The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-26 00:00:00

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LAW INTEM.IGENCE.

COURT OF K ING'A BENCH. Jesr.2s.

COMMITNI:INT OF BAIL 70 NEUGATE.
RYDEN V. BRANTON

At the sitting of the Court this morning a person
named Charles Wadsworth, who ileactibetl himaelf
of No. 10, London-road, in the county of Sauey,
tobacconist, tendered himself to jnstify, before Ni r
Justice Best, as one of the Defendatit's bail in this
case. Or. being interrogated by the Plaintiff% Coen.
lel, ohs, was instructed to appose the justification,
he admitted that he had been a hankropt some time
since, but that he bed seperaeded his commisaion.
paying 204. in the pound In all his creditors, with
the eaception of a few unjust debts. Being pressed
whether he had not since been discharged under the
insnlvent DeWitt,' Act? he positively denied that he
had. The latter question was heater urged. amt
then he admitted that he had been discharged as to
one debt in the Insolvent Court,•nd said heliati neer'
been • bankrupt.
Mr. Justice Cm interpoied, and upon further
exam' • g him he prevaricated and hesitated in all
bis ansarria. ll* atlcrittrd that Is. had ensiled to lb.
Insolvent Debtors' Court to be discharged, and re•
rented Iti Mr. F. Pollock, ea a Gentleman who could
trite the Court some informatiAt upon the subject.
Mr. F. POLLOCK intetprseil and said, that being
called upon by the person rn the n...r In role to the
Court what be knew respecting bim, he thought it
nee sssss y to state, that be did happen to know that
this person bad taken the benefit of the Insolvent
1./eta/in' Act by alleged improper means—that hi.
cteditnrs had afterwards proceeded 'Oust him cri-
minally—that the indictment was compromised, upon
his undertaking to pay the debts in respect of which
he Lad sought his discharge—and that an action bay.
ing been afterwards brought against him ter these
Ilebt4, he pleaded in abatement, that his creditors bad
proceeded against hies criminally ut.der bait CifCool.

Alr. Justice pm said, there was bet one COWSe
for him now to pursue. cuter the moss prevarication
sod contempt of this person—namely. thst of corn.
milting hien to Newgale. It was a grievous hardship
upon that they should be put to the es-
velife sod trouble of opposing such hail, ■nd still
greater, 'het they should be called upon In prose-
cute tl•enr criminally for the imposition and fraud at-
templed to be practised on the Court by means or
rfjory. It was ü., however, that such per•or
should he taught to feel, that the Court had within
itself the power of checking such practices. In the
ho that tie mildness of the present prreeeding
...mid Ilse, a 1.11.,1.0ume etf.'ct, he ►houl.l r-•mn'it the
offender to Newel, until the last day of the Term.
Ile was committed arcortlingis.
At half.past one the Cavil r.... in atrend the aim,.
eons to the House of Lords, in the case ut O'C lady
r. the Attorney-General.

PO L IC E.

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GUILDHALL —Jaives Lrra!!. prrtot, at the GPII•
nut...hall Intl. et:ova-v.! on .1 .u...-roria 10 answer
the compleiot of Nir.
for so nierchirge on the carriage oaf • pure!. The
Defendant, it appeared, had not been furnished with
a regular ticket by the book•kenper, but made one
nut himself, in which he charged It. 6.1. for carriage,
the proper charge being only Is.—The Defendant
was contiord in ill• full penalty of 204.
Bow stittEr.—yesterday H. Platt was cliargrol
ors ..uktsirion or stealing ',feral ca,pretter't tools, •
quantity of apparel, a watch, and other property.
I,.eluncinit 10 a countryman grimed lissre!.ce. 'flue
Prosecutor arrived in I.4.lnlnti a few eteoiti.ts since,
stud took two trunks. con:aioduig all he possessed in
world. in the Green Dragon, in Villiers'. ~see',
S.rand. The boles were lII4Ced in Or rerl.n3t,
whale the Prisnner and two companions Isere drink -
ing, and 'non after their departure it was discoserell
that i hey uric bushes, open. and eropoird of their
contents. T'te Prisoner liesrioz that search was
waking for him, came the nest slay, and otfered to
give the landlord • main of money, mid to restore the
property if no fur:her nutice was taken of it.—lle
was rernintl4.
-- A isitr.lls. Cm driver of one of the Kensistg.
ton stages, appeared to an information exhibited
against him by Mr. Ilarmon, the Magistrate, charging
him with carrying twit pawners on the box. The
care was wowed by Mr. versant.
Mr. II sussn, for the Defendant, submitted that
the Slige-rosoh Art, as regarded coaches &alas, by
only tan hor..es, did not award any an, fur carrying
two passengers ow the box lintels (hers were more
1:4111 the simper etausber eo the coach, which was mot
the Case here.
Mr. Brame, ow reference to the Ad, found that
Mr. Illaastas was right, the statute only applying to
casettes drawn by four horses. The case wu there-
fore dismissed.
E. Davies, aged 14, was pet to the bar ; when a
Mr. Morgan stated, that as he was going through
Broad-street, St. Giles's, the Prisoner sod another
boy ran against him, and robbed him of hit watch,
with which they escaped ; but the Ninorr was after-
' wards apprehended, from the description given of
' him.— Remanded. .

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bIAILLIOIIOI:OII.STREST.—YeSteraty two men were I
brought op to this Odic.., charged on sos;riciou of
Rasing committed robberies at Carlton-house, !et
for the want of sallicreta 'Wrote they were dis-
chargeil.
Woarntr•sTass7.—James Gardiner wss clrarged
at ibis Office with (era-ry •isturrlng a sesp..crible
looking unman warned Winter. The Prisoner is a
green•grucer in Spiral fields-maker, and the Cum.
plainant, on going to pircliace of him, made sun'.
observations totatd.ng the pricy be asked, when he
knocked Apr down.—Orderoti to find hail.
Iron. Collins. a sailor, was charged with thrown,.
leg the life of Mn Brorh, • respectithle tradesman's
wife in Spiral-fields. It was stated, that the rtisoner
came loses Lis .inter, who occupied epertmenra in
Complainant's house; that at two o'clock in the
morning be kicked the door in, and swore he would
murder Compleinant in hot wells her husband.—lle
was ordered to find hail; het the Complain• Des
husband said, If they all lett his borne he would pro.
cerd no further.
LAIIDI.TII•STREET.—YIIittdIy JAW DerriT;hlnis

aril Joseds Berringharn, hi. brother. (.art of ■ de.
operate Rang of robbers, vi !in for the lest twelve
months hare been concerned in a slumber of burgle.
,i„ riprehen.lpd end
brought in east( de to t'ae save nit 141'41114 chlriea
of that nature. 111Pff (Or itigi on
Mire charges of burglar►. and were reminded fit
.anther erami•-ati••sl .to an.,ther, !Wee.