The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-16 00:00:00

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Several eentrietions of vagrants took place, end-s
tarnbac wf parsons wet. digclorged, iu
.calmiegtikuce
of on prosecutors appearing. . Iwo* r
Aeries ..dtgirints* gnu- (coed 6utity otakittetilitg
dv*Ajoiti-thoches its Ailottriedds, :Fisteburpottpaire' ,atwi
of ha stag kokisimatemitto Ame.piekinck keys. tied::
~tecostgl,to.aig. et p crib p 64001DM! the: Rase ell
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-,5,, • it-RONNY% CANAL COMPANY. *1
• Wane, rtdatisaritelideNtalatidon of certain lanai
trittittriftrovito occupied a considerab
ptitt4l64lln ant/wino of Lrito•Cmirt in discessing
clans preparatory detail,, anwas finally otrderston4
to be so arranged as to..sd ctios--the interference of thei
Court and th.q Spncial Josh-014th ball been already;
,impannelled, ofaeccs!arpt - I
A question arose with regard to. dm arranwement,
of the case, which ;.• win) -to 'determine the claim .
either party to that rank In the forma of the proceed-]
ing, which would entitle him to the-tight of observil-1
distend reply, inssmeelt es the Costae! relations itq
which thy were plated, escluded the case, Rion • Met
.estahtisbetl roles sad• eights of• ilaintilftwee De-1
yegdantro: • .
Mr. s„jpent BEvr, for the Canal iti•elPa.7 and
hir..Scalturr, •foritit laid Proprielort,'altted at
coniidietipte length.
~:zlEbe AfarisettCmAtltusw, after a short consult..
tionAmelded, that thrnigit the Company had made a
tender of compensation, which vas refused, and in
consegaenenot that refusal, though a Jury had beet
called together at their instance, stilt the right kid
lalft sitk,tb opponents to be the leading party..in
the cease. For, tint oral', it was necessary to its.
fora" khit./ssii.tititt'it'plitipensatinn was sought, and
foe whit -They who demanded, therefore, Itad,•••
right the. element grf their Midi—end to Wing,
forward their evidence In support of it. it would
then be the boainews of their opponents to diminish'
that claitikif it was right to dean, and to mettle %a-
lisfactorilpto the Jury the.just amount of tbe•com.,'.
lgronsation. ?The leading party stele nereasarity en.•
titled to reply, and ghat's, upon the *widener »hich
had iteen.-addecerl..• Though the Learned Serjeant •
had maintained that the practice of the City Court..?
did not warrant this decision, still be ('be Chairman)
felt it to be the moat consistent with the taw • of the'.

land.
After a ►ong interval, as soon as the arrangements
were owed in him holm finally agreed upon, "
Mr. ScAaLsrr addreored the Jury —Now, Gen-
tlemen, you are )oor pun masters, and ie•addition
to the pleasure I feel in haring given you 'to little
trouble. I have the satisfaction to state, that though"
this case is hut very partially come before the Court,
it has produced a question, the decivion of which, by
such hick authority, and so conformably to the leas
of. the lend. will not fall to be regarded as of con.
sides-41e impel Mom

Mr. Serfetnt Beat.—Though opposed to my,
Learced Friend, I participate in the pleasure he'
feels epon this Archon, and it is the first time in"
my life, I arknonledge that the determination at a
point against me has alirs.iled me eny dearer rof plessro
sure. • I folly coincide nit% the Learned Chairman,
and I trust that the decision wilt make its wey kite
the City tsith.all couvertient.sped.

SOLI AG.
_ Tbe match between Johnson, of Paddington, who
had aiquired. much celebrity, by beating the hest
men of Ida weight of the day, namely, Purcell Lan-
caster, &c. on Tuesday fought Martin, a-baker, of
about *gaol weight; and a superior man altogether in
the gift of 'taming. The match was for one hundred
gutting, and it took place in i meadow, abitet four
maim through Hendon. The company was more no.
memos than select, and the sets-out- were more use-
ful than ornamental. The seconds were Brown and
Spring for Martin, and Paddington Jones and the
Topton Jolt Ward, fo► Johnson. Betting fire to
four on Johnson. The battle bad eicited much
interest.

THE, FIf;HT.
Ronne! 1. After two mei:note" Tarring, Martin threw cud his
left hand by his advenaries head, followed by his right. Both
band" mimed. and be received lightly upon she body. ,Mania
broke from a clone. and hit Johnson slightly (although it drew
blond). with the left Mad Nader the eye. Both tell in a trial of
'menet*.
t Marin placed his hits, and broke his ground with great
judgments Johnson ran at biro with much determined Olean-
ng. but he was well measured, and bit down —Two to oat
en Martin.
3, intuition was bleeding enviously from the left eye, and
when he made his favourite right-handed lunge in this round, he
was partied, and fiqurned upon with the left hand. which
ehnoveerkd *endive ride of 'behead. and both cheeks "tremolo*
with claret. paint!. mania was hit shoat the body in the
round. and after weaving with his adversary; bead ander his
arin; he win floored in a trial of strength.
.4. Johnson was new reduced to a blinker with one eye, mod
, other was far from perfect. He placed his.right.baudeel hit
Martin j side. but he as out of distance, and it told par-
ty $ *Wit severe hit *miaowed wpnn his eoittaseld eye;
w setae dropped Mao, and set `is friends *pea the sarigglinst.
system. Ist', to make the hist of, a queer opeculatinn.
poisidatee inotd net have biro taken.
5 and.fai James was fightlag open-mitutbed, mid be wa
, down in bath remind', and severely bit.
' 7. The battle was reduced to a .eertaiaty. although Jahn,
made a gannet Pend $ hat like Uranium to Turner.bikreases.
and was not allowed. to get fit eantighle do execution with..
nut lielnelhauched dims in a • haggle* ntateh,.buth weak
down..
th
a. J made his right-handed bit upon his adversarfi
throat, hut at the rad artier round; hews' floored.
9. Some smart llghtiag took place. but Martin availed bins
self of his superior len*. and ire,hiping with kisedversnre. 1011
broke away with much adrolimia, and flaishod the round with
a settler on the h "
t. e..:"; • •
Here Johnson was heats and ft Capt. them dimwit% eight
miser rounds. would be ceding.. klatidliciant maple, dint in
the 12th mond, Jahtasetn, in a enivaise Abel, tapped the claret
from hkadvertarys ear. bit he Wan !Wafted down for
After fightiog.theltith rend Jeltnynn Was unable to get orbit
iecond's knee, sad victory tiatpeociaimen fet lida, tin, sv Omit.
a It Woe. the frontuf die Wei.
, I itEMAIt KS.
JobliMilial Smell the worse for wear, after heating
so goedairtan as Percell. Arid 44 to fioe
Martin is a cool and collected fighter, aid hits *jib
much hlf :peat, although he wants, to sweat* upon
another head or toe to aegeice,direet Inearareraeot.
He will hare,garinedcorpfiderwelinhimeett by this earn..
bat, .and if beeten hereafter, -the views, wilt he glad
to heir the welcome: wood " edeugh. "• The battle
lasted 36 arinettn6'•, • • • ' •
There were three fights amongst mongrel heed...,
in tate .af the ruin,, !Idad ee.thhinecletareet#:by
degree., Datil theta VISSISI, &wile totem thilps.
alireliy !insert) • ti.e•N'oe:•• 9•1,1!, • ••!.
ca et -.le 44

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MANSION-1101:19Z --irigiterday, an aged Satin,
, asassakialas, patiag 7kplhei ;wee ehririrest with fro rid u-
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liently ditaiisitlimnmaither of gold. 'stews,. ciliate.
eteteet, ilsonliewass' 80. Wiles were pet into. his'
,bends by eshate.ilespektalsiev ulasufacturers, fir the
.purpose of Ming. them fieishois Mr. Phittlips, onvi
ara tact urer efildtiortosnetersofse. in Nightiess le-lasso,
;bad tee* grosslYdeilived by. site Prisoner. - He had
employed him far many rim"`as decidedly the belt
iserriknian of his" eisi in•Lontion • but fora cettsidervi
4410 time pest it hid hempen side to entresb
Ihim with property, for instead ,Ctintshing, be pledged
y.ikand consented •the meltiy'lls sirs. - -Severe wateki 1
ago he had given him a valuable chronotieter anima
timepiece to finish; bat hid niverbeesi add* toiget
'theta crwrof his handel: -Helearned that the Prii•ner
had pledged the articles, end. entreated him to gibe;
sip the-du/Meath, when be. daubed the .fact alto.,
gether. ' • .iii) ..41,}t c' . • '
Mr. Harris, also of Vightingsle.lane, preferred a'
.sintilar charge. • :
?-I•Tise•Complainants now det4eeed-ishet their •
willing to forego all .procomiiiiiii4f the /likelier
Aveuldgire up the duplicates: -1, l • ►
• The- Loire MA Voir-now' retrounlioded him to Sc.
cep. she merry uttered, arid give' up.-the &tidiest's, 1
or otherwise it was in his power in itifEct a heavy
penishment. By the Wait:h.etaker's Act, sect. 10, 1
every person offending in like ehanner With the Pri..l
goner was liable to a fine ; for the first offence 201.
we imprisonment ; for the second 401. or imprison-']
,siwitt 1 and' so on, as the case might be.
, Thesold man seemed now frightened, and, at his
own request, was remanded to give him time for
consideration.
Herron-oanole.-.-James GOulden, .a seller of
.itsvad, residing •29, blarehmeint.street, Brunswick.
ieare, appeared so a summons on a second informs.
non, charged with selling four quarterns and four
half qsanern lollies of bread deficient 19, sauces and
a belief she weight ordered by Act of Parliament.,-=
*1 he case being proved, the Defendant (it hens** his
steised *fence) was convicted iu the penalty sf five
*liege an ounce. -
- ,Irestetday-John Dyer, was brought up on a night.
charge, foiesseillint•Mr. Joseph Cole, landlOraidi
the George poblic-house,' Little Saffron.kill, 'mad,
creating a disturbance bilis house tending to a breach •
of the peace. There was a second charge against him,
by Das is, a constable, with breaking the door oft
the watch. houie in which he was confined, and doing
other damage tithe inner iiirt. Of the same. From
his contrition the Cotniiiaiatints did. not press the,
charge, and the Prisoner Was disCliarged.. ' "
UntOo ,dstt. --Yesterdiy Mary Orden, the wife,
of a• reititable tradesman is Wbilmstreet, South-
wark, was charged by Mrs. Baker, her neighbour,•
with coming to her house, assaulting her, and,
threatening to beat her brains out.—Ordered to lad,
securities to keep the peace. c
Nary Rik, est elderly woman, of respectable ep.,
pearance, was charged by Mrs. Coombe', of •FAsb
place, Lambeth, with stealing a coral necklet, flow
the heck of her daughter, shout seven years of age.
The his•band of the Prosecutris is 'object to fits ; sod
being seised with one on Nlotirlay afternoon, the
bothered of the PLisoner, one of Mr. C.'a. trades.
een, was repeated in assist in heitliug him. Dosing '
4be bustle the Prisoner decayed .the child and two
yoonger children to her residence by promising them
some apples;. end chile therev„elte unfastened- the.
necklace from-
,the eltild.and petit into her pocket.
Upon the retorts of the cbildree 114 a. Coombe, missed,
Abe property, end the child described the manlier in
sthich it was taken front her by the Ptisoser.--Re.
,ered•
orail, the noted pegiiiat, was charged by •Mary
Aon, ileberson, a yowl woman of genteel appearance,
with assaultiog bee at her own house. The Complainant
stated, that she was standing at her own door Islae
evening, when the Prisoner accosted her,. arldintpl
posing that she was a girl of the town, insisted upon
going in. She declined ; when he threatened to beat
her, telling her that be was a.fightieg ' MO. She
continued to oppose• his entrance, and he then struck
her a violent blow iu the face. The appointees of
her countenance bore ample testimony of the troth of
her statement. The Defendant coolly stated, that
she was very abusive, and he just gave her a back.
haaderliap.Ordered.to find bail.
Qui:UN-Sett Atli-418/11ra Level idge, a sweep box,
who wet, only a tew•daya agollischsrged front this,
Officer, on a charge of stealing a watch from the
house of Mrs. Murphy, in Peter-street, wherelte
had been at work, attic 'tow charged on the oatli.of
Charlotte Beechy,' servant to William /Woe,' Bag.'
of. ..4, Jimeo-street, • Buckinghant.gate, *ilk steelieg
twolable spoons and other *aides of plate, the oro:
petty of her master. It smeared from her beidence,
that the Prison;r7itit Saturday last, was etitel9yed
to sweep the chimneys ; sifter his departure; It Was
discovered that behad-ripertid the caphoarri, ti Which
the Plate 'bad been. deposited, and a * lien Mei
itt
ineatleniti the tad' net been seen to do ft; oigiil
of toot', Ilhgert Were risible npOli the'etoWC '-'llftek:
raided teinE *Neu at this Office, lie WaillitsVittentr-'
ed by AlfrektPtrple; oe•Mcindey iiight.LLChbitulitell
for re-eiamioation. .
Sulam Detru.—Monday, about 12 o'clock at
noon, et the Queen's Head, Queen's Head-coot,
Great Windmill-street, died suddenly, Mr. Walton,
broker, of Peltney.coert, near •Goiden.square. 118
came out of his house about art hour previous to this
awful visitation, apparently in perfect health, walked
over to Mr. Ssinshury's (also a broker in the same
Court, with whom he was extremely intimate), ancient!
versed with Mr. S.'s daughter, lately married, in at
lively jocose strain upon her change of situation,'
when Mr.. King, landlord of the Queen's Head.,
another acquaintance, coming up, they likesvise en.
rtered into conversation, in the course of which Mr.
King asked Mr.ll'lllton to partake eta leech at his
rhouse; this invitation was accepted, and they minted
Aar together. Upon their arrival, Mr. W., lifter
having passed a few• mirthful compliments with the
family at the bar, entered the perkier, enqviredefter
Oat heaths of the company, and then attempted to sit
down ; but a lethargic stupor seining him, he fell
torr eta rd. and ea pired instant otatifialy, *Mnn' groin
4 a waggle. Surgical aittmetswiledtul. bat in trait
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