The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-14 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

The defence set ►►p by the defenda►►t's. Conwiel
was, that the hill had been accepted by Lord Koss-
more on account of a gambling transaction ; that it
got into the hands of a person named Montgomery,
who paid it away to Edwards for some wine, and that
Edwards was afterwards informed the amount of the
bill could not be recovered.

.Mr. Justice BAILBY said, this defence would not
41,s : certainly, if they proved the gambling trans-
action, Lord ltossmore could not be sned I bat as the
bill h:tst been sent forth, the parties receiving and hold-
ing it must not be deprived of their right of suing Mt.
Dirh, because he, by indorsing it, did as muds as to
declare that it was a good bill.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Outuism.t., Dcc. 13.

sEvGIIN, KING ♦ND CD. r. TKK INSURANCIS

COMPANY.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs. who
were eminent snrar•refiners at Union-street, White-
chapel, against the Phoenix Insurance Company, to re-
roe( r front them 15,111.10/. for damages sustained 14
them in the destruction of their pretnises by fire in the
month of Nnrember last.

Seven or eight witnesses were called on the part of
the plaintiffs, who deposed to the state of the premises;
the situation of the pans, builtre, kr.
Se% eral iultabitauts of the neighbourhood in whirl,
the tire took place, the two beadles of the parish, the
constable of the night, and the watchmen then en-
gaged, swoie to the places at which they saw the Ire
at its commencement, and during its progress ; as also
to the period at which their attention was directed IR
it, being about four o'clock in the morning. These
uitnesses, to tae nutuber of ten or eleven, corroborated
each other as to the main facts to which they deposed,
and were severely cross-examined by 31r. Scarlett, and
Serjeants Blosset and Ilidlock.
Wm. Murrell, a German, in the employ of the plain-
tifrs, was also called, and on his cross examination it
supeared, thr.t he had given somewhat a different re-
lation of the circumstances before a Gentleman of the
Phoenix (hike, from what lie had given on his exa-
mination this day. lie was examined by Mr. lawkey,
of the Phenix Mee, the day after the tire, in the pre;
sence of Mr. W'illiattia, one of the clerks of Messrs.
Sei ern and Klux. tht that occasion his examination
wos taken down in writing, withmU any objection
being of ,dc to it on his part ; although he this day
stated lie did nut then perfectly understand all the
questions which were put to him.
The case came on a few minutes after ten o'cl..ek,
and lasted until six, to be resumed to-morrow morn-
ing (this day) at ten o'clock.
We must here state, it would be impossible for ns
to Mite any notiou of the site and particular situation
of the extensive preMises to which The witnesses were
called, even by giving the whole detail of their evi-
deuce, as we took it down.
A model of the premises was placed on the table of
the Court, to which the witnesses etinstsely referred.,
and without which It will be seen qir readers could
make nothing of the statements to *Melt they swore!l
The main fact generally swore to wps, that the 1
hest originated at th,. corner of the premises between
Union-street and Holywell-street, sad not in the cenut
of the concern at Illolywell-street, near which there
bad been a new oil apparatus erected, bet which ap-
pitwrus, the defendants would contend, was sot cover-
ed by the policy of iesurance.
11'e understand several other actions are pending on
the fate of this, and the amount of losses to be deter-
mined nut less tli::n ninety thousand pounds.
The Sot lerrolt-OENIta.III. opened the case, and was
assisted in the trials by Serjeant Lene, Vaughan and
Taddy, with Mr. Stephens.
be Gant was crowded to excess during the whole
of the proceedings.

The following isetiastract of s private letter from
" Gibreitsr, Nov. 16.
" IV. have been brio in great agitatios for some tints
past, respecting the final determinatloa ofthetortes, re-
garding Cotton (ioads. The question is at length set at,
'elf, the Cartes hackie, adsaalaK•aaalf far as here. az'
*laded all the productions and nssaufacteres of Great
Britain, and her colonies, except batter, cheese. kc.
". Business is still very dull, owing to the yellow fever
being to the northwatil and westward. The Malaga
road Is the only one now tapes."
SINGULAR CIRCCIASTARef.-..Derlet the examines
a a female prisoner, last week at Bath,. fee robbing
the lodgings of a chairman of an unmarked silver
table-spoon, which the woman bat refuted, the
man was asked by the Magistrate if he wag swear to
it, to which lie replied• in the affsrosMise ; !tulips)
being desired to state how he estate poasemett pf it, hp
said, that ah .ut two years agq,, Lc wet Ogg in the
Wont with the spoon in his mouth, apd succeeded is
cettiag it from the animal. This story, however int,
probable, proved to he the"fatifur, Upon farth6t
inquiry, it was found that the spoon fa' question yeti
stpleu from a greasy dripping pan, about the thne
tutptioued, by a strange dog. which got into, the' kt
Ain of Mr. Iliad, a linen-draper, and the Cbairn,ss
'lves able to identify the spoon, by the .auks of the
log's teeth on tbe•handle, and tbe 'ippon was of mane
eltrimed by Mr. Bird as his property. So that tisq
, Jog stole the spoon from lir. Vhairasse
*Anil the dug of it—the woullsin moittit fearn the
airman—and the right owner gal it again, ail
Ameipg lust it taro years.

41411itbar lust it tare years. . . r
. Danis' Tintstritari.iAt the Mi4lAnesiaernipas.4
on Monday, the Grated Jury.. garalapississi &WO lON,
Me Open. after reporting 4hejfilk. fogad by Arnie se
MOWN" *ir (I raw/ J*1111(4,041! ?We, It °°°the
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gontkmian oftlie Jag Astor Ali the
*toe turned inside 0ur,,.. &ad Os ',fame a yr
Alse hall through mlNich ftiy psis was fun iv
1 'atom ,1 lie, Jury 4sitarffirkg tato Coln ana 4..
limited the case ty t • orho informed Arili. '
I ,skat all *c PcgtellAiul "A:4r Fa, granted !bells,
drasai else great mashes ad rim to vilphiod to g db.
iiibeat and preserve arise. Allthipajt 14A#1
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0,1, t , •
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I spike,' .1 the iron railing before the rliiir• ISayi ..
1 bat an immediate ptitsuit taking pace, die this I
mounted is Sr:Melds and ncApe.4.