The Statesman. — 1821-11-07 (London, England)

ADOLPHUS. Counsel for the defendant. contended that there was no evidence of his having set up and maintained a hazard table ; indeed, the inference was the contrary, for it was proved that he was one of those who played at the table in question. between which and setting it up there was the same difference as between buying a leg of mutton and keeping • butcher's shop. The Magistrates, after a short consultation, declared that the offence was proved, and that the defendant was liable to the penalty of 2001., which the Act does not allow to be mitigated. Mr. ADOLPHUS said, it was the defendant's determination to appeal to the Sessions. The second information against the defendant for having played at the game of hazard. was then proved by the same witness, on which be was convicted in the penalty of 501. Mr. ADOLPHUS stated that the defendant would also appeal from the second conviction, and he, in consequence, gave bail in the amount of 6001. to a►ide the event of the appeal. _ _  Two persons who were present at the time the officers visited the table, were also convicted in penalties of 501. each, for having played It on the night they were taken.  Three vertebrae of the celebrated fossil animal of Maestrieht, has been discovered by Mr. Nestell. in the Chalk, near Lewes, a circumstance that may be regarded as highly interesting, since the remains of that oviparous quadruped have not been previously noticed in this country, nor any part of-the continent, except is Saint Peter's Mountain, near Maastricht. Yesterday, at a Petty Session, at Uxbridge, two common informers appeared, and laid informations against Messrs. Heron and Co., coal-merchants, of Uxbridge, for sending out a quantity of coals, to a gentleman at Hillingdon, for sale, not having a perfect bushel measure with the same. The defendants were convicted in the penalty of 40s. and coats. As the informers were leaving the town, they were attacked by great numbers of the inhabitants, amongst whom were some of Messrs. Heron's workmen, and pelted with dirt, blood, and filth; and but for one of the Magistrates, who happened to come up at the time, the informers, it is thought. would not have survived. The Magistrate procured assistance, and quelled the riot by taking a number of the offenders into custody, who were examined the same day before the Bench, and ordered to find bail to answer the charge of the informers: The Magistrates afterwards walked to the verge of the town with the informers, (who were from London), to protect them from a second attack by the mob. On Saturday morning last, the body of Mr. Michael Brookes, a respectable innkeeper, of this town, was found in a piece of water called Oibson's pool, at the back of Digbeth, with the throat cut in a severe manner. The common report that be was murdered, appears to be utterly without foundation. He was the late occupier of the Boat Public-house, in Suffolkstreet; and afterwards of the Horse and Groom. in John-street. the good-will of which latter place be had just sold for the sum of £170; and bad for some weeks been in sdespondiog and melancholy way, ftom supposed losses in business. He was traced In a Hovel at the back of the:Horse Shoe Inn, in which place he had made the first incision in his throat ; and a considerable quantity of blood was found on the spot; from thence he appears to have gone and precipitated himself in the water, after a further struggle to end his life by lacerating the wind-pipe; but it would appear, from the shallowness of the water. that he had most probably died from the wound in his throat ; or from the joint effects of bleeding and suffocation. A Coroner's Inquest will be held on the body this day.—t ,(Dirmingham Mercury, Not'. 5.) • CORONSIL'S Isousat.—.-Monday evening, at sevell o'clock, an inquisition sae taken before Thomis Shell ton, Esq. Coroner, in the Board-room,. at Clay's Hoe. pital, on the body of .Anae Daw. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased. who was about 40 years of age, had been- for many years back servant at the house of a respectable tradesman in the Borough Digh-street ; two masters of per's. committed suicide. owhich occurrence seemed to have preyed mach upon her mind ; and at her latter place she accidentally set lire to the house, about four months ago, since which the had been in a low desponding state; she wus adMitted into the hospital on Wedunday last, labouring under a nervous affeetion, with considerable depreslir of spirits; she was bled, and several times tore Alia bandage off her arm, with a view, it was supposed, of destroying herself by bleeding to death. A close watch wst kept upon her, but availing herself of the temporary absence of the nurse from the ward. she effected ha;. purpose by strangling herself with her pocket tapes, which the nurse, who bad been only to the next ward. at her return, found tied remarkably tight round.the neck of her patient. who was thus lying on her bark quite dead in bed. Verdict—That eke deceased put a period to her existence by straw "gelation. being at the time in a state of temporary mental derenesment.