The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-28 00:00:00

LEEDS BOROUGH SESSIONS.—OcT, 20.

CREEL TREATMENT OF a CHIMNEY-swear. —Joseph
Haddock, B. haddock, and If'ua. Pkillips, were charged
by separate indictments with assaulting Thomas Leigh.
ltift. Weirdo,. in stating the case on the part of the
prosecution, eXpresSEDas regret, th it the humanity of the
public had not dive
...with the service of climbing boys
in sweeping chimney', he bad himself a simple contrivance,
by which, with. the assistance of a common labourer, his
chimnies were swept as well as in the ordinary mode. He
then detailed the facts of the ease, which we shall give
from the statement of the witnesses.
Thomas Leigh, an intelligent boy, about nine years of
age, stated, that his another was deal, and that his step-
father took him to the house of Joseph Haddock, a chilli.
ney-sweeper, where he remain.td several months before he
was set to sweep chimnies; but soon as he was bound
apprentice . to him lie was r•oluited to begin: the first
cl ey he went up ices their own. Wm. Phillips went
with him to a house in Al ash Irate, belonging to Judith
Sparrow, he got into the chimney. and attronted to go
up, but his knees were so sore that he could not, and
Benjamin Haddock took the poker, and prodded (pricked)
his back to wake him go; at four n'ilock the seine day be
went into at:other chimney, which he tried to get up,
but his knees were so sore Chas he could not get up;
Benjamin Haddock Lora him about the legs with a brush
until they bled; he then got a fork and prick.al him: on
; the feet, hands, and aid-. to make bins go. Witness got
'up about a yard. and then fell down. Toey theti took
him ho De. and made kids go up mid. down their own
chimney twice,.he was polled out of the chimney. and
, beat by both father anal son with a thick stick until his
side was sere. Joseph Haddock, (them toter) struck bins
WWII with the stick., and said, it he did not go up the
' chitattey, he would fetch a Vat of straw. and barn him up,
but lie eh; not do it. Witness; said be had us shoes or
stockings. Wiiiiess on his cross examination said, that
his master had never ill-treated hint except on that occa-
sion be had plenty of food, and a good bed ; lie had ha
the frost in his heels, which was produc by going
without *hoes and stockings, which his master got cured
before lie set him to climb, and shad sent for a surgeon
to him.
Judith Sparrow confirmed the statement of the boy with
r:spest to is hat took place at her house, and said when he
came down the chiumey, be imprinted the marks of his
feet in blued.
Air. Garlick one of the apothecaries for the town stated,
that he had examined the buy on the 22d of April, his
bum s and elbows were much excoriated, the whole of the
true skin was destroyed ; his attention was not called to his
side. The sores hat), in all probability, been produced by
repeated efforts to climb chimities.
Mr. MAUDE addressed the Jury on the part of the defen-
dants in a speech of considerable length. His line of
.lefeuce was, that climbing-boys were allowed by the legis-
lature: that being a disagreeable employment. some
severity was necessary to compel boys to learn it,
and that no more severity had been used in this
case than was necessary. Three witnesses represented
Joseph Haddock as a very humane mister. The
Jury, after hearing the charge of Mr. Tavioe
(who officiated as Recorder), retired for a short
time, and on their return into Court found Benjamin
Haddock and William Phillips. Guilty, and acquitted
Joseph Haddock. Benjamin Haddock was sentenced to
pay a tine of 10s. and he imprisoned in the town gaol until
Mouday; end Wrau. Phillips to be imprisoued until Satur-
day. It may be proper to state, that this boy was not put
apprentice by the parish pikers, wito positively refused to
let Haddock have a town's indenture.-7 heie was another
indictment found against a journeyman of Joseph Haddock,
for an assault, committed at Baildon, upon this poor
boy, of a most cruel and outrageous nature; but lie did
not appear at the Sessions, and his recognizances will be
entreated.
At the above Sessions, was tried upon indictment Mr. J.
Walker, for a nuisance, in obstructing and shutting up an
ancient public watering place, at the Bank, in Leeds. This
trial occupied the Court from half past ten o'cluek in the
morning, until 9 o'clock at night, when the Jury retired to
consider of their verdict. The Court remained sitting until
I l o'clock, when it was adjourned to the Hotel, where the
Magistrates remained waiting for the verdict of the Jury
until one o'clock in the morning ; but finding t't at the Jury
were not likely to agree, the Court finally adjourned ueti I
the next morning. Stson after the opening of the Court, the;
Jury, who had been in deliberation the whole night; came
into Comm and returned a verdict of Guilty, which ests
blisbes the right of the public to the watering place, but re-
commended that as much lenity shoald be shown as the
nature of the case would admit. The judgment of the Court
was respites' until the next Sessions, to give the Magistrates
an opportunity of inspecting the premises.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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!awaimuirr THIRD OCTOBER, OR nouoirrox
MEETING,

MONDAY, o=llll BR 27.
Mr. Greville's Jane Shore, MONDAY,.
yrs old, 9st beat Gen. brosve-
nor's Vlrglllus. 2 yrs of I, 7at. D.M. 100 sow. h.ft. Won by 2
lengths. 2to 1 agst Jane Shore. •
Ld Dunwich's Swap, 4 yrs old, -beat Mr. Tyr. Jones's Pro-
sotly,4s yrs Old, Sit 4lb. escb, A. F. 100 sow. b. ft. Won by a
length. 5t02 on Swap.-
•
Dike of Oration's Cinder, Sat 4:b. beat Mr. Powlett's Eden,
Sitifllb. D. M. 200 sovereignS, 4. ft. Won by a neck. II to
10 apt Cinder.
• D. of Grafton's Hampden, fist 71b. heat Ind Darlington's Mar-
callus, listflib. both 4 yrs old, R.M. 900 um h.ft.—Won by 2
lengths.
Mr. Roger.'. Scratch, S yr; old, 9st. best Gen. Grosvenor's
Flsecns, 2 yrs old. Est. Sib. D.M. 100 sow. h.ft. Won by a
length. 2to I on Scratch:
Mr. Udny's Mirandola, tat Mb., beat Mr. ilunter's c. (tarty-
'cede, by Orville, 7st Sib. D.M. 100 sow. Won by 2 lengths.
6 to 5 agst Mirandola,
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One Third of a subscription of 25 sous. each, for five yr olds,
Est Sib. Pit, NI. and aged, fist 31b. 8.C4 Bona Hde the pro-
perty of subscribers.
Lord Egremoat's b h. 5 years old walked over.
'Duke of Grafton's ch c Hampden, 4 yrs
Mr. Grevitle's Aaron. 4 yrs old. rec. ft. from Lord Exeter a
Fanatic,3 yrs old, Shiftily. each, A. F. 100 somob. ft.

'MATCH TO F.Tos.—Mr. West, the pedestrian, who has per
formed as great feats as any opnn record, started at one o'clock
yesterday morning, to go to Eton-bridge and back, a distance
of 42 miles, in six hours. Thesaid Mr. West., who is an artist,
is a descendant of West, the clerk of Ohl Windsor, who wi
better than the celebrated ('dwell In his day, at a distance of
any thing not exceeding olio hundred mites. The pedestrian
started front Pimlico, habited in a close dress of flannel. lie
did the first ten miles in an hour and ten minutes, and he reach-
Coinhrook, sixteen miles, in an hour and fifty minutes. lie
arrived at the bridge, one. half of his destination. in twenty
minutes ►ess than half the time, and he returned to Coinbrook
to refresh and awady himself. After soundrepose, he left him-
self to do the remaining distance of sixteen miles in two hours
and thirty-live minutes. lie reached his destination In six
minutes within th• given time, and won the match, without
apparent Moir.

GOURD OP KING'S'. MINCH; OCT. 27.
R•DASTON b. PUITCHILLL aRD OTlttita.
This was an ahtinsof Troyer by the assignees of James
Wildman, a harkrupt to recover certain mortgage deeds of
estates in the West insinecoad other 'Petrifies, idleged to
have Mem delivered voluntarily by the botikrapt to the
4efendaats,hiaesediten, in contemplation of bankruptcy.—
e. Scarlet!. My, Gurney, and Mr. Parke, croadneted the
plaintike fast: and the Solicitor-Onteral, Mr. blairryatt,
•
and MY. F. Pedhick, the llefetidaste. •.,
The plalatiffs were assignees of. Sr. James iirildelaa a
gentleman egleniirrly manCert/Ml-10..oaRiow merceett
aneralatinna to the East and West Indies and the Smith
Seas. The4efesultois, Mosses. Mitchell, Ilitilletta mer-
chants of the highest respectalsilitr, had from time to time
made large advances to the bankrupt, to assist him in his
business, and bath also claims upon him to a considerable
*mown in acceptances. Alrother of the defendants, Mr.
F. H. Mitchell, had also advanced many thousand pounds
to the ltaalcrupt. On the 4th of October, 1820, the batik
aunt, In pnrsnalsce of a previous agreensenkexecuted • deed
o the defendants, by which he assigned to them the seen-
rifles in I:Meador,. for the purpose of indemnifying them
against the obligations which the bankrupt wes under
.to
them, and for advances whirls Ahoy had made to enable bins
to pay theit brother, Mr. F. H. Mitchell. This deed of
alignment, it was contended, Was itself an set of bank-
ruptcy. The objeet.of . this action was to overhaul this
tramtaction, and recover -the seetrities for the benefit of
the.hankrnpt's general creditors; and the. goodies was,
whether it was a voluntary preference, in contemplatioa
of Ipenkritptcat.ur a hone fide means of securing the defend-
ants-for the eilvences which they bad made.
The LORD Cater Jraitca Was loftiest this qoestioa to
the Jury, umrs the evidence, when
Mr Scsatrer iisterptised, ind Obbititted to a Minstar.
The plaintiffs were accordinoli nonesited-
OLD BAILEY—Moon**.
William Pattioon was pot to the bar, charged with em-
bezzling one pound sterling, the property of his late
employer, a linen draper, named Dimock, residing in
Holborn.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had in bitty hat
received the money in the shop, bet neglected to mske in
entry of it in the regular way.
Ann Hutchinson deposed to having purchased; on the
day ie question, certain articles, of which it appeared no
entry. had beervmade.
!lateral respectable witnesses gave the prisoner tomcod-
Cluatioter.
The Beconflen having.sammed up the evidence, the
Jpry • asked leave to retire. They. remained absent
ahoot an hOltr, and on their return brought in a ver-
dict of Guilty, but strongly recommended the prisoner to
mercy.
rassmsrostetclo oi Tint 041,011111TH11. NALL MARC
James Okleille was indicted for transposing and rtmcw-
jet, and cuisine to be transposed and renloved, the mark
of the Goldsmiths' Company from one piece of gold to
another.
Mr. ALLEY stated the case to the Jury, and commented
on the provisions of the Act. with reference to it. observing
that the penalty for such offences was transportation for
seven years.
James Barrow, the Deputy Warden of the Assay Office,
in the Goldsmiths' Hall. described the punch used by the.
manufacturers, and said that the prisoner's punch had the
initials J. AL upon it. A person named Richard Tbomp-
SOO. Wboo is since dead, bad the charge of making an entry
of the several marks, which were always subscribed by the
signature of the mannfactnren. It appeared the prisoner's
name and address bad been regularly entered in the book.
Witness did notknow the prisoner.
Benjamin Preston was present when the prisoner
bad signed his name to the entry ; and identified the sig-

nature. e
William Richards, of the Assay Office said, that on the
Bth of October he had received three watch-cases from a
person named Wm. Smith. to be assayed and marked. A
receipt was given for them. Witness returned the three
cases nest day. Smith brought other eases on the 14th.
Smith frequently brought articles on account of the pri-
soner, in whose employment he was.
• Wm. trilby, also of the Assay Office, stated that he bad
received the cases from the last witness to have them
assayed, that being his department. He then described
all the particulars of the marks used by goldsmiths in
watch cases. The mark used on the cover, or upper case,
would never be a fit mark for what was Galled the middle
bottom, where the crown and the figures IS should be
stamped. He returned the cases in question to the last
witness as soon as they were assayed. Oa the 14th be
received two other cases. the bottom of which were cut
out, the regular marks being still retained. In conse-
quence of this discovery he had the prisoner apprehended,
and found several unfinished cases at his place without any
mark upon them. He found in the prisoner's book an entry
of the cases which had been received on the 9th from the
Goldsmiths' Hall, as being sold to a person named Tyree.
—Witness saw a person named Bellows at Tyree's, who
gave witness two cases. Witness found that the marks
put on at Goldsmiths' Hall had been transposed from
the covers of other watches. It could only be effected
by being cut out from the original wires. The cases
delivered by Bellows to witness, and those found at the
residence of the priacroar, bad the prisoner's punch mark
on them.
Cross examined by Mr. BRODlRlcz.—Witness has been a
watch case maker himself, and knows the business. The
only pert of the case called the wire was the edge. The
wires and bottoms are manufactured separately. In some
iareecases a distinct stamp was put on the wire and on the
bottom. He meant to say:that the marks on both were the
same. Sometimes workmen poll watch cases, and they come
to the Hall in an unfinished state. In the course of the fur-
ther examination of this witness.
Mr. Hammiest asked if it was usot usual that when a
case was spoiled, a new wire might he put to an old cover
without the knowledge of the master?
Mr. ALLer objected to the question • and
Mr. ADOLPHUS for the prisoner submitted that it was a
very proper one.
The COURT having decided that the question might be
put, the witness answered that such a substitution, was pos.
st4le. where business was done in a large way, but by no
means where the manufacture was not extensive.
William Smith, an apprentice to the prisoner, said that
his master kept no journeymen. Witness took three cases
to the Hall to be stamped. The prisoner's brother worked
with him till within a week of the day when witness took
the cues to be assayed. In the course of the other part
of his evidence he proved the delivery to Tyrer of the
eases in question.
Cress.examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—The prisoner super.
inteode4 the silver manufactured, and his brother the
goli. Therm is a division in the shop. partitioning off
the s;:ver from the geld dep wtment. It was very lately
that his master worked in the gold department. The
prisoner's brother used to come to the bout up to tl:e day
when the prlsouer %V4S taivn into custraly.
Joseph 14,•ilows deposed to havieg received the cases
ferias the prisoner.
Jsines Duff proved that the bill of parcels sent ta Tyree
wee In the Laud-writing of the prisoner.
Wainwright, one of the Officers who apprehended the
firisou, r state) that, when he told bins he wai charged
with t•ansp, .;nlr stamps, the prisoner aged, " And
whit offenceis that r
The ease for the prosecution being
Mr. Aisor.ruus contended that therelwas aothing that
could involge the prisoner, inasmuch as the Counsel an
the o.lret shle hail adduced no proof whatever of the dr.s.rue,
seine a, w hich al.;ue constituted fraud.