince Company; knows no
other name or addition; knows Blackwell some time, and
bad the highest opinion of him ; was astonished to hear of
his being concerned in this transaction; insured some per-
sons in gaol ; visited them there ; got every facility and
information, and found it invariably correct.

iYilliam Piercy, examined by Mr. O'Loughlin.—is son
to the last witness, and Agent with him ; knows Joseph
Tuohy; came to witness's office to get the life of Ellen
Slattery insured; Tuohy signed the usual declaration;
asked him who was the physician most intimate with Slat-
tery's family, and replied that Dr. Carey was ; witness
went to the gaol to see Dr, Carey and get a certificate from
him; Ellen Slattery did not appear; Tuohy said that she
would not appear at the office—that she was a good life,
only 22 years of ate, and that witness could see her any
day he wished, either at her father's house, or at his
(Tuohy'a) lodgings ; went to Tuohy's lodgings on the 20th
January, and saw him there; a person was introduced by
Tuohy as Miss Slattery, who was to be insured ; never saw
her before; identifies Mrs. Tuohy (one of the traversers) as
the person who was so introduced to him as Miss Slavery;
has no doubt of her identity; conversed with her for a
few minutes, and was satisfied by her answers ; heard her-
self say in April that she was Mrs. 'Tuohy; went to gaol
in consequence of what Tuohy said, and saw Blackwell,
who told him where Doctor Carey's room was ; Tuohy
came into it about three minutes before witness left it; had
no conversation with Blackwell at that time; dues not
know if Blackwell knew what business took witnesa to the
gaol ; recognised Mrs. Tuohy in the street afterwards, and
heard that Ellen Slattery was dead at the time ; went to
Tuohy's lodgings ;o make inquiries in April, and was toll
by a girl tbat he was at Kilkee; asked for Mrs. Tuohy and
did not see her; went with Dr. Carey to• Michael Slattery's
to see her, and asked for Mrs. Tuohy ; was told she was
not within; saw Mrs. Tuohy in the hall coming fro n the
back of the house; she taw witness and Dr. Carey; Dr. Carey
asked her if Mr. Tuohy was at home, and she answered
that he was not; he (Dr. Carey) then asked her if she wag
Mrs. Tualey, and she said she was; a policy of insurance
was effected for 3001.

Crass-examined.by Mr. Waggett.—Witness is one of the
azents for the Company in Limerick ; is as particular now
as formerly ; has nut the paper now he wrote on in the in.
side orrice; it was sent to Exeter ; Tuohy came to witness'
on the thlslanuary, and on that day (Jr. Carey was coastilt•
ed ; is certain that a lady Was introduced to Dr. Carey,
either on the Ist or 21 January ; heard that Ellen Slattery
died in a month ; suspected that he was then going to be
taken in ; gut the policy in February, but returned it to
England ; knew Slattery, but did nut -know how many
llungh.ers he bad ; knows he hots two dathebters ; never saw
Ellen Slattery t his knowledge; Blackwell always had a
goad character.
Joseph K. Carey. examined by Mr. O'Connell.—Kecol
bets Illackwell's application to witness •on the part of
'Tuohy f he (Blarkwell) said that Tuohy wanted a certificate
to get his sister-in=aw, Ellen Slattery, insured; told him
that he should see Miss Slattery, as be could not give a cer•