The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-25 00:00:00

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useitnee on tlie.wroog side of the read; bat from.
their testimony it appeared, that the Defendintls,
servant ripiKht have avoided the accident by the slight-
est itttention. . . .
Mr. Seejeant SuLetrxen, for the Defendant, • corn.:
stinted ou the hardship of the Defendant being
obliged to answer for the misconduct of his servant,
and that the Jury would be perfectly satisfied he was.
f negligent iis his conduct bi.fore they found a verdict
1 against a man who was personally innocent.
The I,OIID CHIEF Bartelr stated, that the law
I wisely made masters answerable for the acts of their
servants,, in order that they might take care to em-
ploy none who were not trust-worthy. He then de-
tailed the evidence on both sides, and said, if the
Jury thought theAefentlatst's .servant had acted neg-
ligently, they would find for. the Plaintiff,' With such
'damages as they thought reatroo.ible'compeusation.
...Verdict for the PlaintkltLbetbitOS 891.
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S tri: AEI'S e.S.OOATS..
John Smith and Pan Anderson Were yesterday In-
dicted for feloniously stealing.a shirt, a hat, and se-
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verakros her articles, the property of Mr. S. Hitch-
cock, a slopseller, Tooley-street.—lt • eppeired that
Ithe 'Prisoners went to his shop on the I.lth of July,
land represented themselves as sailors returned from a
long voyage, and in want of several articles of
cloatbing, which they named : he made up two
bundles for them, amounting in value to ltl. and
wrote out two bills of parcels with them : the Pri-
soners said their ship not having been paid oil they
`bad no reoney about them, but if he would go to
14r. Brown's, a pilot, iii Jamaica-row, he would be
paid: hi accortlingy delivered a bundle to each of
them, and went with them—he sass Ms. Brown, who
expressed great concern that he could not pay him 1
till the following day. Wl:ilst he was in conver-.;
saline with. Mr. Brown, the Prisoners had left the
room, taking the things with them, he was therefore
obliged to go away without his money : on enquiry 1
In the neighbourhood he heard that they were cuesi-
dered as no better than a nest of swindlers alto-
gether; upon receiving this information he applied
for a warrant, and the Prisoners were apprehended
next morning. Brown had escaped.
The Prisoners were also •indicted on a similar
charity brought against them by another slopseller,
Mr. Coverlev, from whom, by a similar artifice, they
had obtained goods to the value of 161. but on his'
applying for payment at •the appointed time, he
found LIE. Brown gone, and the house shot up. _
The GliNlamas expressed his regret, that the Pri-
soners should have been indicted for feloniously
stealing, when, as it appeared .from the evidence on
both cases, the goods had been voluntarily delivered
to them. They must, therefore, be acqui!tech The
Prosecutors, however, might consult their Solicitors
as to prosecuting ihent in another shape, where of-
fenders so notorious would not escape punishment—
atidto afford them an opportunity "
of doing so, he
Would tint permit them to be discharged tift the
Sessions wore finally concluded. 1
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FOLIC'S.

BO VV-oiTit E
Monday night Mrs. Gladwiti, of Havre, was
a'lrmed by her female servant knocking at her cham-
ber-door, and sa, ing she strongly sespected there
were thieves in the house, from the dog harking vio-
lently, and ether circumstances. A ligot was pro-
cured, and on examining the lower pelt of the pre-
mises, the kitchen window was found open ; a ham-
per basket packed fun bf plate and other valuable ar-
ticks, and another full of china and valuable proper-
ty. No violet:l:e had been used to 'he premises, nor
could any trace of the robbers be made. The cir-
cumstances caused considerable alarm and uneasiness
to Mrs. Gladwin; she examined her property, and
discovered that she had lost several articles of plate
and other property, and in consequence gave inform-
ation at the above Office, and applied fur an Officer.
Taunton, after hearing a full description of the cir-
cumstances, gave it as his ppiciiou, that there had
been no robbers in the house, but that it was a scheme
of the female servant who had alarmed Mrs. Glad-
win on Monday night under a pretence that thieves
were in the house, and challenged her with having
stulzn the preverty that was missing; and she, after
some difficultraod hesitation, confessed it, and that
she had pledged the property at Mr.. Nichols's shop,
the pawnbroker's in Old .Brentford. Yesterday she
underwent an examination, when the pa,wobroker
produced the property, and identified the Prisoner as
having pledged it; and Mrs. Gladwin proved it to be
her's. The Prisoner as committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.
.tt•i:!•Iy a Journeyman Shoeffiaker was summon-
ed heroic the Sitting Alderman by his employer, who
complained that the ll.dendant had unlawfully de-
tained the work given him to make it up, and had
brought him a pair of lady's boots of different stuff
to that given to make up. The man expressed con-
trition for his conduct, and nffered to make every
allowance to his master, and finish all his work,
which his master and the Alderman consented to,
• and lie wits discharged.
HATTON-GAR DEN. •
Yesterday a woman underwent a final examina-
• tiou, charged with going into the shop of a haber-
dasher at Somers Town, and purloining two pieces
of sarsnet ribbon of the value of 30s. She was fully
committed to Newgate for trial.

It is to be lamented (as it applies to the feelingaof
Mr. BROUG11.1)1'S friends) that Mr. M'KutaELL
should hare delayed his attack. on that Gentleman,
which appeared in a Morning Paper of the 20th,
until MT. Elitout; n. 131 had set oil on the Northern
Circuit on Ins professional duties, and was probably
miles fr.( • bondon when it appeared.
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Lord Cranborno• has 'commenced his canvass
Hertfordshire, and doubtless all. toe ititere4 of 'the
Salishury family will be exerted itt<•his favour. But
we are glad to see that the Freeholders taite..o.ery
'opportunity to evince their ,diSinclination to desert
their present Repiesentatives; Mr. Breed and Sir'
Ji,hn *bright, whose steady adhe•etice to their_
knowu liberal and enlightened pritaciples, fled tutu..
nus atteutien to their duty in Po rliament, has se-
cured them the deserved "esteem of their Constid.
ents. This disposition on the part of the ,County
stowed itself pretty evidently at a late Agricultu-
ral Meeting, and tit The Sheriff's Dinner on the corn.
mencement of the Assizes,- last Monday, which was
Very numerously attended by the Gentlemen of the
most respectability and weilit in the County.— I
After the usual teats, the Shelia', J. Currie, Esq. I.
rive " The County Members," which was drar.k.
with throe times three by general acclamafo.t, and
followed by the most ardent and enthusiastic apt .
plaits°. The healths, of " The old County Men--
. bers," Mr. Plummer and Mr. Baker, both of whom,
'it is understood, zealeusv support their two most re.
spectable successors, was drnitk in a manner that
must hare been highly e,ratirving to their feelings.—
The healthy of air. Halsey and .Mr. Giles were also
drank with tokens of distin,guii:ted regard. We
trust that this genuine spirit of independence, so cre.
ditable to the County ci Hertford, will manifest it-
self mosfetTectua!ly on the day of trial, should Lord
Cratiborne persist in his threatened opposition. But
we think hie I,nrdship, who (as well as all the above
named Geotlemen) was present at the dinner in the
Shire.liall, can have derived but little encourage-
ment to his hopes from what he• witnessed ou that
occasion.
A few weeks ago, in the parish of Kirkconnel,
•near Satiqultar, there was found in a partridge nest,
a young partridge, with two distinct bills, three eyes,
one of which was in the centre of the head, four
wings, A"-i four legs. The young bird was alive
when found, but is since dead. It is now in the
possession of Mr. Thomson, surgeon, in Sauquhar,
who has preserved it as a curiosity.

On Thurs:ay last, Mrs. I win % of Great Ceram-street, of a
daughter.

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Oji Maturely last. at Baekoorth liont,e, in the county of
Nurthusube.liwol. Ralph %I illiaiu Grey, liaq. in the tiith year
of leis age.