The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

THE

COURT OF KING'S BENCII.—Dsc. 21.

Tilt ICING V. BINORASt.
This vu an indictment for perjury preferred against
the defendant, a clergyman, charging him with having
sworn, in an affidavit filed in the exert of King's Bench,
that the sem of 3,0001., the consideration money for an
annuity granted by Mr. Bingham, in 1814, had never
been paid over to him in such a manner a. to give him
uncontrolled possession of it.
Witnesses were examined on the part of the prosecu-
tion, who deposed, that in 1814, the defendant applied
to Mr. Benjamin Lewis, an attorney, to raise him the
sum of MK by way of annuity. Mr. Lewis under-
took to raise it, awl, on a certain appointed day, Mr.
Bingham attended at Mr. Lewis's house, and executed a
deed, granting an annuity of 400/. and received the
30001. in Bank of Ragland notes from Mr. Benjamin
Lewis. The notes were counted over to him on the
table._ He afterwards counted them himself, and then
paid the sum of 11001. to a person named House, who
Was agent to certain persons holding a mortgage for that
amount on the defendant's property, which was to seemed
the annuity. He also paid to Mr. Lewis 3151. as hie bill
for working the annuity, arid the remainder of the 30001.
namely, 1501/, he returned to Mr. Lewis, to remelts is
that gentleman's hinds, to secure the payment of certain
outstanding judgment. against defendant. This wan
the case for the prosecution.
Mr. SCARLIITT, for the defendant. called a witness,
who stated that he was present at the house of Mr.
Benjamin Lewis when Mr. Bingham executed the deed.
eseaig.
This witsess was decidedly of opinion that the doSinfl•
eat sever had the money in his **controlled
Mr. Lewis had hold of oat sod of the
Billet's: of the other. They were then to
Mr.lewis, who paid Mr. Roues.
The Cuter Jcsuca said, the gasifies here was only
one of ceremony. He did Dot mean to impute any thing
wrong to Mr. Lewis in detaining the mosey in his
hands, bat where there was one witness who would de-
clare his belief that a mere matter of ceveaseay was as
defendant described %rather dies as Mr. Lewis sad Ma,
witnesses described it, the Jury could not come to a
verdict of guilty against the defendant. Verdict—Not
Guilty.
LAXIX V. ISAAC&
- ,Mr. DowLsne stated.' that this was an action by the
plalatiff, a milliner, to recover a bill of upwards of 4161.
for geode furnished to the defendant.
The defence set op was, that at the *moll* geode
were furnished the defendant was the wife if 1111. Henry
Higgins, an Irish solicitor, to whom showas married at
Versailles its 1817. aod with whim die was sew Heist
at Brussels. The defendant, when Mr. Niggles paid
his addressee to her at Paris was the widow of a Mr.
Isaacs, as officer in the Africaa corps.
, Mies Danemear sister. and Mrs. Walker. *SS IE to
deleada2ad Olesmorris, Sir Joke Lilly.ri,'Lt.
Wilder that Mr. Higgins and the
mar as man sad win in Paris cad
. sad that they 'Wad is each is tlii, ;ages tie.
le circles. Mr. Everari stated that baitailigme•
east at the maniw of
_the pasties, at Veresteilp
~y was mnned byldr. Sullivan, a
an. in • roes at the Hotel de ffsajsie. • et
illitiffilal is sow deed. Witness st=„o.l* Meer
indeed a 'glary fres. the Baglisit ' 4
On the part et tie plaintiff there was shoe called
bride Francois Mettemonde. Pluck Vise ,GaPsoir
mblagoed soapy of the Prowls cods of Immo!
eablest of marriage. This geolemaa'ateedmr=
M low that & matelsge w satiliella*.
lehaviebass. wen sot legal or . .
a mew
. 7e remota la Prase* ' ,rapileed
the Preach law. *mild oat ha bhmitag. It appeared
. goes ef the femme rogalrod by Ilse Plead' cede had
bees observed Is this cue and therekoe alm aseselage
was lot legal. Verdict a die pialatiff—Daley...ollll‘.
twenties. . • , : .- ,
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Beemilwaarr....AreoTars HAWS or OA .
Idler& Joke Jaws, blicinol Hokiersllmmes , .
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Franck WHl.Resegur. Rang. '
110111 PINK. filmwoul Pell.Tkomas Wiles., t
kilo low Fitspatrick. William Lambles., ' . 'l%
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itsrdsitelsay Pates. William Betthelor.nronses
Goodge. sad Jamosiollee. were limited
ladepaemod of Vickery and litairea, priampel.
hr Limbrick and Bo Jae. 61
a II& ,1
• • delserged seder the Agrniqesta tl;
Imadlto a coammoa 'ambito, loam.
efiem*.leaammetionad itlegnig mid tottlaill nn
yams &Oda.
IMr. Joke ItieVaiersa. ma the clerks et Mu gip*
AM Cl'. J. Radom, an r. stand, thatthpyteaste
MiMr. Halls.** to the kens, tare=
egiesil that being &delineate. I
the pserel. was heisted ovrie the wall, wire . •
the chain, and admitted the Magistrate and Alarm Aff
the densities& were forted la the house, mew pee. who
after &pig search, was discovered (bat net sill he
had cried oat for belp)is a water butt is the yard, 1.4
teased to the chin in cold water. AO* takie Imo
in the place, end a paper, ors 041Zli
• Mr. Bill is to pot into the bank
1191 silver pl. ; sovereigasSl. '
Wm. MAIO, formerly a clerk is the SWIM' . ''.
lag and Co., Pall mall, stated, that Pe aad. '
were playing when the °Seers entered; that wee
Jenee,altes ()dell, acted generally as croupier ; that 0.
Jab nut acted in a similar capacity ; and diet H. lust
41:4,„
sad T. lindesdale took a gam in Ike basinss of the
haw.. Theethan were steadily rose& {Ale, but
beeriald ant asy they were playing. ..-..., t
Mr. ALIA; for the defenthob.seedn . two, ob-
*ensilage upon tie Act of Parlianseat,ly Foments.
of Wink he said, gearing's.* of hies mad. arable
eleareater lathe world wife to be designated and ro
ahead so "rogues cad vagabonds," wittiest hens(
use matted an illegal am. Some of the Cieadesee sew
*barged were °Scars of the Army—teem who bad trod
she field of glory t who bad not Imeitated to milk op to
the cannon' s month, and to ester feerieeely the deadly
breach in the service of thole ling sad Country ; sad
were these honourable men to be deemed rogues and va-
gaboisde—to be deemed incorrigible, and to be liable to
at some future conviction to be transported as Mons ?
Mr. Ilau.s,after a consultation with Mr. Minsbull,
mad, " I convict James Jones, alias Odell, Thomas
Redeedale. George Johnson, alias Pearce, Hugh King.
Samuel Page, and John Paton, as Rogues lad Vega-
bonds within the meaning of the statate of thi 3d of
(leo. IV. cap. 43, and sentenced Jeers, alias Odell, Re-
dredele, Johnson, and Kinr, to three months, and Page
and Paton to one month's satprlsonmeot in the I louse of
Correction, and during that 'time to be kept to hard
labour."
Holder, Thompson, John Jones, Smith, Pell, Lamb-
ton, Peters, and Batchelor, were orderell to :tire *marl-
ty, themselves in 501 and two snre:ies in 251. that they
would not be found in a gansing-house for twelve
months, and the remainder were discharged, each on Isis
own recognisance in 501.
HATTON liesimie.—liatorday. Wm. Gerrard, who
stood remanded. charged by Samuel Davis, a City Of-
ficer, on edspieion of returning from transportation be-
fore the term of Isis sentence was expired, was again
brought up. The person on whose prosecution he was
convicted, could not identify bins. Several other wit-
nesses were examined. but none of them could identify
the prisoner. A Turnkey is Newgste, and a person