The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-20 00:00:00

It i l k I t 1 PIPPI" 7 •7 - : ' CASE OF IMPORTANCE • SO MASTERS A\D MISIMESSES OF FAMILIES AND SER. YAXT3: At the County Court of Middlesex for the hundred of Ossulston, holden on Thursday last, a gentleman appeared on the summons of the father of a girl who had recently been in the service of the defendant, on account of non-payment of the girl's wages. The de fendant hired the girl as anntemaid, at six guineas a year wages; the girl entered on her place on the 29th September, and on the 28th October following, 'without giving any previous warning, or assigning any previous cause of complaint, left her situation.— The true reason of her quitting it was, that her father bad procured her a situation as lady's-maid, which she preferred to that of nursemaid. The defendant, in consequence, refuied paying her any wages for the month she had been in service ; first, on the ground of her misconduct in so leaving her place, and, se condly, that the hiring being a yearly hiring, she was entitled to no wages if she chose to leave her place be fore the expiration of 'the year ; but even if it should be considered that she would be entitled to wages fur the periods be might serve, that a general hiring at an nual wages did imply the right of a month's warning oti - the part of the servant as well as the master, be fore the one could quit her place, or the other could discharge her from it. The Court, however, made an order fur the payment of the servant's wages. This dpy it was urged to the same Court, for the purpose of obtaining a revision of the case and the judgment, that the deci4on, independently of the in convenience that may arise from it both to masters and mistresses, as well as servants, did not accord with the cases of Robinson e. Hirdam, 3 Esq. N.Y.C. and Spain r. Arnott, 2 Stark. N.P.C. or with the opinion of Chief Justice Abbott, in the case of Williams e, Rice, tried before him at sittings after last Easter Term / . But the gentleman acting in the capacity of Jndge, was of opinion that the cases above referred to only related to servants in husbandry, and conse quently, that the judgment must stand. The consequence of the above decision will be, that no master or mistress os a family, under a general hiring at yearly wages, can calculate in the morning on having a servant to dress their dinner the same day, or a servant when he rises in the morning on not be ing turned out of doors before the night arrives ; un- Ives, indeed, there has been an express contract that the servant shall not leave the plait., or the master discharge the servant, without a month's warning. It therefore behoves both masters and servants in future ro be particular upon this point. The imprisonment to which Scent, the butcher, in Pimlico, was sentenced fur an attempt to kill his wife. expired yesterday morning. APPREIIENsION OF MARK LAWSON, 7111 E HlGHWAY consequence of the apprehension of Currie and the esespe of Lawson, as mentioned in our last, police-officers were dispatched in pursuit of him. He was traced by 'l'. Forsyth, to Morpeth, from Morpeth to Acklington, where he had slept all night, from thence to Widdrington and Shi!bottle, where he changed a 11. note of Lambton's Bank, and soon near to Alnwick, where the officer lost all further trace, and eonitquentlY returned home. Mr. Cousins, and other. Officers, at Alawick, exerted themselves to dis cover.him, but with the like want of success. He was last seen going North of Alnwick, and must have taken across the mountains and uninhabited parts of the moors, as on Saturday, be entered the public linuse,.kept by Common, in the village of Har bottle, and enquired for lodgings; previous to this, an account of the robbery, and escape of Lawson, having been sent to Mr. Clennell, of Harbottle Castle, the Chairman of the County, he communicated the same to his gamekeeper, who, soon after, went into the public house, where Lawson (then unknown) was sit tin, and began relating to the company, in Lawson's presence, the story of the robbery, observing that Currie was taken, and that it would not be long before Mark Lawson would be in custody :on Lawson hearing this, he got up and went out of the room, leaving his handle, and did not again return. The suspicious ap pearance of the man, his description, and the histy manner of his departure, were, the next morning, communicated to Mr. Clennell, who, suspecting him, (from his conduct) to be Lawson, dispatched four parties across the moors, in pursuit of Mm, and he lees ultimately taken at Ilirm ss, up the Reed Water, hav ing- traversed the extensive moors betvieen Harbottle wad•that place. He was, on Monday, brought to this town, and lodged in the New Moot Hall Prison. The publici particularly in the Northern part of the county, have been very anxious for the apprehension of this man, wholias been a long time a terror to Aln wick and its vicinity.—(Newcastle Coorchst.) Tbnrstlay last, John Williams was committed to Worcester County Uaol, for obtaining under false pretences, two silk handkerchiefs, the property of Slr. James Horsley, of Droitivich, tnercer. The cir -7.. • ceiristances of this fraud are rather singular. On the diy in question, the prisoner entered the shop of Mr. Horsley, for the alleged purpose of purchasing silk kitiseketnhiefs ; having selected two, lie requested titew, to be put in paper for him. _ Mr. H. accordingly mapped them in whited-brown paper, which Wil liams objected to, and asked if lie had no white paper toiiiktbest le. .Mr. H. immediately acquiesced in and packed them up agreeable to his wishes. it appears that Williams hod previously pro vided.libialtelf with a parcel coutoining wood 'hat 'logs, `!capped Jo white paper, bearing a resemblance to a - pack.age of silk handkerchiefs, or other light goods. When Mr. •11. had. packed up the handkerchiefs, Wil liams put them in.bit pocket ; at the same moment emitting of if he could recommend him to a grocer. , IV.. H. directel . him to a very respectable nergilr; Willianis thanked him Or his recoustnen datioirr-told.. him he Wished to purchase some articles ia:tbatrline ;.,and. at the same instant taking the sham parcel from his pocket, told Mr. H. be would .cal Land pay ..for- his purchase on his return. Upwards- nf an bony elapsed before any, fraud was suspected.. liv.ll. finding Williams did_ not retort!, eoquired of hia.,neigbboue if a person answering Wiltiatue's:4lfseription had been there :—en miniver I , was given in. Abe peradre... Mr. H. then-suspected all Ovals nist..tight t nind, on opening tlmparcel ascer taissid that hiempiiltions wean but too true.. H. ileediately.. went !sin .povinit of the prisonox, whom be • a.PerFinstonli j bouß ,sliwee miles: on, the- Worcester vocal, and the propertyscan fonakopon . THE sTATESMAN: POLICS. GUILDHALL.•--THE DEVIL AMONG ?kg TAILOIII9.-•-• The auditory at this justice room yesterday resem bled a general meeting of the tailors, from the num ber of them in attendance ; their presence was ac counted for on the hearing of a charge against a very respectable looking young lad about 18, named George Bemitelt, an apprentice to Mrs. Warren. baker, in Ivy-hue, Newgate-street, who was brought up, charged with an assault upon Win. Pagan, a jour neyman tailor. According to the evidence of Michael Organ, one of the tailors, the wives of some of them being also in company, had just finished pots of porter round, when the prisoner, who was seated with his friend, (a butcher), at another table, struck up a song. At the conclusion of it the tailors applauded mightily. The prisoner then called upon Pagan for a song, which lie declined, and to prevent words, another named Kelly, volunteered an Irish ditty, during the progress and at the conclusion of which the prisoner was most ob streperous in his applause, occasionally accompanying Mr. Kelly with some imitations of instrumental music, and interrupting him frequently with loud fitsof laugh ter. Pagan intimated that the prisoner behaved like a blackguard. The baker immediately rushed hastily at Pagan, and insisted on knowing if he called him a blackguard ? After frequently repeating his question, with the addition of threats, without producing any disavowal of the imputation, be floored poor Pagan io a true pugilistic style, and repeated his blow, express ing himself happy at having fallen in among tailors, as he could beat two of them at any time. Just at this moment another comrade of Pagan's, of the name of Cooper, entered the room, and in endeavouring to part the combatants, was knocked down by the pri soner's butchering friend. The row now became ge neral, and for a short time bakers, butchers, and tailors, were intermixed in one common caullict.— During which Pagan fetched a constable, to whom the prisoner was given in charge. This story was retold, with nearly the same eircum stances by another tailor, named Jeffrey, who added that the prisoner had offered to fight Pagan fur a so• vereign, which the latter had refused. The prisoner told the story a little differeat. He said be was sitting with a friend at a different table from the other party, and without meaning at all to interfere with them, sung a song to amuse the person with him. During the time he was singing it the tailors laughed and jeerej, and at the conclusion set np thunders of affected and ridiculous applause. That he called upon one of them to sing, if he could sing better, and when one of them, Kelly, struck up, be and his friend laughed in their turn ; that Pagan then called him a blackguard, and in his irritation at this expression, which Pagan would neither retract or explain, he struck him. The prisoner's mistress gave him an excellent cha racter as a very quiet, good lad, and Sir James Shaw, the Magistrate observed, that though the violence of his co9duct was blameable, the epithet applied to him was certainly a provocation calculated to cause a breach of the peace. He thought lie should best per form his duty by discharging the prisoner, and he was discharged accordingly.' The landlady of the Salntatton tap'was in attend ance to prefer a charge against Pagan. but-shy re-; ceived so suitable a rebuke from the Worthy AkferH man, for suffering scenes of this kind to take place on a Sunday morning at her house, that she preferred saying nothing about it. _ _ - _ . BONV-liTREET.-1 esterday two young men of dashing exterior, calling theirsetiis 'Cultist mut 'Fleury Welshe, were brought up from Covent-garden watch house on the following charge :—Mr. Joy, proprietor of the Grand Hotel, Piazza, Covent-Garden, stated that the defendants came to his house on Sunday evening, and ordered an expensive supper, which was served to them, and they drank three bottles of wine. While they were at supper, one expressed great surprise that Kelsey was not come; to which the other replied, " it was very ex traordinary, but tl—n him he should par." At length, when the bill was sent up, they swore they had lathing to do with it; Mr. Kelsey had invited thim . to supper, and bad promised to meet them there, and he must pay the bill of course. Mr. Joy knew Mr. Kelsey very well, but he knew also that he was confined in the 'King's Bench prison, and mentioning that circumstance to them, lie said it was impossible they could expect him. They declared that he was•not in the Bench ; that he bad promised to meet them, and that they would " tip hint (witness) the double" e. run away) before they would pay a farthing. They moreover threatened to " mill" loin, and throw him down stairs, and suiting the action to the word, they placed themselvesa-la-Cribb, and thrust their fists into his face. After some expostu lation they consented that a watchman should accom pany them home, in order that witness might know whete to find them; but they had not gone far when both ran away. The watchman sprang his rattle, and they were overtaken. The defendants, in answer to the charge, persisted in declaring that Mr. Kelsey had• promised to treat th em to a sapper, and to join them at the hotel. Mt of the defendants assured the Magistrate, upon his honour, that Mr. K. was not in the King's Bench Prism Sir R. Blextc.—Where is he then 2 lA:feud:tut (hesitatingly)—He is in the Rules of the Bench. Sir R. BTRNIE ordered the defendants to find bail for the assanit which they had been guilty of, in thrusting their lists into Mr. Joy's face. They were locked up until they should find bail. MARLBOROUGH-STBEIET.—A hackney coachman of the name of Goodge, was charged by the Honourable George Hervey, of Portland•phace, with obstructing his carriage on the highway on Thursday evening, which led to attack and robbery by a gang of thieves. By the testimony of the lion. Mr. Hervey, and which was corroborated by his servant, he was return ing home from the Theatre, at twelve o'clock at night, and at the corner of Regent►street, Oafurd-street, in endeavouring to pass the hackney-coach, which was the only °dears the stand * the defendant moved his horses and placed the coach• so as ta obstruct the lee sage, and take the step off the cabriolet i■ which Mr. Hervey and his servant were riding. The latter re nsoestrated, when the coachman gave him the lie. which led to some harsh expressions on both sides. Tiro servant was bast attacked by a bellow in a frock coat, with a scar cadet his .eye, and joined by fear ethic ruf f ians, they assaulted Lint, and took his silver feosu•Liapoekets. Mt. Hervey alighted frosty the as , briulet, and he was surrounded by the same peg sad robbed of leis •steel parse, (wobbling ma severeigns and son►e 'Hate. with .whicis the. thieves aseard. Ebert was no evidence to connect the defendaat .witit the felons, and . be was convicted in twenty shillings and costs. Maneienosz-orates.—NA very interesting female was brought up by a constable, charged with ;moult lug her husband. The husband deposed that about the mouth of Oct. 1816, be was Serjeant in the Royal Scotch regiment, then in the City of Edinburgh, where be became az , saiated with the defendant, wbe lived servant in a family in St. Andrew's-square. The correspondence was carried on for a considerable time, till at length she was with child. The regiment was then about to go to Ireland; and on the defendant being made ac quainted with the orders, she expressed her desire to return to her mother, at Berwick, provided he would give her a document in writing, to answer the purpose of a marriage eertificate. in order to make it appear to her parents that she had been married. This pro position he at first bad a great objection to, but being over persuaded, he at length agreed to give her the re quired document, which was drawn up by Serjeant Clarke belonging to the same regiment, and a mock ceremoay was performed by a sailor, in a toll-booth, which enables any man to marry as many wives as he pleases, without being subject to the laws, provided be can procure a bottle of good Scotch whiskey.— After the marriage had been solemnized, the evening was spent in dancing and carousing. He considering the marriage was an act of accommodation to her, did not give himself any further trouble in re gard of the defendant. IV.fxt day, however, she came to the barracks, and behaved in the most outrageous manner, demanding to be received as his wife. He was much surprised, expecting that she was to return to her friends as was agreed, under which idea be bad been induced to give her the mock certifi cate. On his refusal to comply with her request, she declared she would acquaint his officers of her treat went. Fearing the corporeal punishment that be would inevitably receive had it been made known to the dicers of his regiment, lie, instead of going to Ireland with the same, provided two substitutes, and left them, proceeded to England, and was recommended by the late Duke of Bent to Mr. Firth, the King's carpenter, by whom he was set to work at Kensirgtmt Palace where he continued four years. His x , ,e-digaalc pm , sued him thither, created a great disturbance at the Palace, and he was obliged to procure a lodgin g for her in Westminster, where she was brought to b.l of a child, which was placed out at noise. She went into service, but remained in her place a short time. when she again annoyed him, and azreed if he tvonld give her five guineas, she would return to Scotland. This he willingly did, in hopes he should get rid of her, but, in a few weeks she again made her appear. ance, and resumed her former demand. On his refusal she caused a great disturbance, and he was ridiculed by the retnalnder of the workmen. She was in the constant practice of so doing. Yesterday morning she came as usual, and commenced a violent attack on him with her fist. He was induced to give her in cus tody. The defendant put in several letters which she had received at various times from the complainant, which were read by the Magistrate, and in which he ad dressed her as his " dear, dear wife," and his "be loved Dorothea." The Magistrate said that by the epistles just read, be clearly admitted her to be his wife, and therefore he advised them to settle matters and live together amicably ; but as he refused to do so, the Magistrate dismissed tire complaint. • < RITRAOSEMNARY Ronagay.—..On the night of the Ist instant, the house of Mrs. Johnson, Everton, was entered by four men, and robbed of a large sum of money and other property. The singular circumstances under which the act was committed, are worthy of re- cord. In order to obtain admittance, they scratched at the door, after the manner of a dog. It was unsus • pectingly opened by the female servant. They enter ed ; and declaring that they did not purpose any vio lence towards her, they put her in the pantry ; and while one remained below to keep watch, the others went up stairs. They found Mrs. Johnson in bed : told her not to be alarmed, no personal injury being meant; her money only being what they sought. The lady, with much presence of mind, on observing their inten tions, secured, unperceived, a gold watch, which she had at hand, under her night clothes. They bawled her to an arm chair, and asked for some wine. lit going for it, she contrived to pass the fire-place, and throwing the watch among the shavings in the grate, preserved it. They then sat down, and conversed freely with her for some time. One of them, of genteel dress and manner, showed her a number of false keys, and described to her their several uses. lie remarked, that a person of her rank, must have a watch : fur which they searched her bed, but did not offer to search her person. After robbing the house of money to a large amount, including a bank-post-bill of 501. especially endorsed; they politely bade Mrs. Johnson good night, and depitted. They soon after returned, saying at the door that they had forgotten something : but the ser vant denied them admittance. They were detected at Ilirminghatn, upon present ing the bill alluded to; brought to Liverpool, and fully committed for trial.—(Liverpool Mercury.) DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICI DB.-AN Friday last, at Redruth. a man named Win. Coleman, who is upwards 0f,70 years of age, attempted to put a period to his existence, by cutting his • throat with a knife. Happily the instrument was not sufficiently sharp to accomplish his purpose effectually, and surgical as sistance being procured, the wound was sewn nr. Shortly after. he was heard to mitter.soure incoLereut expressions, and attempted to tear open. the,wounti— be bad partly effected his object before his lands could be secured; but being at length ceufitsed so as to meant his, beipg able to . do . himself further mischief, he bocame more composed, and is likely to recover. ATTEMPTED.SDICIDE, AND *IIRPRIEIND RECOVERY. the Rig of October last, Rose Ludditt, servant to Mr. Jarvis, feismonger, Adderbury, Oxon, attempt. ed to pat au end Sober Whir cutting her throat with a penknife, but not succeeding, plunged a razor•into herthiee t ts coerplofelyamresing the sti pd pipe, the right nerve. apl ti garatitlapery: Mr. Wilson was allied ia, sad reticle prompt ;and effectpal assistance. lia two or threeolar she wee &blot.° aciculate faintly. frost .whichisisoo. she began to do well, and is now pedll.o):_nitiKKgs as it gone tSw aituatiogs BOXING. FIGHT AND NO FIODT.—The boxing match behrft, Ben Warwick and Spring's etas, having being fixed: take place yesterday on Moulaeyburst, much d . pointment took plaee, as many persons assemble, gartilesi of a d am p er . not k now i ng it was off, as Lilo wife died an Saturday night. Aftei the rai n hr , ceased the toddlers and p ra d s were in motion eass is .;i for. town, and Hodges and Beteher's elixir hails( pened the disappointed either to fun or roiiehist fight was knocked up fer two guineas on the h id home in a field at Islewortb, between two mei n laws of the names of &it'd and Dunne!, one of wh o% had lately returned from the South Seas. A resi get i slaughtering fight took place, and both were 0ft, 04 to a stand still ; it was all give and take. The st o w (Dunnell) won it by unsbipping the left jaw of his s s , tagonist. Nelson, the drover, and Sim i the finnan, k t i f i their match for 50 guineas to morrow. A shocking accident happened at Bishop Aocklesi, on the evening of Wednesday last. A phones o f the name of Harrison was mixing togethe r a IW ge quantity of gunpowder, for the pnrpnse of N ut . ing coal at the pit, when a spark fell from the e a t, , which instantly exploded. The whole of the epti at and nearly the whole roof, were literally Mews is pieces. Harrison, his wife and two children, e re cos . sidered in extreme danger. PROPERTY FIRED DY INCENDIARIES.—A fire broke out at Steeple Ashton, on Wednesday night last, be. tween twelve and one, on the premises of the Rev. M s , Hay and Mr. Butcher; it is supposed, from the cumstances of the flames being oltvived to is forth at nearly the same time, that it was the work of,aeh s . cendiary. A sheep-house, containing about six sari s of potatoes, and a stack of hay, were consnmed onal, Hay's premises; but by the exertions of the nelgb, boars, a tick of hay was preserved. On Mr. Butcher's farm, eight load of stubble were on fire et both ed s . Providentially the destructive element was checked he. fore it reached Mr. Ball's ricks adjoining, or it is likely that most of the property in the neighboarheid would have been swallowe I up. A person has bees taken up on suspicion of this diabolical act. A re. ward of 200 guineas is offered for the discovery of the offenders.—(Bath Journal.) SINGULA CASE.—About eight o'clock yesterday morning, John Jenkins, a sailor of the brig Sampson, Harris, WAS pitched into the ricer by a mildew jerk 'if a stage, which was lowering from the gunwhale e( the brig Constantia. Ile struggled for a few mimes toil sunk. Michael Purcell, boatman, instantly pro cured grapnells and boathooks, and, assisted by his comrades, took the man up, apparently lifeless, after h e had been about five or six minutes under water. He was conveyed to the Humane Society Apartments, is the Dispensary, behind the Parade Quay, where he wet the readiest- and kindest attention. "By the unceasing exertions," as the Visitor's Report 11.4 says, " of Dr. Briscoe, and the other medical gentle men." he was so far recovered that when we last heard of him, at eight this morning, consider4ble hopes were entertained of complete restoration. His case was so far singular that, shortly after he was taken to di Dispensary, he appeared in danger of dytegosso, the ordinary effects of drowning, but by a str pletic tit. Copious bleeding was had recourse= at times considerable force was necessary to commit his convulsive efforts.—(Waterford Mirror, :Von. 17) On Thursday evening, a fire broke nut in a shop he. longing to a blacksmith, adjoining the little towed Newlyn, near Penzance. The roof being of thatch, the most serious apprehensions were entertained 1w the safety of the adjoining houses, which are chicly covered with the same inflammable materials. A wheelwright's shop adjoining, to which the fire bad alreadyextended, was speedily uncovered by the hillt bitants, who were soon enabled to exert themselel more effectually, by the arrival of the two engines from Penzance. By these means the. fire was got under without any injury, except in the shop its which it commenced, and that of the wheelwright &Inset mentioned.—The premises were insured. ( o n e a o s n t , th t two o b i o n d q y uis o i f tio a g nsr i l r 'ere dat Bir mingham, l between seven and eight years old, who was burnt to death. TMri other on a boy about twelve years old, who was Ed. between in Friday . dentally killed at the grinding mill of Messrs. Phipsos and Co. The deceased had gone into a room over the grinding atones, and not observing a trap-door, be fell through it amongst the machinery, and was so much crushed, that he died before he reached the Hospital. The deceased did not belong to the milk and he had no business in the rootu.—Verdicts, Acei. dental Death. Yesterday Mr. Charles Perry, an assistant 11 die shop of Mr. Ahious, silveisinith, W e , t;erwick•strA Soho, standing on a pair of steps used in the shop for reaching goods from high shelves, and Weems* giddy, he fell headlong to the floor, his skull was ces open by the fall; he, bled profusely, and soon alltes wards expired. MARRIED.. On Saturday last, at Mary-le-hone Church, 1 0 1 1 . 111/ ' P. Kendrick. Esq. of Upper Mary-le-hone-street t o Fr Mary, only daughter of the late .lame; Dods. Ksq. At Wolve.thrunpton, Mr. Edward Lon . Bill v, drailg t°l4 150, to Miss E. Iligh fi eld, aged 21. v There stded ape above ceremony, two fathers, two brothels, two lades, two nieces, and two cousins, husband and wife, sad an l l" r persons. • • .. . • DEATIIS. Dr. Barrett, Vice Provost of 'l'riuity College, died Yee' terilny"—Ottitin Journal. Friday. On the inst. at Busby Park, County of WieMom, di bilious fever, thallon. Mrs. liowerd. • t Suddenly, at .his seat, Fuge Douse, near Dutyeta/ Ilnyne, EN. aged 73, Lieut .-C olonel of the North 494 Militia, and father of that corps. At her house in Belfast, on the 10th inst. Mrs. 11r aged 93 years, relict of the late tiol. Al'llroth. On the lit Instant, and in V:e f u ll enjoyment of ant mental faculties, although at the advanced (end it lif f—n said at the uncommon) age of thi %ears. Mrs. E.lll 4 Cdawm of Tyllanngee, and formerly of Itailvmacreely. in the P i = of Killinichy. tie father (an E:l4l'smn) came to bean with the army about the thud of Lie revolution (10 00 )• atittled in.the neighbourhood of Killylesgh. She has I• ' behind lier a numerona offspring, coasivting of 11 ehildle g e 47 grand-childretk, 115 great yang-children. and tal: 9 * el great granvl-e.hirdren—many of whom, together with number Of fr ientli relati v es, attended her remains to placeof interment. iu Killinehy Church-yard. • • Idiados Edited, Printed, ai..l Publihed sat thd Ow' TIM STATIEE MAN" " THE CONSTITUTION " 'Paper), No. it* Stroud, opposite St. Clesseat's law" bj , ILL. 8., to *now all Como I Orders, age. urd totiotoidoti to be oiler/sad. , 7 0 '," ,• - ? A i ,~ i