The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-09-14 00:00:00

~. OLD DAILEY. • H team* v Romani te.—Jsmilat Dorsi. I yOtti3 of 1: l ectaloe exterior; was indicted fOr i►esietlng Is , I 41 Lindall'on the King's highway, and taking from ,t• person a gold watch, &c. The offence was cow ' itted in the neighbourhood ofßisbopseate, and the i.dence clearly proved the assault and robbery. he COMMON SEIMANT, in passing sentence, ob t teed to the prisoner, that though young in years, he 1 , sas not young in offences. He had before appeared t the bar of the Court, and had not the capital part f the charge in the present case been abandoned, there vas but little doubt the law would have taken its full curse ; for the repeated and violent robberies in the eighbourhood where the offence bad been committed, ;scald, perhaps, have induced his Majesty in Council , o order the full execution of the law, as an example • o others. His Lordship then observed, that for the rotection of the public, and to save the prisoner from n early death on the scaffold, the Court sentenced tim to transportation for the term of his natural life. James Biggs, aged 21, was convicted of stealing s 1 gold watch, seals, &c. value 151. from the person of Mr. Christopher Crishop, attorney, of Child's•place, Fleet-street, op the 31st of August. The Comma:it ScttUEANT—" Prisoner, you have been • here before; it is evident you have got your living by thieving. You must leave the country." The Learned Judge observed to the gentlemen of the Jury, that what they bad seen and heard that night gave full proof of the state of the metropolis. dilartin, aged 20, was convicted of stealing from the person of John Streek, a box, containing sun dry valuable articles, the property of Miss Mary Ann Robinson. The Court immediately sentenced him to transporta tion for life. POLICE. M•NSION-HOI:BI:•ZITENSITDSROPLIPTING IN THE will be recollected that last week two persons, Jacob and Rachel ',aroma, Jews from Holland, were brought up before the Lord Mayor, on a charge of baring robbed the warehouse of Mr. Lester, wool len-draper in Leadenhall-street, of a large piece of woollen-cloth. It was charged that they had been to the warehouse before, representing themselves as fo reign traders, and desiring to look at certain goods, tut bought none. On that occasion a piece of wool len cloth, of the value of 30 guineas, bad been missed. On the second time they visited Mr. Lester's ware- Louse, the porter suspected that the female prisoner on her going out Lad something about her, and brought .her back, when she dropped a large piece of woollen cloth. It excited much astonishment that she should be able to secure so large a piece of goods, but an apron, with hooks affixed to it, has been subsequently found in the warehouse close to where the prisoner stood. Tbis apron is so formed as to retain with secu rity any article that might be attached to it, though of considerable weight. The two prisoners were brought up a second time for examination, when Forrester, the _officer, stated that be had succeeded in finding out the lodging of the two prisoners, at No. 7, Finsbury-mar ket, where he had discovered a large assortment of goods, consisting of silks, valuable shawls, scarfs, and . pieces of cottons, with the marks obliterated. The office was filled with shopkeepers, who stated that tlisy bad missed goods in an extraordinary manner; but few of them could recognise the prisoners : one of them, an extensive silk-maisufacturer, who had been robbed to a great amount, identified one of the shawls found at the prisoners' lodgings as his property, and Lad no doubt that the remainder of the shawls were also his, but could not swear to them, as the marks were taken off, and there were others of the same pat tern, nor could he recognize the prisoners. He stated, however, that since the statement of the case bad been published in the newspapers, a number of the trade had taken stock, and had discovered most serious de ficiencies, which they did not doubt had been occa sioned by the depredations of shoplifters of no ordina ry description. The LORD Mavoa thought it would be unnecessary to multiply cases against the prisoners, and that the charge wade by Mr. Lester would be-sufficient to send the prisoners to take their trial upon. The two pri soners were therefore committed for trial on the charge of having robbed Mr. Lester's warehouse, and theyar ties bound over to prosecute. On the examination of the two prisoners, nearly all the known receivers of stolen goods in the city were about the avenues, and such a degree of anxiety upon the case was evinced amongst this class, as induced the officers to suspect that the case had extensive ramiticatious. When they searched the lodgings of the Aarons, they found a card with the address of a man named Ooulston, No. 23, Old-street, St. Luke's. Forrester and Forster immediately went there, and gained a sudden admission. The greatest confusion was excited by their appearance. They. apprehended Jenark Ooulston, to whom the premises belonged ; they found but one piece of silk with a roller, on which the mark was unobliterated. This mark led to the discovery of the owner, who had been robbed, but by another pair of foreigners than those who had been brought before his Lordship. Jcuark Goulatou was then placed at the bar, and the • evidence against him was as follows :--Sarah Chittam, warehousewoman to Mr. New, of Paternoster . • row, silk-manufacturer, stated, that on that day a man and woman, who appeared to be foreigners, came to the warehouse; a *piece of silk was stolen, but it was • nut missed until the police officers brought home a piece, which was ascertained to be the property of the . house; she was positive the silk had net been sold, and • she had seen it on the Thursday. Henry Forster, an officer, produced a piece of silk, which was identified as Mr. New's 'property. lie • stated that be bad, in consequence of information, gone to the apartments of the primmer, at 23, Old street, and that be met the prisoner's wife coming oat of his apartment, on the second floor, with a bundle containing the silk; the prisoner said he knew no thing at all about the property urn being first inter , rimed, bat be afterwards said that be purchased it at an seethe. The parties sem horsed ores to-prom cuts Ballston for the misdensidbesr of having in his pesesesies stoles propitity. isupoph South was charged with having pawl a forged LW. now upon John Brills. OMAN, who lives with Mr. Tucker, of Budge-row, stationer, stated, that the prisoner came to the warehouse between four and ~srw+_. - .- . -"...i---- --- ef . . : -. 6 :5------ ;11 7 1 . 7.4 k 4.ff "wi1".".... .V/r0 tril /4 1 / 1 'KIX — . 7" - —----- ' ll /"4111111 1 . hee ' ti t i g il h i t ti° ll ll p Efaixdunian, iliPt. 10.—A areato fire i n k, i . —........ ihte o , ebeeit this imotwidg, a little lifter twelve a'cleek.la ht i erm si - II R. De. five story Wise in the Cow . gate, ironed** , he proceed- site to the foot of Perlsament-staina Vae7fe e ' apartment nereeeen o , n eee th e s esesiowd eseeme te e e ees , i et: .. 4r. Prlnigh. b r u i rti n n a g eed wit il la a g a reat the floors above, a nd e, heur a t f is te e r one th inusedidiely hele re .,.„ scion, gave About half an 4 drinking ted, that It „ e stair , a weed** sa e; inhabitants, except one family in the third Ilea. named Cain was enveloped in flame ; but previous to this, all sh e NI Tuesday, nday) that escaped to the street, many of them half naked. IN family which remained, consisted of a man named Han earadwiethdreewe,ewhihlditreen. chilli in kit` te w e itn w es aa s, p i t hi Bannerman, le a a n p i ed ill o t v w er ife tli light of the arms, and escaped with some slight hurts : *k r . wife was less fortunate ; after dropping a child friei the arms. w indow , T s h b e e y lea p ed were a o l v l e t r bne herse tak if en wi u th p a al mthr ive, 'sat • Id to refr esh concerning the poor woman, who was also far 'dreamed in 'tangy, was carried to the Infirmary with ens . 4( the murder was peep children, where they soon after expired. The othe r Mended the was taken into a neighbouring house and aurvieed hat ,' the night on the 71st Regiment, and his wife was a native drip a few minutes. Bannerman was lately a setleast ti ' witness to tugal. The man in whose house the fire originated al* T lie w s o in of th th e e l fi nfirm rema a n ry w , Nan after the er w e it a h lso his co th ns ig id k er se ab ter ly * l y ur im t 1a7 1. 41: 4; * falling of the burning rafters. Barrett on The fin-eng ines were loon brought to the spot, he o grind his their e ffi ciency was much Impeded by the Ina; sf i ngi su h pp g l o y t a w e e n e ss e t b o te M ie r ed . C ; a ‘ sphil bet.oke 's ty and Kelly person who .le prisoner: water. Hari a a vi p n l g en a t t i f l u e wn, in order men; and in a few hours the tenement in 'which the rage of the flames defied the exertions of the fire. idence. fire broke out, and the one immediately idielaing es__ ed that Mr. the stbihut oi het s u ffered u e , sffotwewnreeartdrehdem, reduced whicheh ground fro w mi l e t oe s toh fluor, smokingw wa .which separated irc,h wee onlyandis ci li b bye i to : se excepte a r s a t h t i i p a firs, 61.1001:11 he was not prisoner was tither to Mr. where he was necessarily occasioned by the confusion of removing the stock and furniture. The three upper fiats wete ;Mild, stating of the other divided into small apartments, and occupied by es- Is :herons poor families, who have lost every thing they lint, Thomas possessed. The melancholy occurrence is attrihstsd , r. Rothschild, to some persons who were celebrating a christesiag, that gentle- one of whom, in the most improper manlier, dome a glass of spirits in the fire, which set the neat in a on no further islaze and communicated to the rest of %behove. race of Miss FIRE IN GRACECHURCILSTREEL . t ournment for .----......._ v Dr. Owen, Yesterday evening, at a quarter-past ;o'clock, silo. to their inis- quisition was taken at the George and Volture Tama, le completed, atten d at the George-yard, Lombard-street, before Thomas Shills., bo bound over Esq. Coroner for London and Southwark, on the bodies of Hope Parkins, Abraham Jacksow, and another was t, a pp.,' f or unknown, who perished at the above fire. ter which was Sam. Burstin, of Three-King's-court, Lombard-street, in their pos- fireman to the London Assurance Office. stated, that when he and the deceased, Parkins. arrived ia 0110 l part of the church-street, they found Mr. Ryan's housecoat firs ;*bey r being deli- went up to the first floor, and found that and the grater to any (lop- part of the premises in dames. Parkins took down the Jess, the of clock, and went down stairs with, iir ' Antos/ Milli nd found the a weighty box, which be imagined coetaimi eash,aad to keep the at the next took it out of the window; but when h e ca me to de house of Mr. Collins, where he intended to depositit, the lid came off, and he discovered' it cal y cosisiset • id taken from brown sugar ; on bis return the beesetad bemosselth hey were fol- a prey to the devouring element, that any further* ed until they tempts to save it were fruitless, he consequently west is of Correction. play upon the house of Mr. Bull, which was isseredis complained of their office. The body of Parkins• was found OD Wed. .. Keep your !wade) , morning under the writi og desk , at the hems of • Mr. Ryan, the same evening this body or —Juba was discovered also in the ruins of the same hone. — nation, that a Jackson was a turncock belonging to the London Fire should be ex- Office. Another fireman assisted in taking down some :nt for it. A china, and a looking glass, at Mr. Ryan's howse. He , urhood about saw Parkins coming down with a glass; he afterwards :s that probe- returned up stairs. fd the staircase above the dile ing room on fire, as and also oun the kitchen ; not seeing says( examination. his fellow servants, he camtout ;. in a quarter of an her raffle ' It ap- afterwards the roof and walls tell in; he could not tal ne ago was in accurately in which house the fire broke out, as they ill, and from were nearly all on fire at the same moment. Rothschild. Here it was observed by seer mai of the Jury that the er spoons and houses bad been in a very dilapidated state. Initials of Mr. Mr. Ryan said, be heard an alarm of fire in the greet wen, &c., very he opened the window, but saw no fi re ; he alarmed die family, his servants brought do wn their boxes; be rt . reed in another his books from the counting - h ouse, and also his ea& :h will be in- box, but still no appearance of fire. He looked , Mr. I. assock's next door, but still saw no fi r e. returned up stairs, and found the whol e place in ~ OELAN D. and the heat was so intense that he was obliged to re treat as fast as possible. las forwarded There was no evidence to show how the Terneoeher rs of his Ma- the other man came to be these, nor could their dodo be accounted for, otherwise than from the circumfuse. ND. of their bodies being found in the ruins of Mr. Kids 1. house, where it is conjectured they went to render ss• ort of the Com- sistance, or to save some part of the property. statement from ~ , Verdict—That the deceased persons wan st,Powsr ~ kgnment of to- , deaths by accident. 0.1.....ea1e ' '... .7 .• , 74 tee also to a let- Commissioners _—..a... Commissioners Ft a z.—About half- p ast seven o'clock oolreows.mv red allowing to- evening, the house of Mr. Watkins, No. It, M ice li iof 70 tons, the place, Crawford - street , Montagu-rquare, was di reasury desire. tall be known, • • issuing from the first and second floor windows, with ting this instal- to be on fire, by the neighbours observing the laths LuiiiiINGTON. g reat ra pidit y . They instantly ran to the !eon • which they kept constantly knocking, but reewrieff iw answer from within they with great &Inky hate net has been it open. By the prompt exertions of the insets the he night by a flames were arrested, but not till nearly all the fear .men of all de- tare was destroyed, and the house ranch damaged. , a down a gate- MURDER.—On the night of the 16th ultimo, a sett awe of" Ellis's county of Non , luntry silencing, Dennis Murray, Nicholastown, t he . wretches armed with pistols, assembled at the hew' the night, aed, arms, and on his refusing to give them. a shot . tess.7 Ireland, and demanded the immediate surreader es of the corn- the unfortunate man lingered until the followinger,s?! itatits disturbed ' ' through the street door, which passed through Wooer Monday night and then expired in great agony.—A reward of IWI• ef own to disperse been subscribed by the inhabitants of Nicholadoin,r, lily licensed by the apprehension of any of the parties concerned is T . cue og made known to the likelihood of lending sorted to which have guy r ones began to atrocious murder. and the most . .active measures w ill directions in rever y . MARRIEII. De sf the windows in t h e i r h ea d s; R Y N esterda, at Mary-le-bone C i butret i M i t 3l = pet Le-street, leaving of W . o . l l;eld, g ij a s t h e c i e o u n e l ly d er a tr e ks.. escaped over the 'order prevailed. Loudon s Edits& Printed, and Published as 111 . —aii° 6l.l notables to act, "'rue thereon an" cad "Tea CONSTITO/1110".(1000. Pepe) We. 191, Mesa. opposite Saplings* s A Gar and twi'l to bans 1 by It. WARDRLL, .law., LL .B. t• ths, Idesoeeieat gaillised, I oundeadens, Orders, eir are requesses in be TH:s fire in the evening of the 28th of August, and asked for a ream of elephant paper. saying that it was for Isaac Lyobs, of the Kant-road. Witness said header stood Lyons's name was Moss Lyons,to which theperson replied in the negative ; but that the name of Mniey was given to him by the boy'. Witness gave him abase for a 101. note, deducting 30s. for the paper. • Mr. Christmas, for the Bank, stated, that the 101. note produced was a forgery; and requested that the prisoner might be remanded, as many other cases were expected to be brought against him. Moss Lyons, paper-manufacturer, of the Kent-road, said, that the prisoner had been in his employment about a month. He stated that he bad never sent the prisoner for the Elephant paper to Mr. Tucker. — South was then sent back to prison. GUILDHALL: JUVENILE DEPREDATORS .A ragged little fellow, about 11 years old, named Robert Bun bridge, one of a gang of pilfering little unhinge that infest the neighbourhood of Long-lane, Smithfield, was brought up yesterday before Mr. Alderman GRIDOes, upon the charge of a Mr. Hodge, who keeps a toy-shop, No. 63, in the lane. Mr. Hodge stated, that the neighbourhood was per petually annoyed by a number of dirty boys, about the age of the prisoner, and Bassett( them younger, who ap peared to have no other visible mode of getting their bread than by committing depredations, and pilfering everything they can lay their bands open. Their pesetice is to watch their opportunity about dusk, and break the panes in shop-windows; and in the hours of business they lurk about, two or three together, re move the broken pieces of glass. and rob the windows of any small article within their reach. In this way he had himself no less than 8 squares broke in 'bits shop window within the last fortnight. Expecting depre dations in consequence, be had been almost continu ally on the watch, and on IVednesday afternoon, while a fede+le was looking at the goods in the shop window, lie observed the prisoner, and 2 other bays place themselves beside her, near to one of the squares of glass that had been broken. He watched 'them, and saw the prisoner remove a piece of pasteboard that had been put against he broken pane, and steal a box of colours and another small article out of the win dow ; his companions the while so completely cover ing him on each side, as entirely to preclude the obser vations of passengers. On seeing him, Mr. [lodge, came to the door, they made off ; he pursued the pri soner, who set up the cry of " Stop thief ;" and after a petty long chase took him into custody. The boy cried a great deal, but had nothing to say in his defence : and the Magistrate, thinking him a fit object to be made an example of to deter others, committed him to Newgate for trial. Bovi-sTatET.—Yesterday William Pool, a coal merchant, residing in Smith-street, Northampton square, Clerkenwell, was brought before R. GINNIE, Esq. on a warrant for assaulting and beating Win Evans. The complainaat, who is butler to Lord Fal sleuth, stated, that yesterday morning the defendant, accompanied by two of his porters, came with a Wag lei load of coals to the residence of his Lordship in EL James's-street, and were proceeding to unload, .when the eonsileinaort, asepecting from She elm:eak at which they were to be sold, thaeteeese decertilsa as to the measurement was practised, proposed to Mr. Pool that the unloading should be delayed till an in spector from the Coal Meter's Office should arrive. Mr. Pool seemed thunderstruck at the proposition, and refused to accede to it, saying, if they did not like to take the coals on his word, they should not bare them at all, and that he should immediately drive his wag gon away. The complainant then told him that he should not be suffered to do so until the Inspector ar rived. He was proceeding with some further remarks, when Mr. Pool enjoined silence by a severe blow on the head, which knocked the complainant down. He then ordered his porters to drive off the waggon. Se veral of Lord Falmouth's attendants, who had witness ed the insult committed on their fellow-servant, came to his assistance, and a general fight ensued, which terminated, after many severe contusions having been received on both sides, in favour of the defendant, who drove off his waggon in triumph. On measuring one of the sacks which had been unloaded, it was found to be deficient in its due measure. Mr. Pool being called upon for his defence. admit ted the assault, but contended that he was justified by the conduct of the complainant, who had me authority to detain him ; he had Wily given him a gentle tap on the head, and be had not the least doubt but his fist had sustained the greatest injury, the head of the complainant being so confounded bard." He was ordered to find bail for his appearance at the Sessions. The keeper of a billiard-table at C-m had the good fortune to win so large a sum on one occasion, that it enabled him to build a pretty house with a neat lawn. A wag has christened his residence Ole-green! Ale•sricuoLy OCCUARENt On _last Saturday seinnight a most distressing event tcok place at the theenway Head.. scar ..TenbeFira...Worte3tenhietr , . is which three men were the victims to thetrown want that proper precautior w rich ought al ways to be °butt ed in similar cases. '. he trees of a- deep well at the above place being defective, the well was only partly 91•11.. ed for the purpose of repairing them, and after romp, probably inadequate attempts to ascertain if what the miner.; term choke damp (carbonic acid) prevailed to a dangerous extent, one of the men descended by a ladder into the well, but before he had proceeded far, he dropped from the effect of tke deadly air, and fell senseless across one of the stays which supported the trees in the well; another then immediately descended to his assistance, and when within the influence of the deleterious gas, fell upon his companion, also dead. A third, undaunted by the appalling circumstance, with wore courage than prudence, hastened to the rescue of his friends and shared their melancholy fate, falling upon them. The occurrence quickly collected several persons to the spot, and after some further pre cautions, a man bad a rope tied round the body (which the first victim ought to have done before be descended) and with some difficulty brought up the bodies of the unfortunate men, all of whom were dead, every effort to restore animation failing. One of the men has left a wife and family to lament his fate, living on the Cleo Hills ; and it is, with regret we state, some life mats miscreaat, oaths very night of his death, broke into his coUsganad rubbed his salieted family of sal• it committed, iocledieg between &Want 491. le mosey, being. the kepi savings of the poor sufferer, oad leevinghisivklow and family doubly nafortaaate qud destitute - • .4/URDIR 4 42 1 1LUMGA2 i ii. Yestertlay being apo=for thi of Barrett anti his wife, they *ere *pie brought from the House of Correction ; and it nir their examination was resumed before the °wax, in the Justice-room, Highgate.The logs commenced with the examination of Mt , ton, a publican, who, on a former occasion, evidence of the prisoner being in his hotise on the night of the murder. He now stated, was not on the night of the murder (Thursday the prisoner was in his house, but it was on about half-put eight o'clock, when a matt named was present. Dr. (m.: thought it strange that the his former statement, should say the prisoner sitively in his, witness's house, on the night murder. Witness replied, that he bad endeavoured ' rhis memory by speaking to some persons the night. Dr. Owes; said that, when be before attend, Justice-room, it was very soon after the mar committed, and he must have recollected the which it was. Mr. Butler inquired what induced the change his opinion of what he stated so soon murder ? The young man who came along with the night alluded to, generally came to scythe on Tuesday night ; young Dogherty were with him on the same night, and a y calls with oysters served some to the male the names of those persons were taken down, that they might be called upon to give evidence. Mr. Scaiff, the Justice's Clerk, stated Proughton, in his last examination, said positive that it was on Thursday that the , at his house. In answer to a question put by Mr. Bw Scaiff, the prisoner had not accounted for wl on the night of the murder. A note was received from Mr. Rothschi that Miss Perceval, the Governess, and two witnesses, could not attend. James Hall, Sarah Jordan, James Fli Bowen, and George Brock, servants of Mr, were then examined as to the robbery of man's house by the prisoners. Mr. Butler proposed, as they could go cal with evidence, in consequence of the absent Perceval and other witnessess, an adjoui three weeks, which was consented to by who requested the witnesses to announce tress, that the ends of justice should be and all the witnesses should positively at appointed time in order that they might be to prosecute. Mr. HENSON, at the request of Barrett, the property to be delivered to the prison( not identified, and likewise some letters it session. Mr. PHILLIPS had no objection to that property which belonged to the prisoner veers *him. 00 he wonliktetcossent to vent being dellisara tobiroi ao oba Ja ficer who searched Barrett's lodgings, and property stolen there, received orders things in his possession until the trial Sessions. The prisoners were then remanded and the bar. On going out into the street t h e lowed by crowds of persons who remained were taken back in a coach to the House of The female prisoner on walking along cone something, and the male prisoner said, spirits up, like me." It was suggested, that after the examim watch found in the prisoner's possession attained, and Conway, the officer, was sew murder was committed in the neighbour two years since, and it struck the parties bly something might be traced by the The prisoner said be won the watch at a peared that the prisoner Barrett some time the employ of a Mr. Branton, of Iron. lair that situation came to the service of Mr. On searching the prisoner's place, silver sugar tongs were found ; and from the int, Branton being on them, it struck Dr. Owen, forcibly that the prisoner had been concerned' robbery on that gentleman, and which Inked into. EXPORT OF TOBACCO TO IR. Mr. Lushington, of the Treasury. has the following letter to the Commissioners jesty's Customs at Liverpool : EXPORT Olt TOBACCO TO !ULAN Treasury Chambers. July 21. GENTLEMEN-With reference to a Report mipsioners of Excise, of the sth nit. on a •• Newry, is Inked, in regard to a cons bacco from New York ; and with reference ter of this Board, of the 23d ult. to the Ca of Excise, directing a clause to be prepared bacco to be exported to Ireland in vessels , Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury that until the pleasure of Parliament shall 1. you will give general directions for grantiL gence. S. IL LEI To the Commissioners of Customs. The neighbourhood of elipstone-street continually annoyed in the dead of the weacly assemblage of ladies and gentlemen nominations, who resort to a large room way in the above street. known by the name Assembly Room," for the purpose of count quadrilling, &c. ; and at all hours in ti indeed, in the morning, were the inhabitants by the rattling of coaches and the frolics - patty on leaving the ball-room. On the night constables proceeded to the room the company, the room not being regularly Act of Parliament. On their visit being the greatest tumult prevailed; the fair c be in the greatest alarm, and ran in all their ball dresses; some jumped out of without their bonnets or _any thing on others ran through into Mary-le•bone-street, their dresses behind. The gentlemen escaped top of the house, and the greatest disorder Two young men, who defied the coasts? were conveyed before the Magistrates and . and the neighbourhood was soon tranqailliacd,