The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-22 00:00:00

SIIRRIFF'S COURT.—Tim Dar.

READ V. MARTIN.
'this was an action for the Jury to assess the damages,
for rent and dilapidation.
Mr. ',mottos stated the case.—The defendant. Mar-
tin, had had a lessoof a house in Pickett-street. Straed,
row turned into the Weekly Globe Newspaper Office, the
covenant of which ran, that he should amend, cleanse, and
Co forth; instead of which, on his leaving it, it was in
&dilapidated orate. set, ranch se as to require to, pat
even tenantable eepair. a sum which, in additiern to the,
standing rent, matte the amount 1351., which he soukht
to recoser at their hands.
Mr. Henry King deposed. be examined the house on the
234 of March, 1b23, the day after it had been left; the
dilapidations that had accrued were from wilful and gross
neglect; 251 would be the least sum that would reinstate
the fixtures carried away. There were many other dilspi-
da'ions which were indispensably requisite to he done, the
windows were much broken, and the bill-stickers had
covered the exterior of the shutters.
Cross-exarMned by Mr. C. LAW, Counsel for the de-
fendant.—Witness does not know when he first went
there; never knew of any notice being given, none was
given; cannot swear the dilapidation, took place during
the defendant's tenantry; there were many fixtures in the
house.
liy the COURT.— Went to make the survey four
days after the term expired ; knows the defendant, he
is a Solicitor in Lamb's Conduit Street; the rent is 791.
Mr. Law, in his address to the Jury, contended that the
ten soy the record had net been satisfied; both the Attor-
my sod Special Pleader had vitiated the point of their own
cause. The lease required expressly, that upon leaving the
premises, in the event of any delapidations having accrued
three months notice should be given by the landlord for
their reparation--this he apprehended did away anything
with regard to the claim for dilapidation, and he con-
ceived the Jury would hive to banish. it from their minds
entirely. With regard to the rent, they hail, by suffering
judgment to be taken by default, acknowledged something
ass dn.; bat in this he would prove by witness, that the
plaintiff agreed to accept some valuable fixtures, and to de-
duct their amount of value front the rent, which pa-
per be would produce, and call a witness to prove it.-
(Here Mr. Law called a witness to identify the hand-
writing._

Mr.'Anntritus observed the only way an instrument
mid be proved was be the subscribing 'wry, who SS
dead. This was held sufficient to inyatia tie the instrument.

Mr. George Chew, surveyor, saw the prentlses in the tn.-
rnpation of the defendant, and in ule an estima►e of the
fixtures, value 531. 15a. At the rptitting of the premises
he would deduct 101. from their value. A considerable
stun had been expended on the promiaes before t he ander-
biting ; 21. would have repaired the glass; during this
time Mr. Bromal I called from Mr. Read, and asked if he
lvel any of Martin's concerns to settle, and was answered
in the affirmative; he said the fixtures bad been abandoned
wh.n the key was given up.
Cross-examined by Mr. AnoLcnus.—The incoming te-
aunt did not purchase for them ; he (witness) wonlil give
301. for them himself; the window-frames were not broken,
nor were the dilapidation* much.
S. Pike, surveyor, corroborated the last witness's
ter itnany.
It. liennttly „as in Martin's kitchen at a time when
Read called to demand his rent; hr sai•l he would agree
to deduct the amount of fixtures, and take it at 101. per
ainuth.

Mr. LA Iv here again called the attection of the Court to
the claiise in the lease.

The CouaT feared it could n4t travel oet of its regular
routine of law, moreover 45 tlie liability to repair was ad-
mitte.l.

Mr. LAW contended Mr. Read was the author of his
awn wrong.

dlr. A DOLPHUS replied.
TheSnertirr addressed the Jury, and told them it was
for their consideration if a set off could be alowed.

Tile Jury gave a verdict for plaintiff—Damages 1401.

QUEEN SQUARE7ams

A PIRIVWAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS,

This martin,. a little before 11, as a man named Cridge.
a carpenter, was passing woo n Morgan's Lane, Toole)
*rest, he was soddenly sainted from behind by a tap on
the shoulder, and received an invitation From the Commis-
sioners of the Borough Coon of Regnests to visit ti e
Borough Compeer, an execution having been obtained
against him for the sum of 3/. Thither he forthwith
proceeded, accompanied h; one Ferns, a follower, to whom-
the officer bad introduced him nn making good his caption.
Already were they arrived at " the dreary pile ;" a knock
had been given at i's ontpf gate. and its ponderous jaws,
were opening to receive him into •1 durance vile." when
" screwing up his courage," Mr. Cridge lent Mr. Perna an
especial boa on the ear, and took to his heels nit!) the
speed of a 14pwing. A spirited claire followed, hot the
game was soon lost scent of ; and the pm-liners returned to
Mill Lane, completely blown, and boozed and laughed at
by all Who knew their disurnoierment.

TM STA TESMA N

THE LATF FIGHT.

TO THE SPORTINO WORLD.

oonsamam--
Another communication ii.on Reynolds, on the subject
f the late fight.

GrwThestata,-I.Btioireseed you on last Friday evening
In the Globe and Traveller, concerning Langan's treat-
ment, and conscious in my own mind of the trnth of that
statement, I did not anticipate any reply ; much less did
1 expert so ridiculous, so lame, so poor a defence, as that
Spring set forth in the Dispatch of last Sunday. He
says, the principal part of my statements are rank
falsehoods; but I throw the lie back in his face, for I
defy any man in existence, to contradict a single assertion
that I made in the letter alluded to. But why not have
said in what part I was wrong? I could then have an.
sawed him. Unlike him I will answer his letter by giving
good reasons why hr had better not have taken up the
PM for I am confident the more it is dragged before the
public, the he:ter for Langan.
He says, when his friends meet him, they ask, why he
did not win the fight sooner ? and he says, in his defencv,
that his hand broke " like glass." By the by, I would
recommend him to be cautious how he enters •the ring
.again with the Irishman ; for, as it appears he is tnade
of such brittle materials, Langan may crack hint all to
pieces, if he gsts.hins on a stage. In consequence of his
hand breaking, having so little room to use his superior
science, and Langan's second, Josh. Hudson, behaving so
well to make his man win, it was impossible, Mr. Spring
says. to finish the contest sooner, and that lie thinks
himself lucky in %sinning at all. I assure you, antlenwn,
I think his lurk was in getting the battle money ; but to
the latest moment of my existence, I will 1;61 np my
band against so barefaced a robbery. What- difference
toitVit 114.1111 made to bias having more or Iris room ? It
wontsl not have finished tha-raglit, sooner ; for running
away would not beat Langan. and Spring's power of
punishment with the hands had left him. In fact, towards
the latter end of the fight, the fortune of the day entirely
rested on the hest thrower ; hut in this, I say again, that
Langan was foiled by Spring's friends, the Intrest order of
betting men, who had gut money heavy on Spring. Of
this mercenary, cowardly crew, we were anrronnded seven
deep ; the men that ought to beat out the ring, to a man
had bet their money on Spring. Was it likely that they
would Rog men away r.ho were lsnding a helping hand
and foot to make the threes to one safe ? The compliment
to Joslo. Hudson. in my opinion, was badly timed; and I
am confident Josh feels it fits him awkwardly ; but at
all events it proves that Spring is not deficient in grati-
tude. He say., in consequence of Langan demurring to
the stakes bring given up to Spring, the umpires were
written to fur their decision, and they have given it in
his favour.

In the first place, as his umpire was chosen by himself,
and ours was chosen by his, we might easily anticipate the
answer. Our umpire says positively, that Spring won
the hattle—he was not in the ring fur several rounds—of
course a very incompetent judge. Spring's umpire con.
lessee in his letter that he has no knowledge of the rules
of fighting, but says that Langan did not get np to time,
anti %Molly avoids saying that Spring did or did not.
He was aware, by stating the fact that Spring did not
get up. that the battle most have been a draw. He seems
offended that the Reporter of the fight should say, t..at he
has not raised himself in the opinion of. the Fancy by this
battle. The truth is sometimes unpleasant; hut that he
should be offended at a truth so phin, shows he itiu•t be
in possession of a larger atop k of vanity titan I gave him
credit for. Wefl might the Reporter say, he ,has nut
raised himself, to allow a novice, more titan a stone less,
and two inches shorter, to stand successfully before him
for nearly. three hours, though backed by a full' inly
mob. He says, one third of the time would have been
• •
sufficient, if the ring had not been broken, and his hand
hail remained sound. Thera I differ with him ; for if
Langan's hands were tied, he could not have beaten hint
in one hour.
Spring charges me with keeping np invidious dis-
tinctions between Eneislitngti suit Irishmen. Permit me
CO sty. there • man is existence who more highly
rcsre:is the true•hred Englishman than myself; but tht.te
are ruffians in all countries. Those that ill used Langan
in the ring. did it from mercenary motives—they would
have done the saute to a Yorkshireinan. But what made
the umpires give such a decision must be, from tender
feelings of country or pocket.
em, Gentlemen, with great respect,
Your humble servant,
Cheltenham, Jan. 19. Rtment.na.

P. S.— It r r I bail written the above, the Englishman
was put into my hands, in which I hail an opportunity of
reading 3lr. Spring's secant letter. The fist part of it
this letter has answered ; but he says Langan mule no
complaint. This I deny ; for he told me and Josh
repea•eilly, that he received kicks, s!sd that the inoh were
preventing his throwing Spring. He also says that Lsii-
ran's kicks were phantoms of the brain; but I as.ure
Mr. Spring there was something more than imagination,
for a number of respectable persons in Worcester will bear
witness that Langan's loics and hack had the impression
of the toe of a shoe as plain as if it had been printed. In
his first letter of She Itith. in the Dispatch, he says he
wislies Langan's conduct out of the ring was equal to
that in it: but, singular to relive, the conduct he praises
in the Dispatch, in the Englishman which cense ont
the same day, he says my conduct was not right ;
hot this is excusable; for it is evident, from the style of
Vie two letters, that they ate not the production of oue
band.—T. It.

Private letters from Madrid, noted the sth instant, au-
sert that a few days before llovernment ordered all the
Archbishops, Bishops, and higher Ecclesiastics to return
to their dioceses. Various rumours existed as to the cause,
and among the rest was the report of a conspiracy on their
part to bring about the abdication of the King in favour of
his brother, Don Carlos. It is added, that the Juntas or
Assemblies Le! I in treapartnient of the latter, had excited
the jealousy of Ferdinand, and produced some altercation
between the brothers, in conseptence of which the King
told the Infant to consider himself under arrest in his
apartment. It seems the idea of an abdication had gained
so much credit, that a particular thy (the 10th) was as•
signed for the ceremony; but the better informed were of
opinion that the sole object of the alleged conspiracy w.s
to force a change of Administration. A Decree had ju..t
been published, which ordains that the produce of the
property of the Inquisition shall be withdrawn from the
funds of the Publics Credits, to which it was made over,
and that for the future these funds shall be under the di•
reetion and control iof an ecclesiastic, who shall
employ them in paying the salaries of the
Inquisitors of 1819, the surplus to be kept
as a sacred depot or reserve, to be used as shall hereaf er he
decreed. Besides all the cheeses of collecting and managing
this fund, employing clerks, ite. are to be paid not out of the
funds themselves, hut by the money of the State or by the ad-
ministration of the Credits Publics. Oa New Year's Day a
I most serious afiltiny had nearly taken place between tha•Spanish
Guards and the Swiss soldiers of the Royal French Guard, in
which there was one Swiss soldier killed. On the night of the
lid one of the Swiss, on guard at one of the Palace gates, was
streak with a stoat, thrown by an invistble hand, the thrower
of which, notwithstanding the most vigilant search, has not as
yet been discovered. In consequence of these events. It 4P-
peers that Count Bourmont represented to his Majesty triat it
became impossible for the French troops to remain in the same
place with theßoyalist troops,without the frequent recurrence
of seek scenes, and probably worse : end that if these latter
were not immediately removed, he should think it his duty to
march the French troops from Madrid ; so that we shall soon
be here without a single Spanish soldier in the garrison. 'Fhe
Royal Spanish Guard has been ordered to Arragon, and the
Royalist Carbineers are also to quit Madrid. The amnesty is
las certain as ever.

Multiply the sum by the number of days, and 1110 tprodnet
thereof by the rate of Interest per Cent. ; then cut off the two
last figures, on the rittht hand ; and refer to the
_table for toe
tiumbovs 'Web the figures tot the left *mount to, which neon-
bees whoa oosleeted, w I shew the Interest fee the sem rill red,
viz :

EXAMPLI.-Whit is the Interest for 130/., at 37er Cent. for
SIM days ?

No. of days.... SG. Then you sill
Multiply by.... 131/ find in the .r. e. d. q. e.•
Tuttle apt. 10e0 2 I 1 9 2 14
ditto RE 2 313 0 II
ditto 21) 0 I I 41 00
ditto 3 0 0 3 1 14

Multiply by Spr. et.

13t5 I (H)

ISIS X 5 0 0 0 9

• .Centimes is here WOOth part of a farthing.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ACCEPTIII"ES FOR TOE FREE if iNOICAPR.
NEWNI %RIO.: r FIRST SPRINuI NIEECINCi, hill.
WI:11,11A DAY.
11(X) sot. each, h. ft. T.Y.C. All three yrs old.
st. Ih. at. lb.
Lode . S II) Verde
Co. r d• 1 rtois S 0 Pinwire
Pnlais It•wel .5 0 C. by Phantom, out of
C. by %Vhisker, out of Webb 7 7
Caserella. . ..... ... .8 0

Tttuiczntv.
100 soy. Posh. h. ft. A. F. All three yrs old.
st. lb. st. lit.
11'zsrre S 0 Csrditril Puff 7 4
Ili anuyineile .7 9 J rwish 7 3
tinder .7 9 Pr} Tr york vn ~6 IV
Preruht,n ..7 0 F. by Pioneer, out of Ite•
Zualut 7(1 serve 612
Those for the older horses did not fid.

PaIFITRIANI•II.—Mr. G. %Vest, who did the prat match
from %Von:est•r last week, nothing else but erli;osine the
Aloernetisyn and every one rlst that *lilted would serve
bi•n. engaged and triumphed in the great match to
Woreeater, 224 miles in 76 hours, full of jollity. He eon-
vinred mankind that he was a nutter, and somethi gin
th• shape of a Gentleman hailed him off hand to go to
Reeding and heck from Hyde Park-corner, in 20 hours;
he was beat coming bark at Niaidenhowl, the pedestrian
waked on to Uolnhroolt. and there gas* in, leaving slat-
tern tones of work

PnottFAT.—lt appears by a eotemporary of yesterdat's
eat enfpt:r., was made at the address given in Probert'a
letter, inserted in nor paper of Tuesday. The letter alio led
to was dated "No. 9, lir ivel-lane, Southwark." There
are in Gee.vel-lane four houses bearing the number 9 ;•tlEt
inhabitants of each deny any knowledge of Proberr. At
one house the landlord obsezik that he knew the hrioher-
in lan of Probert, a respe wine-mereliaikt, and oge4-
gesteil the possibility that from this circumstance his house
might have been fixed span by the latter, as that of a per-
son Mho would not object to its adoption on the pre,ent
occasion. It is now conjectured that the letter in question
was hat is vulgarly term ,d a hoar.
Hones sentence of death, it is sail, will be commuted
to transportation for life. We understand, too, that
the Royal mercy has been extended to him. upon tho
condition that he should make a full confession of all
hr knows respecting his late associates, and that he is now
actually making such disclosures through his so:h.:Bor.
ill r. 11 miter. —(Cuorier )
We understand that Mr. Maequisten, civil engineer, has
made a report in regard to the expediency of opening a safe
and speedy communication between Scotland and Ireland, by
means esteem packets, from the harbour of Troon, In Ayr-
shire, to lielfast Loch. in preference to the pass tge from
Purtpatrick to to Donaeltailee. Troom in 73 miles distant
from Edinhorgli, 31 miles Gout Glasgow, and 63 miles
from Homilies. Portpatrick is 136 miles distant front
K linhorgh, 91 miles from Glasgow, and 86 miles from
Dumfries. As a saving of distance, and consequently of
time and expence, Mr. Macquisten states the fog otter plains
to be preferable to the latter for every point of the king-
dom. The harhours,too, at Troom and Belfast hoc'', he
states to he infinitely superior to those of Portpatriek en t
Donsglisdee ; and the passage by water, tho' longer, lie
states to he more certain and safe, in consequence of the+
absence of currents and mach less exposure to the hurri-
canes which prevail in the channel at Portpatrirk. So that,
according to his views, there w.uld be few blank days coin-
pared with those that occur by the present conveyance of
the mail; and the mail from Edinburgh and Glasgow woold
amid., at Belfast before it could reach Portpa rick.—(Giaa-
got* CATO 4 )
A Patriotic Member has pledged himself to move fur the
Repeal of the Vagrant Act, inruediately on the Meeting at
Parliament, to which we cannot anticipate the slightest
opposition.—(Morning Paper.)
A few days ago, a noted villain, named James Briilmte
was apprehended by John Ray:nond, Rag. near Bally*
bunnion, County of Kerry, charged with the murder of
Richard Going, Req. He was lodged in our jail on Sa
torday.—( Limerick Chronicle.)
SACRI LENK.—Oo Friday night, or early on Saturday.
morning last, the Parish church of Beddow, near Chains*.
ford, oats ptundered of all the comedunion plate, &c. This
robbers has not yet been discovered.
Cacres.—J. ATKINSON, Importer of the Genuine Beane
Cheese, respectfully cautions the Public against numerous
Counterfeits of the above Ankle ; Many of these Counterfeits
are sold as low Is. and are only lard, marrow, and muss
are very injurious to the Hair. The Genuine °this Importatlott
has a Bear printed on the top of the pot, and a printed Hilt
round the pot with his Signature and Address.

The hie' estimation this Article has long hell for the Growth
of Hair, and the remarks of a celebrated Modern Lecturer °it
Physiology, that " Races' GRIMM front the Animal Ip iti
native climate possesses very remarkable properties for nom •
aerating the Hair," supersedes the necessity of further resmarli.
J. A. will only add that this is a genuine article, ars ickliis
regularly receives once Its six or eight weeks from his COrret•4
pundents in Russia. It to of the ve • y finest (polity. and v•rt-
pleasant for dressing the hair, making it husuriguilY so_ ,11."4
glcss.. ' Soil by the Inverter, JAIIRS ATKINSON. PertalneP.
44, Gerrard Street, Soho, Land, n, and by appointmeotlfue
th • vender a' alines see advertisement.)

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