The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-12 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yes•erday a Court'of Conimois Connell was held at
'Guildhall, in consequence of a requisition to topsider
a Report from the Committee fur G I Purposes,
respecting, the Orphans' Fuid a and also to consider
the Bill now peading•in Parliament relative to the
same. •
The Gaol Rspen,TA Committee presented • Report
fur raising. • aunt exceeding Ift,ooo/. for the pre-
ernt exigencies of the Chamher, which was agreed to,
and ti.e Committee erds authorised to take tbe necessary
s:rps accordingly.

The Loan MA MU then laid before the Court the
reqaisition, which being read, as also the Report and
opinion of Counsel, •A. r. Alderman Waithmen, in a
long speech, introduced the business. and concluded
by snoring a eyries of reditlutioos ; and for a petition
to be presented 'o Prriistnent,igAiuse the Bill now
pending far etie Niue, .yegnlaticlis of the Orphans'
Fund, which, after considerable debate, was agreed
to, and ordered to be•adrertised. A Midi's was as-
rordinly prepared, and ordered to be presented in the
usual way.
The Court then proceeded to the election of a Judge
of the Sheriff's Court, in the room of Baron Maitre,,
who recently resigned the same.
Mr. Oldham nominated Win. St. Jelin Arabin,
Esq., who was secooded by Mr. Hick, sad there being
ms slater candidate, he was unanimously elected, by
11110 w ahead', to that office ; and being introduced
in due form to his seat at the table, he shortly ad.
dressed the Court, expressive of his thanks fqr the
Ironour conferred upon him, and he at the sane, time
tendered his resignation of the office of Common
Pleader to the Coart,.the consideration of which was
referred to a Committee.

The Tithe Committee made a Report. recommend-
ing the Sub-committee of the London Liberty of St.
Andrew. Holborn, to be empowered to search the
Pity's records relative to tithes ; and for the City So-
licitor to be allowed to assist them, under the dimo-
t. of the Committee, in furtherance of their efforts
•pposing a demand of ts. 94. in the pound recently
tad4e upon them, which was agreed to and ordered.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 11.

COIIT O. WILLAN.
This Ins as action for words of slander.—" You
lave che►ted me; you have robbed me of a consider-
able sum of mosey; yes have got money of mine,
which you have not accounted for," the.
The SOLICITOR UZNPRAL. Mr. CHITTY, and Mr.
MANNING, were for the plaintiff, and Mr. SCARLETT,
Mr. TINDAL, and Mr. KlausAs for the defrn lint.

The plaintiff was a young man of respectable fa-
.. * milt', character, and connections, and the defendant
wee Mr. Willa., the well-known proprietor of the 801 l
• and Mouth lon. The plaintiff bad been in the de-
fendant's service as confidential cleric and accountant
at a.salary of 2001. per annum, and was also Seem.-
. tary to the Committee of Carriers, of which the de-
fendant was President —The deft ndant's chief clerk,
Mr. French, proved the words, but stated that the de-
feculent, who was a very ohl man, was habitually ad-
dicted to the ■ee of the most obtingnage to-
wards every pelmets shout the inn MI Imppetted to
a displease him—Witness entertained the kit/best opi-
nion of the plaintirs booster and infegilfy t sad be
stated that there was not the slightest pretence for the
imputation upon his character. Of late years, the
defendant's memory was much impaired, sad his
mind had been greatly disordered, indeed to much
so, as to require the advice of Doctors Bantle and
Willis.
Mr. Swimmer, on behalf of the defendant, stated
that there was not the slightest ground for the Idipu-
tation upon the plaintiff's character, and of this the
plaintiff bad himself been assured by every Member of
the defendant's family.
The Crater Jusrics, upon this, suggested the pro-
propriety of a compromise, and
After some conversation between the Counsel on
• both sides, it was agreed to withdraw a Juror; the
defendant undertaking to pay all the costs, u between
attorney and client, and now publicly disclaiming the
slanderons imputation upon the plaintiff's character
as being perfectly groundless.
A Juror, was, upon these terms, withdrawn accord-
ingly-

JIIDDLESSX SESSIONS, Turnsp.dr, ✓ULY 11.

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TRIAL Or BRVBOW.
William &abate was indicted for publishing. certain
obscene libels. The indictment contained 12 courts,
11) of which contained extracts from a Magazine and
Novel published bp the defendant, and the other two
al,scrOed prints contained in those works.
Mr. ADOLFIIRS stated the rasa for the prosecution.

Be fait the prosecution was leathered by the Society
for the Suppression of Vice against the defendant, not
ftr one, but for a perseveriug publication of libels.
I a the beginning of the present year, the defendant, who
bad kept a large shop in the Strand, removed to Ca.
the street, Leicestcr•square, where be commenced the
publication of a periodical work, called " The Remit-
let's Magazine ;" passages from which formed some
of the counts in the indictment. In the fourth number
of the Magazine he announced to his readers that he
was eh Jut to publish a French Novel, which was out
_of riot, without rurtsilment, in two pocket volumes,
et the low price of 61. a number, and gave a speciomn
of the work. This work, as they would feel when they
heard the indictment read, contained pass Ages most
intim:amatory to the passions of youth.
James purchased the I nonthers of
the macaz'ne and novel produced to him, front tilt
defendant. They were sold, saute at 61. and some at
6d. each.

Cross-eternised —fie was employed by the Society
for the Seppression of Vice. lie frequently bought
Woks 101)114e afterwards upon Hie'.. He went to
assay shops. wheei ver be wssk edered, bat never went
irealetiay lsvaryin Ba 'street. Catalogues of
someof the principal eircalating libraries. which we
presans-contained the novel in iteration, were b 3tied
to the witness. bat hs declared he knew nothing of
them. He was never seat to Mr. Murray's to bay
any book. He lied bees three years is the employ
sat, sad had been tuirty year. in the Customs.--
Aie did not know wby he was discharged ; the Lords of