The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-18 00:00:00

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`telt effect in the upper paii of tie left eye, end laid the
eyelid open.
iMt. Hunter:. lialittllOß es; Nitteinir7Liubr;!wat, es-
atbined unothe natese• of the Orosemator's monads. Ho.
that the woondavere cot likely to produce day seri-
itowbodilf harm. When be first saw.ths. wound in the
eyelid, lie was alarmed for the safety of the eye; from
the cootosed sod hillammitory appanagee it presented,
'het by the 15th of Aognst both. wounds were quite
well. No serious mischief had taken pike, nod no
grievous bodily harm had been sustairmi. Upoo this tel.
denim—
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Mr. Justice PARK interposed, and foldthe Jury they
must acquit the prisoner:. ne 'Surgeon Lariat stated the
wounds were oot of a nature to produce any grievous hod .ly
harm; his Lordship said he felt himself bound to Puy that
the case did not color withio the weirds of the statute on
which the indictment was (minds&
The Jary immediately rewrap* a Teri' et of Not

Guilty. •
Ur. Justice Pass then addressed the Prisoner, and
teetered bias severely. His conduct, be said, was loos
disgraceful and unpardonable and he ought to thank
Clod for hisescape from the perilous vitiation in which his
rash and sanguinary temper had placed. him. For the
remainder of his days be ought to be grateful to Provi-
dence fcir the fOrtunate tarn which the case had taken ;
for bad he been found guilty, the law would most pr.•
halal), have taken its course.
Before Mr Justice HOLROTD.
Williams Smith was indicted fur breaking and entering
the dwelling of Mary Ann Pars, at East Greenwich. in
the day time of the 12;h October, no person being therein,
and stealing various articles of property to the amount of
thirty pounds. .
The prisoner was found Guilty, and judgment of Death
was recorded.
John Robinson, a well dressed young msn, aged 22, and
described as a clerk, was indicted for stealing a box con-
taining books and papers, the property of Captain Hymn.,
from the Dover Union Coach, near Greenwich, is No-
vember Imt. •
Mr. Law opened the cue. and stated that the coach in
question belonged to Messrs. Chitty, Dale, and Co., and
as the property hid been given to them in charge on
the night to question, they had the legal custody of it,
and could, therefore, appear here as the temporary pro-
prietors.
Thos. Gibbons said he was guard to the Dover Union
Coach on the Bth of November last. Messrs. Richard
Chitty and Co. were the proprietors. About half past 7
in the evening, the coach was coming over Blackhekth,
when witness observed the prisoner running at the W-
eide. He got under the hind part of the coach, and was
thus concealed from witness's view for some time. Shortly
the door of the bind boot flew open, an I a box rolled out.
Witness jumped down and ran towards the prisoner, who
ran away to where some other persons were Waiting with
a gig or chaise cart. Witness seized the prisoner, who,
called out to the others, " You thieves, d—o you,be
He was then sicured and tilt u into custody. The Wooloish
coach was passing at the time, and picked up the box. The I
box was addressed to Capt. R vner,N o. 14,St.Jsm• s's Square.
Witness afterwards examined the boot, end found. as the'
lock had not been Injured or broken, that it must have be a
picked. Is sure it had been previonsly locked. Tke poi-
toner was taken in the Woolwich coach, end lodged in
Deptford. avatehbou.e. The other two men Made their
escape.
Thomas Byrne, the driver of the Woolwich coaeh, con-
firmed the statement of ;he last witness. He assisted i•
I apprehending the prisoner, and conveyed him on his coach
to Deptford. He had no doubt of his identity.
John Ball, the servant of Captain Ryner, valved the
box, which reached his master's boom the morning after
the robbery of the coach. The hot was filled with French
books, drawings, sod some bottles of can tic Cologne.
The geard's statement was *thee coptirured by the evi-
. dente of two respectable pabsengero.
The Coosr asked the prisoner what he had to say is
.his defence.
,; The prisoner acknowledged that he bad committed the
act imputed to him, whirls he declared be was now hearth
ly ashamed and sorry for. He pledged himself to reform
bis conduct, if he met with the indulgence of the Court
for this first offence. His last master had died lately, reel
else he would have come forward to speak to his character.'
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Justice Pans, in passing sentence, said it was clear
Ifrom the artful manure. in which this property was
abstracted from the coach, whilst it was in full motios,
that the prisoner was no novice at thieving. It was also
proved that be' was connected with a gang. who have for
the present evaded justice. He was sentenced to seven
years' transportation.
Robert Dams was indicted for assaulting and and abuis
ieg Samuel Hansleni, on the 16th of Oct. last.
Ii appeared that the prosecutor offered, if the defendant
would make's) apology, not to carry the matter further.
but he refused. After witnesses had been heard, the Jury
found the defendant--Guilty.
Mr. AM/MIMS then in his name, made an apology to the
prosecutor and the public,and thedefendant was discharged
upon payment of a nominal tine.
Mr. Justice Parts said, he seriously regretted that thei
time of the Court and Jury should have been taken up twai
boars with a case, which would be more properly disposed
of at the Sessions. He wished it to be understood that
the trying of misdemeanours was not. strictly speaking,
within the line of their duty now, for, they came specially
to deliver the gaol, He was qsite alarmed at the number
Of prisoners in the calend sr. tire when he marked out the
assize. there were only 60 for trial, but now there were 130.
He also begged of the Learned Counsel to shorten their
speeches.
Robert Spent/bah was indicted for stealing a horse from
James Field, un the 221 of August last.
The prisoner, it appeared, stole the horse near Canter-
bury, and sold him near Brighton. He was found Guilty,
but recommended to mercy, on account of a good character
which be received from two or three witnesses.
John Wright, and John Thomas; and afterwards George
Griffiths, and George Abbott% were found guilty of uttering
base coin, and severally sentenced to twelve months impri-
sonment, with hard labour.
ip the coarse of these trials, there being a great crowd
of persons in the Court, the following observation was en-
cited from the Learned Judge : •
Mr. Justice Patts-1 must insist that we get some fresh
air in here. I can see, from the effects prodoced upon the
windows, what a qoantity of putrid air is here. If
there are any Magistrates listening to me, I would
wish to say to them, that this Court is a disgrace to the

coonty.
Mr. BERSNII--i have great pleasure in informing your
Lordship, that this is the last time the Assizes will Le held
in tl•is ball.
Mr. Justice PAVE-1 am heartily glad of it. It is most
disgraceful .to your county, while you build a gaol large
enough to bold half the kingdom, and which I hope will
never be full, you provide no accommodation whatever for
his Majesty's Justices.