The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-02 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

• Yertertley the Adjourned Similes* for the Cite were
held before the Lad Meyer. the Recorder, Aldermen
Ainaley, Smith, Thorp and Waithmin.
tuttaLcss Dinars...—Gcurge Eirixzs, a hackney-
coachman, was tried union an indictment. chirping
him with hariap *mashed and driven urer a carpeo-

ter *anted Ili!borough.
It appeared from the @Arlene, called by the Com
Moo Sergeant, who condorted the prosermion on br-
hilt of the City, that en the 31st of July last in the
afternoon, Mr. Elilborougb, after having been at a
dinner witere he drank rather freely, was returning
Koine with • friend. As they were crossing Ludgate-
bill, near the Old Bailey, Sir. Bilborough was sod-
denly knocked down by coming in contact with• the
ole of a teach or the horses, sod was roe ever: be
fi r
id not know whether by the coach or the horses.—
' hen ►be recovered his senses, he found. himself in a
sir ' with tbremof his ribs broken. and one
of hi
afra.
attired to pieces. A surgeon proved
the •me Itemiser to amputate the finger,
an - the injury sustained by Mr. Hillsorougb was
,
spelt as was likely to debilitate him for life. The de-
fendant was seen by a porter of Lincoln's-inn, driving
away, /eating the prosecutor on the ground. He was
tellestred by the porter, to whom the defendant ap-
peered' tw be eeselide of what he had dere, from the
rlrsomstence of his having put his horses to their ut-
most speed as soon as, the mischief was dose. The
pursuer, who was on horseback, swore that be would
fellow the fellow to the d-1 sooner than let bins
wipe, and beeured Win with the assistance of some
other persons.
In the prisoner's defence it was set forth that Mr.
Bilhoetrogb was too mach intoxicated to get out of the
way, and the mistress of the coach proved in behalf of
her driter, that one 4 the horses he drove was a
spirited mare, which Was not likely to bate stopped
readily. It was stated also that his family had been
minced In beggary by his reafinetnent under the
charge, risen he, bad brat tell lit UN custody.
The Jury found the defeadast Usilty, bet mow
mended him to mercy on account of his di sed
family.
The COMM said that the dritninal eareleasness of
coachmen in general as to the lives of foot passengers,
had been manifested on so many occasions recently,,
that tbeyamild not, consistently with their duty lot
the public, litotes to the recommendation of the Jury.:
To cheek this serious evil of Careless driving, It wet
neer aaaa y that frequent examples should be made..-'
'Fite sentence of the Court was therefore, that the de-
/rudest sboold be imprisoned for the specs of three
eslender mambo is CtiltspurotreetCompter, in oddities
to his former confinement.

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, The lease, and I had Ist*: 'i i, Tie the Fey
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' meat of it, bat ao legal processliase.diedt tlatallt.
need, ear bad soy angry wittily teltaill4lolll Ir . 0
'as upon the subject. • The imutemes itteemi
by Mrs. Neville. ' and partly by, ii:air. orbereAlthe
lodged on the first floor. bat who walked the beisooow
last Friday or Saturday morning.,, Met. Neville had
net given me any notice that ehp aro"
sjtilloataeperatfit Ali
home. On Ssterelareveoieglaityebeet.olgbiOaleeli,
my attention was drawn to the be... by my (arsons,
who said there was a ire. there. I went to the house
and (nand Use furniture in great disorder; the whole
of it had been removed from the upper to the lower
part of the hoist:. with the exception of a deal chest
of drawers, au old bedewed andusittrass, and one or
tyro other this's which were in the hachgattet- Some
furniture. I believe, bad been removed from the bows
altogether. Two or threterither Fermis were with me
when I went into the linear.- I went up late tie
back g , where I saw Mn. Neville elide( os the
bedstead. seemingly mach distressed. The bed ear-
tains were burnt, and the wainscot appeared to have
suffered from fire. It appeared I. me to bore been
actually on fire. There were some pieces of tiedee ea
the doer. I asked her what was the metier 2 and she
mad she came up stairs to the bath press
to m4e up the mattress, for a yeas% roan who was to
sleep in the kouse for protection. ea kr. Forbes had
left her. aid when she opened the door site saw so
apparition, or a ghost, I am sot sure which woe the
word. (The wham being pressed, said " apperi-
tioa" was the word. he was sure.) She said, the re-
treated, but, determined to know what it was, she re-
turned to the room, and then saw sametbieg tall mete
behind the curtain, which so alarmed her that she
dropped the candle and ran dews swim—She said
also that she Lad been robbed, and that a greet deal
of ikon. two 54 notes, sod two sovereigns, bad been
taken oat of the deal drawers. I then examined the
drawers, and le the bottom one I foand mend pieces
of rags horst. not quite to tinder, bat they bad sat-
fered by ire; some at the rags were damp with oil,
and a bottle of oil, somethieg larger than ball a pint.'
was amongst the rap. There was also a small piece'
of candle. The drawers were a considerable distance
from the bed. There was a young lady. who is now
present, with Mrs. Neville, and I asked If she was
any relation to her, and she said she was not. bat that
she had known bee some years. tied she had been there
fur a short time only. She (the young lady) said, she
bad seen the heeds of oil, and a cap which was par-
tielly burst, is the kitchen below. My impressioo
was. from all that I saw mad heard, that the house
had bees set on fire on purpose.
is se- --er to a (meatier, from Mr. Harmer, the wit-
ness said, Mrs. Neville objected to pay's, the pre-
imam on accooet of sow- doubt as to the title of Lord
Orosveeor, the greened landlord. Mrs. Neville told
him she had called ie some of her neighbour.
George Whiting swern.--I live at No. 8, Chord-,
street. Os Saturday evesieglast. I was sitting at
home, Mrs. Neville came and said, ahe bad seats matt
in her hoes% sod begged met* come over aid see.- I
went up stairs with Mrs. Neville and her friend, sad'
I saw the room ie a Game. 'I be door was abut when I
.fieet woes et.. I saw Doman ear /host in the room.
1 weet.shern suits to get a pail of *water. bat MO.
Itevihe ashialse. had so pail hi the hies% had I got
true frones:.esighboar's. , More Forgoes gesso is, and
water was brought to pet oat the fire. The bed car-
tales were beret, aid the fire bad taught the wain-
scot. The body if the wood had, is wroPieloo, bes's
caught by the lame.
By Mr. Hanstan.--1 Malt the wood bad actually

caught fire. ; . , •
Mr. Mennen said the wainscoting ought to be
taken down awl produced. sad Mr. A ooLenin said
this shield be done.
(This point was moot narso wly 'aqui red int* through.
out the ineestigation, because. to ***abash the capital
share of anion, some part of the baildiag itself must
be proved to have suffered by fire..otbers ise it amounts
(sapposing the proof se be cosclusive yeast a de-
fendant) only to as indictable misdeintasonr, is at-
tempting to setthefkonse ou fire.] .
Charles Prise, a: servant, deposed to the amen effect.
A Mother to the -whites. Wilting gave tie as...
°piston epos this point.
Ensile -Williams, formats to Mr. (Renton, gave it
as Me *pinion that the wood hatioltees on Le.
;Ames Wells, the Bow-sweet patrol. said, be was
Milled ao the bees* about 20 minutes past Mee ; he
new the wainscot. sod observed the paint ow very,
'Meek, bat did wet anemiae it minutely enough to gip,
soy decided epleioa. Witness produced the buret
rigs, ell bottle. wad bit of candle, found in the drawer.
tie saw some tallow Is the wave of the drawer.
'which appeared te Mm I. have. bees dropped there for
the purpose of making the candlestick.
John Scott, seedier patrol, said. he thought the
wainscot was only scorched by Aware byleg.sear•lt..
Mr. Whitler. sea.. said, he broke open the drawees
by desre of Mee. Neville, and found the things Pro-
duced. noel brittle was lying rap the rats.
The MAIIIIPTOATI thought, that upon tine evade '
the place should he. examined most iniseteAy •b 7 .
ii
"m rs "meet peons. end, if weemary, to brig away.
waimmettng, in order teem die question at rest as
r Mrs. Neville wee to be charged wtith the me
idle offence,. er a misdemeasour wily 2, ~i
'":lAsr this purpose the hearing was adjoinedI
till the 1
ing, Mrs. 'Neville remaining is comedy. •
Boos after meanie the evenieg. the. ewe came Os
for bearing again, whew Ellis aid Joass. two racers,
'Ammo& that they had been to examine the room ii
Which 'helm took flaw. which they bad done motel
silentely, and they were ambled positively to etatd.,
that ne part of the waisscoting.bad bees actually
.1
on tire; it was scorched east List paint. blistered, bin
the wood was sot burnt. ~ • : ~
Upon this evidence Mr. HALLS said the offeeth
amounted only to a snisdemeenour. and he shined
therefore cell open Mrs. Neville for bail, for her ap-
pearance ;,t the Sessions.
Mrs. Neville was not asked to say soy thing in 14-,
ewer to the charge. She made no ob tie*.
Two gentlemen who tame with her immediately
tendered themoilves as bail, and entered into a recog-
nizance of 5111. each, for her appearance at the See
sloes.

Alsar.eoaoeart-arattST.--Theodore CORStgali4A 2
young foreigner, of genteel apprirsace, wee dinged
with steeling • gold watch, four yoga, and otheriutieles
of jewellery, the property;of Mr. Oerrardine,pastry-coulc,
in lkid-street, where he visited,

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