The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-01 00:00:00

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Mr. Wouttter was called oh the part of the prisoaer.--.
The ebarge for which be was formerly tried and acquit-
ted, was for stealing a watch, and the Recorder a* that
Occasion said there was no ground for the accusdlion.
The Kimonos' said I remember this young man's
case, the watch which he %vas accused of stealing, it ep
peared in the course of the evidence, had been given by
a member of the family, whom he was said to have rob-
bed, for the purpose of being pledged ; and on that fir-
cumratice being satisfactorily proved,the Jury acquitted
the prisoner; bat I think it was afterwards understood
that some friend of his engaged that he should go to tea.
The REcoanea having snmmed op the evidence, the
Jury retired, and after being absent for two hours and
three quarters, returned a verdict of " linilty," but re-
commended the convict to the thercy of the Court, on ac-
count of his youth ' they also handed in a paper written
in pencil; which they desired to have read.
The RICORDZIL—Do you wish to have it reed pub.
lice ?
'he Foreman of the Joey answered in the affirmative.

The Rahottnae, after looking et the paper for same
time, said, be could not allow it to be rtati to the Court.

A juror sild, we wish to recommend him to mercy, he-
mt..) we are of opinion that the punishment is too great
for the crime.

The Recoanea endeavoured to stop the gentleman be.
fore he bad completed the sentence, by observing, that he
could not hear in open Court, the private opinion of
any person set in opposition to the law of the land.
Here the nutter ended.
MUMMI. SaraTe was indicted for the wilgo
fel murder of William Cosens ; and George Savage,
Thomas Foots and Charles Marsh (together with a ma*
minted Sawaslers, not in custody) were charged with
being alders and abettors in the murder. The deith of
the deceased occurred in a fight between him and the
prisoner William Savage. The battle lasted three-
quarters of an hour ; in the former part of which We
deceased, being the stronger man, bad the advantage.
Before the battle rl.'sed the deceased was evidently
the weaker, and finally be received-from his antagonist
a fatal blow. The deceased was carried to a surgeon's.
brit he was not sensible from the tittle he was taken of
the ground till the time of his death, which happened
about five boars after be was removed from the surgeon's
house. George Savage and Marsh acted as the seconds
of Savage, and Foote and Saunders were the deceased's
friends.

The RECORDP.R having summed up the evidenee,
the Jury consulted together fur a few minutes, and then
Acqnitted alt the prisoners for the murder ; but found
William and George Savage, and Thomas Foote, Guilty
of Manslaughter.
The ltsconnen ordered the prisoners immediately
to be brought up for judgment. He was happy, he said,
to find that this was not what sets railed a prize fight,
for he thonght • that prise fighting led to frequent
breaches of the peace among the lower orders. If it had
been in a prise fight 'this this man had been killed, he'
should have punished •the principal and the seconds to the
ntmo't of the law, which was transportation fur life ; and
he was sorry to find that the Public Papers spoke of
those lights with ostentation, and even applause. The case,
before the Court, he thought, was not one which called
fur a severe punishment, and he should pass a light ;en.
tence on them, in the confident hope that their future
conduct would merit this lenity. Each of the prisoners
was then sentenced to (Inc Mouth's imprisonment in the
House of Correction at Cold ltath-fields, and to be kept
'at hard labour.