The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-30 00:00:00

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fraasset Wow after blietaelases Tenn. before the Lord
Jastlee and Ceeseroa
rmailaab astuntes •. JOIN WALTER, reg. AND MILL.
"is VMS as action brought by a reporter of police-
orate istelligeireit limiest the proprietor of The Time*
trerripaper. fat as alleged libel. The alleged libel set
oat is the deelaratiou was is the fullowiog words :--
" Pusan Harbautao, Uxtow-Hoat.--Wo had oo•

eneion, net keg ago, to mention a fraud practised on
/Ile Ragashems newspaper, be a person named Acton;
a similar las been ensile on this journal by a
person Minted ds, and bad he seceemini in ob.
taming the must of his dogmas', which was made in
the name of a penes duly accredited at the slice, be
week hushed seisms, the charge before the Jury.
The fraud woe. however, dionweeed by us before he
obtained payout, and en which arconat eel/ has he
escaped preheat's.. We, however, cosiidired it a
duty we owed ourselves and the Magistrates at Union-
Ilan, at whose office Stinsisode had obtained a footing.
to bring the subject nmier the consideration of the
later, Ware whom Rduseade• appeared on Tahrolay.
It is see necessary to lay tim particulars of the
attempted fraud before the public; it will he suf-
ficient to say, that the Magistrate who heard
the ease /teas so dissatisfied with the condttet and
(Wince of the einseed, that be gave orders that be
should sever &pia be permitted to enter the office,
and assured him, that if he did, he (the magistrate)
wonid tommit him to prison, and would justify his
conduct in so &lag by the papers we left in his pew
session. We cannel conclude this article without
thanking the magistrate, at Union-hall, before whom
this case came, for his politeness and attention, and
regret with him exceedingly, that on anoint of the
money not having been obtained, we could not pro-
secute."
Tire plaintiff alleged, as special damage, that in
consequence of the said libel, the editors of other
newspapers (naming them) who'had been in the habit
of receiving aad inserting his communications for re-
ward, had wholly declined any longer to employ him.
'Phu delndisaa pleaded first, the general issue, Not
Guilty ; and nest, special pleas of justification of the
truth of the alleged libel. These latter pleas cos-'
shoed of two sets respectively applicable to the counts
in the declaration. The one set averred that the plain-
tiff had falsely and fraudulently used the name of Mr.
James Reeves, the chief clerk of the I:Moe-hail
Polleeniee, is sending articles of intelligence to
Die Times newspaper, as and for the communications
of that person, and had thereby obtained money in
payment of the same ; and that be had sent the follow-
ing ankle fee lssstlion, the material facts of which
were false and unfeiaded, vie.
" BSTSIOSISMEST Ctunrsurartet.—On Tuesday
evening list, Mrs. Lees, who resided in the Nursery-
preemie, as rood, went from her house to par-
elms* smile &Kelm it a shop In Blarkfriars-read, and
leg. her e*ld, Ells. Lees, a girl of about ten years of
age. aimsf la the house. A short time after her &b-
-aron die seighbourbood was alarmed by the cry of
"'leers WA the daserhear ef Mt Lera was imm-wan.
sing oat of her mother's house enveloped in flames ;
the maroon rendered every assistance is their
power it itt the ire. and afterwards carded
her to Guy's where else expired. The is.
jury she meting' was too extensive sad steno to all-
snit of descried... While sense of the neighbours
were carrying. die child to the Hospital, others west
to look far the mother. At toil of Ithickfrian-
road they met,several watchmen carrying • weasel
upon a shutter; sae of the . neighbours exclaim-
ed, " Good God ! it is Mrs. Lust" and upon exclaim-
log the person etch was the extraordinary feet. Mrs.
Lees, It appears was crossing Black friere-rood. when
some fellow with little pestilence and less lesioasity
rode Anil gallop up the street; his horse knocked bin.
Lees down sad trampled spots her, and he rode on as
if nothing had happened, although loudly called on
is stop. no watchmen who were going to noon
Mrs. Len to an Hospital, carried her to her house.
s here a surgeon we. sent for, who said that there wan
net the most rennet chance of her recovery, and last
ermine she died. An instant was held yesterday
at Guys Hospital upon the child, and a treaties was
warned by the Jury," Accidentally bunt to death."
We tuderstanil an inquest will be held tss the mother
to morrow " J. Haevaa."
Whereas la truth and in feet the child umestiorted
in the said article was not the child of Mr. Lees; and
. whereas Mrs. Lpes was not carried span a shelter, but
was carried by tab watchmen to Mr. Dattlap'e, the
surgeon, in the New-cat, and front thence walked to the
watch-home with the assistance of tie watchmen. sad
afterwards to her own lease; and whereas, is, truth
and in fact, the said Mrs. Lees did not die, and that a
Conoar's baguet did not sit apes her body, but that
she is now alter. The second am of plats set out the
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following article, seat by the plaintiff for insertion.
which was also averred to be false and untrue I. its
material circamatances, via;
" DISTAILIZAS Or VII Ditais.--On Monday the 80.
rough gang of reurreedos men were stopped near
Croydon, by Baker, constable of Wallington, with a
horse and cart. Baker, with as assistant, apprehend-
ed one of the wretches, named Martio..the ethers ef-
feetetiaiteo6esespe. The day before Mr. Palm's ids-
tee, .lire. Rents, was buried is Wallington Church-
yard. sad upon the constable nankin the fart, he
famed two dead bodies, and one of them he recursieed
as Ms own sister! The other was identified an the
body of a Mr:W—, a tavern-keeper at Wallington.
who Was Laded the same day. The bodies were again
iiiened..and Um prisoner conveyed before the Miele-
doers. and committed for trial at the sett Kingston
iheihaes. He was brought to town yesterday. aid
.‘lll4Oll is Honiemonger-lane Jail. "J. BASTES."
Whines. in truth and is fact. the only man talon
• ~ was delivered by Ward, a constable (who apprehended
Phial into the custody of Baker, of Warlinghaa, ..t
ilv a—that the women in (petition was buried
its the hunday preceding in Warlinghela Church-
tal
yea—that there was only one deed body In the cart,
which was sever owsed, sod that there was no preset
the name of W. tuna-keeper at Wallington;
pea these pleas pitied.
The plainthi's e conducted by Mr. SCARLET?.

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