The Statesman. — 1812-08-22 (London, England)

CRANGSI.IO3. at that lime, affirmed, that for forty years during which hht. bald been at the 13ar, this was the first time he 44 roar heard of such a practice, and hoped it weal*** last, as he thought it highly improper. ; • 't . The whole Bar having declared' this pesIONNA. Is " quite common" to their knowledge for many years past, The Loup Cuaxeteuoa ordered the bill to" be' _ taken off the file, for it was a practice that could not .be endured; which he was sorry for, as the Bill was a special one—and if any remuneration was to. be made, it should be by the Barrister, as the Solltiton and Plaintiff were not to blame. Mr. BIRD then addressed his Lordship in II very calm and confident manner, oceasionallyAnttwitteing some very strong metaphors about " the sword of oppression" as wielded by a %edit's- office; the rights of the subject, and the liberty of the laer2,, In the course of thisniedest arid. striking aleph') itf quence, the orator complained of may hardships which he laboured (seder in consequence of certain " oppressive" conduct from the Sheriff, Sheriff's Office, and the Sheriff's Officers. They brandished the sword of defiance ever unfortunate persons who come uuder their power.-and .aid the Sheriff's Officers should beltn the proseetion of the public, and not to oppress them ; and if ever there was an office, my Lord, that wanted a reform from abuses, it is the Sheriff's Office in Bedford-row, Ifolborn, where they receive, by fees, 30,0001. a year from the op. pressed. Ile next severely reprobated the conduct of the Sheriff, in bringing sixteen actions against eight persons, who were bound for Thomas Drake, a Sheriff's Officer, and extorting 1851. from them, when, in fact, no more than 451. 15s. was the demand ; and still prosecuted him (Mr. B.), and obtained a verdict by perjury, on which a true bill has bees found against William Smith. Be thought his Lordship would immortalize his name, and would be doiag an essential service to the public at limp, by meantkg the power from the persons who at present grasped it: There was a report some time ago, that Borrows, the African traveller, employed, it is said, under the auspiees and at the expense of Lord KIVIN,AIRD, bad been murdered by the Moors while endeavouring to reach Tombuctou by the caravan from Morocco. rf is mentioned, however, in the German Papers, that he is not dead, and that letters have been re. eeived from him, stating his recovery from his wounds, and intention to set out again as aeon as possible. Mr. Senors, a Fellow of King's College, Cam. bridge, who betted 5,000 guineas, some time since, that he swam from Knglehurst, the seat of Lord Ca, ran, on the Southampton river, to the Isle of Wight, has received 750 guineas forfeit from the sporting gentleman with whom he made this wager. A dashing character yesterday drove so violently 1 against the first horse of a country team in the Strand, tear Temple liar, that the shaft entered the breast of the pour animal six inches, and killed him upon the spot. A poor man who lives in Kent-street, and goes about the streets selling gingerbread, was stopped by two men on Thursday evening, on his way froth Camberwell, and robbed of ISs. and some halfpence. The Magistrates of Glasgow have offered a re.  ward for the a ppreliensionofdrchibuld Mactlougald, Mate of the brig Helen, and another, who are suspected of being the murderers of the lean whose body was found some time ago at the west eud of the town of Ore Pooch. On the of Monday last, three mamas  - morning . ..say employed upon a new house on the north side of the New Town of Edinburgh, were unfortunately pre. cipitated frnm the height of five stories, by the scaffolding giving %ay. Oise of tlw' wig killed on the spot, and the other two, Omagh much bruised, are expected to recover.  guictea.—A respectable stable-keeper pot a period to his existence oss isMikost hew self, on the premises of Ms , la 3siteitoer. street. It is supposed that elabarrasweent was the • of suicide.  cause suit, ,