Bodmin, Tuesday, Aug. 24.
The Times, 1824-08-28T00:00:00

llUs was .n action to recover the amnount of various promissorY- ntotes, aiti( was readered somlewhat entertaining by the exanmination of a witness, who was called to swear to the hand-writing of the de- fendant. Mr. CATtEn.-Take tbese bills into yout hand, and look at them. Is the signature you see there the hanti-writinig of Spargo ? Witncss (after turning over the bills very leisurely.)_I should notibe surprised if it was. (A laugh.) Do you know thc hand-writing of Spargo ? Is that it ?-'Why, to be sure there is a great similitude. (Loud laughter.) Similitude ! but if you received a letter written in that hand, and signect in that way, would you have the least doubt that it was writ. ten by Spargo ?-(After a pause.) Why, not a bit. (Laughter.) Well now, Sir, is that James Spargo's band_wr!ting?_ -Why, to be sure it iF. (CMucli laughter.) The following scene excited some merriment likewise. A case was called on, and as the attwnalanec of j uryrnen was not very nu- imerous, the Associate was under the necessity of calling a great many niames. At length he arrivelt at a series of five nramas, the flirst of whticii being called, a voice in the court exclaimed-" ie is ill."' The next name was called. The samne voice-" IL." Another name. The samne voice-" Ill.?' Another namne. Same voice-" III"-and this was repeited. As soon as the fifth name was called, Alr. Baron GAtsow ordered the Demson who hadl been thus ex- claiming to stand forward, and state wlmat authority lie had for repre- snenting those persons to be ill. The person stated that le was a juryman, and lived in the neigh- bourhood. M r. Baron GyMmnoW.-Wbat is the complaint ? Juryman.-Tlie decline. I\lr. Baroui GA Inovw.-What ! are tney all in thle declinc ? It nmust bh epidemic, then. Jurvman.-l do not know as to that. Air Baron (Am:ROW.-I supptoose, if rightly construed, " having a decline," means that they decinieto comce. (Mluch laughing.) WirEDNESDAY, AUG. 26. TltE I ING V. TSCEMEARINE. This was an indicttisent for perjury, and was otie of those nume- rous cases whichl have atisen out of time election transactionis of the borough of St. Ives. The perjury was assigned on the affidavits which ha(i been sworn by the defendant, who.is an elector of St. Ives, on the hiearing of a mnotion for a new trial in the Court of King's Benclh in the case of the "i ing v. lialse." D r. Halse had been convicted of pejry at the late iSSmaeS, ahd moved thc- UGart above for a nev trial. As soon as the case of the "Kiing v. Tremearne' was caled, Mr. Baron GAItuow, who presided. at N3si Prias, addrcssed the counsel on both sides, and stated that lie ,ad carcfully looked over anid considered the intlictment in this case, and lie should only ter~aln uLtthattaOOment fronM stating the opifljonwhicb he had formca, tbr the purpo3c of giving the counsel the opportunity of themselves suggesting the course ihich it was CPedient to tdopt undrete cr-l, eumhtaneen. lc did not wish that iL shoughd go out to tletl wr that the Judge hoad discovered worething erroneous in the record, which hall mcpend the countel. After ao shrt hdscussion, during whieh it appeared that there coulid be o doubt toaf the indic tmentrntat be quashled, on aecounIt of a vaT icty of material errors, Mlr. Baron G.#tUtow said, that though he was obliged to try' every care which waa set down for Ifimi, Yet hle had another duty, to tne obligations ofwliich he M;L likewise t tUend. viz. he raust take care not improvidenty to reaxtc the time of the cofuty. In the pret sent instance he h uad t avuthoritv of the learned Chiea Juatice, with whom hie had conferied on the sufmbject, for saying, that the errors in te indictment wereso glaring tiat it would be a perfeccY useless orccupation of the titme of the Court to proceed with the tnquary, since e v er y bA d yi wes o f r su a e d th ate f c o un v ct io n fo llo w ed , th e o nata b ot e nev z ser w ould P E Ln Lusc e ud g nt.at Ue nder the se w ircusna tan s b e thought t bepein cactor comdie to the detrmintio of Canot tryln the indctment,were vhiCz ge wousd atoid one tieone hindic an neresth wate of time, and on the Teother, witltiioldfrom e'e p*rrY accused tcb bsessit of erain acquitdsl by virtueoffrmises errord nd e record. Tlire KING V. ItSE A. Thiis was anr indictment for perjury, and the periury was assigned on the examination of the defendant on tile trial o f ane abioT at tite Spring Assizes of 18,23, for the county of Cornwall.- Atlr.Sergeant PR LL stated, that the defendant was a person of rers. respectable character, residing in the borough of Cha elfor Th cirtmestances which gave riec to the present indictment were these At the Snring Assizes for 1823 aen acion was tried. bv Doe ,oil the de- mise of tork, v. Demnt." The object of the huit was t,o rtcolath pdt- session of certain lanas and premises culled Cuiloden, and situtaed w!thin the precincts of the boroughe of Camelftrdi. Tho plaintu *ia-d to make out his title, and did so, by showing le held under a Person ndued Stavelen , whio was represented to have held under tlosevear the present delcndant Rosevear was called by the defendant Deapt, and stated, in his examination, that ie nlevr parted with tile in terest of the fields, but of the house; and next, that he did iot know that James Harrey offered, in Junep 1822, to take the three fields from Staveley. Ha should show, first, that Rosevear . nadethis statement on oath; that the statemet cowa material to the issue ;and that it was attere. binlGorge Cherer examini.ed hy Mlr. ADlAI..IWhat he now pro. duced is an examine copy of the record om a h lisi Pa-ap Of the action of " Doe, dem-ise Cock, v. Dempt." Witness exaitined tcL ropy at tie house of Mr. Edge, in Essex-streyt. eatriness does dot kenow what office it twas e was taken tao. He could not undereo ke eo says what Alr. Edge was. He examined the copy with whnat he under. stoo to be thie Judgment Roll. Ther. Baron Gtnow said that he could not receive thi,s as evi- dlence. .1lr. Serigennrit Vrnr, the counsel for the defiandant, was ab4ut to cross-examine the witness, when Tihe JUDOE said-Broi.her NVilde, you need rot trouble youescif by asking aniy quiestions. The coulnse oni tkhe otsee stiae are at prv. Sent at a most awful distance frirn, any tliling like an approachi z P- dence. Mlr. Wallace, aLn attorney, was theni called, whose eiec a net sufficient to mendi the imrperf'ection ; andi after somdiuson The J UDGa directed the jury- to acquit the defendan,atiere secutor had failed to prove hie case. The Jury acquiatcd the defendant. BODMIN. TUESDAY. AUC. 24. PltAE') V. S.'ARGO.