The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-10-06 00:00:00

- 4• S .. .. „ z ~... r~ r` F./1 - 5" ~^- _ . • - . r DrnanY, S SPT. 19. IMITATION TEA. Sole*ly-five pauses of spetioss.tel wow suited in the tools d Llanioro, at s grocer's, *n Saturday last. Thoreau Edwortla..Eiq. Surroyor of Excise, seised orriawthy of latitatioo Tea and Pepper from eight shopkeeper. in.Cleatanei, on Saturday last. Onfriday last a csantity of Imitation Toe teas aeized at Crossioigh, near Tallow, hi this coonty•-.; After the *ensure. was .made, a woman, who IMP bound in the act of preptring -ibis pernicious mono.' lactate for inark•ll -iielvnowledged the facts ' • aid was, lingo+ her with a boy. her assistant, arreste d on. 'tiff a warrant from P. Whelan, Esq. The poison.' nas weeds wore brought 'to the iiiiefes stores In the to on.-- (Carlos MorniterPool.) On Friday last Mr. Thompson, Surveyor of Er cite, accompanied by Mewl. Abbott and Culkin, Itevenoe Officers, and our High Constable; proced ; - ed, orr the ioforatiation of three meat who wised in the morning, to the houses of different groce r* in this city, in search of adulterated Tea. They did not find any ie the shops, but seised ha antral of them, we are informed, a quantity of ground rape cake, which bad been wised with a small portion of Pepper, and sold for the latter article. They also 'seised a bag of Imitation 'fai% chiefly composed of alder leases, with a woman who was endeavoaring to dispose of it. Stir was committed to our city jail. b—(Kilkenny Moderator.) I ' • o . ; i . • , SEA SERPENT. 3• We 'Wad the following - Wide from a Boston raper of the 21st of August t—Captain Bich, wh• Weal from her...a few days since in pursuit of the Sea Serpent, writes as follows: " SQUAD' RIVER, MPG. 20, TWELTIE O'CLOCK.-- After several onsocc,essful attempts, we have at length fastened in this strange thing called the Sea Serpent. We struck him fairly, but the harpoon soon drew out. lie has not been seen since, and I fear the wound he received will make him more cau tions how he approaches these shores. Since my last yesterday, we have been constantly in pursuit of him by day ; he always keeps,' proper distance from us, tit prevent our striking him. But a few hours since I thought we ;Pere sure of him, for I hove the harpoon into him as fairly as every whale was struck ; be took from us about 2U fit horns of warp hefore wecoeld wind tits boat, with as much swiftness as a whale. We bad but a short rid., when we were all loose from him, to our sore disappointment. " R. RICH." I " GLOUCESTER, AUG 40.—As I thought it would be interesting to you to hear from Captain Rich, and as he is at some distance, I will give you some parti. callus of his cruise. On Monday last he sailed from this in a large whale-boat, and two smallest ones, well mooned. My brother commanded one of the boats. Yesterday they met the serpent off Sqoam, and chased him about fewea hours, when they closed with him. He passed directly under the bows of Captain Rich's boat ; he immediately thew the harpoon, whieh pierced him about two feet ; be drew the boat a con siderable distance, but went with such velocity, that be broke that part of the boat through which the rope passed, and drew out the harpoon. I hope they will 'have another opportunity before they give up the Chase. Ile has no scales en him, and no bunches on his tack; bat his skin is smooth, and looks similar to sot eel. In the attack, Captain Rich had ono of his hands wounded. These particulars I haws is a letter how my brother. " BAM. DEXTER." A. young man, named Hood, has, at different 'Afloat, saved no less than 32 of his fellow.ereatures from being drowned in the river Liffey. As some reward for his gallantry and humanity, tha Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has appointed him as Boatman to the Revenue Department. _ - A NOBLE ACT IN BUMBLE Lin.—ln the redaction of the clews last week, of the Diving Belts at Ply. snout!), a person of the name of Searle was dis charged. whose trifling pay was the support not only of himself, his wife, and sic children, but also of an aged mother. On this being made known, a tar of the name of Johnson steppedlorward, and observed to the Officer, " I am young and single; have sera. ed in the Navy, end may get into it again, let me be discharged instead of Sewsle who has a large family to support." - His request was complied with, but it is to be hoped that his generous conduct will net go •nrewarded. 'the needier of sheep and lambs penned at Lewes oil Cliffs Fair. on Friday, did not eaceed 5000, which caused the sale toe limbs( to he eery r • brisk,.at full ffs. per head higher than they fetched at the late new fair; ewes (not so work In demand) averaged at about la. per head higher; the best mothers were re-acted at 4%5. and driven away un sold. Sends,' evening a man went into tbePavillen chefs house in Newcastle-street, Stroud, and called fair a pint Of porter ; during the temporary absence of the servant be contrived to steal four brass candlesticks which were.on the table, and put them in a bag which be carried. Ito was discovered by the landlady as he attempted to lesve.tfie house, upon which he threw down the bag and ran away, but was followed and taken into custody. On Friday night, about ten o'clock, Capt. John son, of the Royal Navy, residing at Chelsea, was attacked by two men on the Sarrey skirl of Waterloo. bridge; one of this struck him a violent blow with a Midget's ; his cries , brought a pateole to the spot, and the villains roe away withoot effecting their ob ject. And on iba seise sight, the house of Mn. Challis, Chaleroft-terrace, near the Coburg Thmetn, lays broken open, and plindered of plate, lima, and haberdashery, to the amount of 5001. Mn. Challis is a widow, with sir children, aodbad recent ly commenced hellions. Yesterday morning, as a horse rode by a middle. aged man, was going clown Sack ville•street Into Pic cadilly, it took fright, set off at fait gallop, and before he could be stopped, nu with such force 1115611114 the iron railing of St. James's Church, that one of the rails was broken, and the rider very serious ly est and braised, by being thrown over Unhorse's heed, on to the top of the railing. ' , .14 . , '"b • , - ' '7l -.7 - . • . • i• 41/ POLICE. FELONY. GUILDHALL.—S. Bowes and T. Comber were pet to the bar yesterday, charged with having feloniously o tained goods to the aliment of 281. the property of Mr. Addisoe, linen-draper and silk-mercer, Lud gate-street. The Prosecutor stated, that on the 17th of Sep tember last the female Prisoner, as he was informed, for he was out of town at the time, come to his shop,l and said she came from her uncle, Mr. Stenneot, in Wiltshire, to make an apology for his not sending the, Wanes of his bill, and that he wanted articles of' linen-drapery and silk mercer) , to the amount of from twenty to thirty pounds, which she was to select end take down to the country with her by the mail that night, and if the bill for the goods she then receivedwas sent the neat day to Mr. Stafford's, in the Borough,' it would be paid : on this representation she received the goods. He held a letter in his band from Mr. Stennent, denying that he ever had authorised the .female Prisoner to purchase goods on his 'moonlit, and, of course, refusing to be answerable for_ them. The two Prisoners were apprehended together, and on being searched, the duplicates of Prosecutor's goods were found ou them ; they were pledged at the pawnbroker's in the name of the male Prisoner, who had then one of the Prosecutor's neckerchiefs round his neck, and also a handkerchief in his pocket. The Prisoner, Bowes, handed a letter up to the presiding Magistrate. hi, JOSHUA JoHATHAN SMITH, the worthy Alder man, after reading it, observed, that she wished her examination to be put off until she could obtain legal advice. This he could not do ; but if there was not eery strong evidence against her, he would remand hoe for further examination, which would give her the epportenity of obtaining the advice she desired. As to her assertion in the letter of the innocense of her fellow Prisoner, it could have no weight, be being implicated in the same charge with her. He would, however, hear the evidence against him, and if the charge could not be supported, it would be his duty to discharge him. Thomas Wood, shopman to the Prosecutor, stated, that the female Prisoner came to the shop on the 17th of last month, and asked for Mr. Addison ; he in formed her that he was in the country, but asked her to walk into the back shop, where she would find Mr. Coomh, Mr. Addison's son-in-law ; she ac. cordingly went in, and in a short time Mr. Cuwab called the witness into the back shop, and desired him to wive her wish Irish linen, &c. He never heard her say that she wanted the goods for Mr. Ssennent ; during the time he was serving her with the goods, she said that if her aunt did not like ette pattern of a go*ts she had selected, that she would take it herself. —He did not hear what passed between ber and Mr. Coomh. The Prosecutor said, Mr. Coomb was in Scotland, and he did not eapect him in town for a montN and he did not know where to direct a letter to Inn, as e was travelling.. _ _ ALDEKIId A .Y.--" Sarah Bowles, where do you ti ge r ... 64 With my mother, at Colebrook, in Buck inghamshire." A Locommt --•-" How long have you been in Lon don ?' , --4' About three oeeks." ALDERMAN.—" Whete have you resided ?" "Near Westminster•bridge." A I.DERMAN.--•" Do you raped your mother in town ?" 64 I hope she will come, I have written to her." ALDEUSIAN.—" What are you, Comber ?"—" A watch and clockAnaker, residing at Guildford, lo Surrey." ALDERMAN." Have you any residence in town?" --.4 I 111110 nn residence in London." ALDERMAN.—" Are you known at Guildford by the name of Comber ?"—" I am, and I can giveyea fifty references in London." 1 Thomas Best, landlord of the Red Lion public house, Westeninster.road, said he had a bill against the Prisoners for eating and drinking. They appear. od to him to be man sud wife, but they did not sleep in his hops,. ..• Thomas Mitchel, of Charles-street, Long-acre, said he went to school with the male Prisoner, and that his name was Comber; but he'coeld not say that be kept a shop at Guiidford, as it was at Lewes be knew him. . The Worthy ALDEMIAS observed that there wasps evidence to show that Comber knew the goods had been feloninosly obtained. There was, however, no doubt but he was, to say the best of him, instrumeno talin the unfortunate young woman's living an im proper life. There was no evidence against her to support the charge, and there was no certainty of when Mr. Connpb wontd arrive in town, therefore he would not be justified in remanding them. However, Hfas to the female Prisoner he would detain her Inlos. y until her mother came to town, Jos she worse o delivering her into . her care. As to Comber, he ,'was discharged. Prosettotos." You have got two handkerchiefs of mine, Comber, one on your neck, the other in your pocket." Comber.—" So I am told; but when I remind them I had no knowledge of their 'being yours. - It you will allow me to take them from hence, I will have them washed, and left at your house." " The Prosecutor.—" I will take your word, they are not now of much value." Comber then took his leave without taking the 'least uotVe of his unfortunate companion who, sobbed abed. She le a mild, interesting looking yams woman, *boot twenty years of age. 'EM BEZZLEM ENT. Joseph Smith, a respectable looking MAP, young late book-keeper to the Coach-office of Mr. Thomas Fagg, of the Hell and Crown Inn, Holborn, was charged by his late employer with embezzling large sums of money his property. The Prosecutor stated, that the Prisoner had.been in his employ between three and four years, and left it on last illonday, and there appeared by the balance in the books ;track by the Prisoner, that he was de ficient in the sum of 5651. Aldermen. J. J. SIIITIt said - , that that was only 11l matter of account s and would not support a criminal charge. Mr. Hamm, Solicitor for the prosecution, said, that aineethe Prisoner left Mr. Fogg's employ, otitis' embezzlements -to the amount of 2001. bad beaii ,~ ~-~ ~. -** 1 • -. ~~~ THE STAIYSIWAikI found out. • He had credited himself with paid Mr. Fagg's servants for wages and toll for that week, and they had not ret'i'ed one shilling. The Worthy ALDEaIiAN was of opinion, that oven se, it only evnoented to matter of 'cermet. Mr. HAEMER— " Then will came to two specific charges of. embezzlement. Oia the 2341 September the Prisoner received from Mr. Bevington, of Gracechorch•street, 21. 10s. for an inside place in a stage, and gave a receipt for it. Mr. Bevitsgton was ill and could not go to the country, tad sent word to the office to that effect, which 21. 10s. the Prisones never made an entry of or accounted for. It was l Daly discovered on Thursday by Mr. Bevington pre. eenting the receipt to get another place ; th a t G en. ' demur is now in the country, and will not return before Friday, which certainly leaves the case incom plete for the want of his evidence, but there is suf. ficient before you to remand the Prisoner fora further elimination, when Mr. Bevington will be able to at. tend. There is also another case where the Prisoner received 11. 10s. from Richard Aratsteadoshich he has not accounted for." Mr. Iluirenears, Solicitor for the Prisoner, said he would not object to the Prisoner's being remand. ed on the last two charges ;as to the other 'charges they were merely matter of account between the parties. The Worthy Alderman then remanded the Primmer for a further 'termination on Monday neat. MAIILBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday Jones ita. biason was brought before the Magistrates on ti charge of swindling. ' The Complainant said be was shopman to Mr. Jackson, of . Piccadilly. A pirebir called at his master's shop about a fortnight sine, and selected several articles, flannels, silk handker chiefs, arc.; be said he had not money to pay for them then, but that he woeld send for them. On the evening of the Saturday, a young man, the wit ness had seen in company with the Prisoner, called at the shop and delivered a note, signed J. Williams, directing the articles to be sent to Eseter-street ; they were sent by a boy ; when he got to Northam. 'berland-court, Charing-cross, the Prisoner met him, Baying he wanted to show the articles to his mother,) desired the boy to go on to Exeter-street, sod he would follow ; he thus obtained the article., and absconded. The boy spoke in confirmation of the above, and swore positively to the Prisoner. 110. hinson denied the truth altogether, and said he could prove an alibi. The MAGISTRATE said he would afford him an op portunity, and for that purpose remanded the Psi sone? until Thursday. A Gentleman, named 14)111, represented to the Magistrates, that as he %seagoing duo Prince's.street, Leicester-square, on Saturday night, he was robbed of his watch ; the watchman secured a man, placed at the bar, but he did not think he was the person who bad taken it.—The Prisoner was asked to ac count for his being there?—lle said he bad been to his aunt's in St. Martin's.court.—An officer wes sent to enquire into the truth of his statement; on returning, he said no one was at home at the house described.—'the Prisoner was - thereupon remanded, upon suspicion of being concerned in the robbery. UNIGH.UALL.—John North, driver of the Maid. stone stage-coach, was summoned under the bOth Geo. 111. cap. 48, for stopping with his coach at a place where assistance could be procured,' viz. the Elephant and Castle, Newington, on the 28th of September, and unlawfully gulling his horses and the hoz before a proper person was employed to hold the horses to prevent them from running away. The Defendant pat in a plea of 66 Not Guilty ;" and stated that it always had been his practice, and still continued so, to retain a person in his pay for the express purpose of taking charge of his horses at the Elephant and Castle. On the day men tioned in the information, the man so employe.' mounted the hoz in about a minute after he (the De (endow) quitted it. The MAGISTRATE enquired what was done with the reins during the minute that elapsed from the time the Defendant descended from the boz until his man occupied his place? and being informed that they were thrown on the footboard, he observe 4 that that was a material violation of the Act of Par. fitment, and was the very offence which the Legl;: slature had in contemplation to prevent. A fatal accident might have happened during the minute so occupied in changing coachmen. The present instance being unattended with any flagrant circumstance of iterated, he should inflict the lowest penalty.—Fined 10s. and costs. IVnt. Spooner, owner and driver of the Britton stage-coach, was charged with a like offence, et the same time and place. The witnesses in this case not being in attendance, the complaint was dismissed. — Mr. Spooner stated to the Magistrate, that he con: ceived the strict construction of the Art , to be ex tremely oppressive in its . eperation upon drivers of *teas - 'shire', part of wipe* boaiwose 4t war" to deli ver parcels intrusted to their sere at rarities, houses upon the road. If they descended from their boles for a moment to consign packages to the hands of their owners, they were liable to be informed against, and fined, for not employing a person to watch their - • horses in the mean time. The Magistrate, Mr. CHAMBER', directed the attention of Mr. Spooner to the words of the Act, " stopping at a place where assistance could be pro. cored," which, in his opinion, pointed only at inns and public-houses. HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday a woman of the name of Ann Newritisin' was broeght up from the watch.hoose foe ezieskrition, charged by a enmities of Gray's Inn-lea, 'on suspicion of having stoke a copper tea-kettle, the property of some pinion' at present enknown.—Committed for further - eii- Minatinn. Johli Moore; of Toltenham.place,Tottenhiai'-tt/ a ns road, a seller of bread, appeared to a . s, charged. with having sold eight half.quarterti of bread, deficient twenty ounces three grains of the weight ordered by Act of Parliament. The charge being proved, be wis convicted in the mitigaied pa. natty of 51. an ounce, amounting in the whole to 51. 3s: 6d. QUERN-S Q UARS.—J. Littler, a watchman, of St. Mortise's parish, was finally examined on a charge of violating Sarah Manning, a girl about 14 years old. It seemed the girl bad been is the service of,the Pri sow, but afterwards was apprenticed to a manufac turer in the country, from whom she ran away, and was put by a married sister under the protection of C . ~~,~ '. - • '- :3 ~ A I • . . . the Prisontr and his - IWe; While the litte r o „, market, he t he his ~scr.sordi b ktg deistslotheror a a co s sa r t ; : t . pl • who, by direction of the Mgl'itrath Pientinell *th is . • girl, proving that the 't-riree hid ' not - hoe t y- sec ; 2l. ‘ Wished, the Prisoner was ordered to IA • Ltitittsti • STK CLT. --Yesterday a *.oati a Lui f charged 1. Dories, a Jo‘s, with rab!iiit 'hrs. • Saturday night last she was wallttn4 along street, Whitechapel, when she was followed A t t he' Prisoner, in emnpans with another. The Privonee tame up and knocked her dawn bt a bine on thi P :Irmo.; hoe bundle ass - taken away, and h e d u IMillesd. She la) on the groom' till of:es • se et eb elan . friend her in that siteition. She afreeisa`rik, rec.*, silted him/. and he was taken to the watch houses' net nothing was found on bias belonging so the Pro. socnlvis, and he WWI Ord.refila 6.1(1 • Minnow nonon.—Monday, a young lad named David . warov, of gen,eci op saran e. nod most respertablecausterli nv • was charged w nth swallow from op . of "r. ha Church-row, Alewife, a mahogany has. ran ainiug a os i ers . scope, valve upwards of lines guineas. The Priooprr epee beim pu t to the bar was recogn i ze d or the officr. e ass Is•trdes; t 4 e 4 Weeder. who was bit jail discharged hum lie lat e 0 14 Bailey. &winos upon a charge of felony. Mr. Brock deposed, th .t on Tbur.dly lst boa wail sluing in his shop, the Primmer and another boy ca me 6, aittrequeiled to be shown lame glas•es of a magnifyi ng wra,,r7 Witness exhibited the difereas kinds be bad gat. km we e er the. would ant, and the boss departed proatianl o tell ttga • fa the afternoon. Soon after they were gone he missed the are tide sit question. Part of lb In 4 mitten', however, was recess mend, and in a few days the lirkamet was appree eo :l4 . . The Losto Maros directed strict search to be mo d e by ay tea for the Prisoner's companion, who is also kuowo . 0 b e as adept in vice, though a were chile. The Priseser was billy nommitted for diet. Bow-trrarxr.—On Moodily Thomas Jones was ehargeti with assaaltiag Mrs. Jane htliehrll.aod wansding in+ olds is knife. It appeared that me Complaiaant had obtained* . warrant against she Prisoner, fur as assault in A pail, 1814; k i t she did pot proceed against him. in consequence of hi, presses not so 'malt her again. In the month of June following, staadiag at her door in Charlotte -street. abort eight or Motels the evening, the Prisoner appeared, along with some com. punions. After using some gross ex p fl..iewW, he followed bet Oro the ?swage. mod drawing ok ifc, stabbed her. fi or the forehead, and afters nrds woamled bet in bellend;drefehl 111,4 of the head. Phe Privoaer wade nis escape. and though she had since seen him tw• air three time in thestreet, she hod no op: loirlunity of getting him np..rehended. Al length on Sunday night I she learned that i,e nay to to found at the Roush Oak public-house, in Earl..tr..ei, Seven I,i,tts I and. having procured a cons.tible. she had Mtn takeu onto custody. The Prisoner adtaitted having imaulted Mrs. Mitchell, bat denied that be had stabbed her with a knife, alledgitig that ha bad only used his fists. The nwrk un the forehead appeared, however. to have been produced by the cat of a sharp 'amnia meat.—The Prisoner was committed. CORONEws sn'QUEST. An Tnqoisition was taken yesterday afternoon, be. fore THOMAS SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, at Si. Bar. tholomew's Hospital, on the body of Thomas Nicholls; upholsterer, who tesided at 17, Duke-street, Smith. field. Mrs. Ann Read, of Dorset-street, Fleet-street, stated, that on Tuesday witness was wising Fleeti street at the bottom, and saw the deceased in the act of crossing the road from Bridge-street to Fleet-mar. ket; a cart drawn by one horse was at the time coming down Fleet -street, and harried round the corner to Fleehmarktit ; nearly at the same moment, eithet the chest of the her , * or the shaft of the cart struck against him and knocked him down. The cart was not going at a very quick pare ; the driver gave no warning by calling out to the deceased ; Oils:art did not stop thong% the driver was aware of the accident; witness slid not know to whom' the castbeloheeti there was no other vehicle •in tbOt at the limes and the driver did not endoalroloVle Stop his horse, which she believed he might hatedone. Mr. Lowe, surgeon, St. Bartholomew' , Hospitd, saw the deceased on Tuesday immedvely aftef his arrival . at the• Hospital ; he had a wound on bit forehead ; he remitted insensible for ill hoots, until he become (100 &la / slows, and expired. , He opened the skull after death; there was a great qua , ,siss of fluid its the ventricle of the braik; the accident might have produced all the appeisrante and iymptomi which he had described. Verdict—Accidental death. Daodaod About three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, as & servant of Mr. Tremble, of Hampstead, was crossing the Shepherds'. gilds, in his way from Mary•le.bonne, he was stops' ed by three men with crape over their faces, who robbed him of a bilver watch, 31. in Bank notes, and some silver; they then tied his legs to. ether with a cord, and left him, which prevented his getting up to give an alarm: At an early hour yesterday morning, two convicts, also were sentenced to be transported for life, at the lost Ltinciater Assizes, named James Twist, aged 40, and James Murray, aged 17, contrived to make , their escape from the ship Bellerophon, lying ntSheer. ness, in which they we:teamed to be conveyed to Nei South Wales. It is s consolation to the Indostriou• mechanic, end person of moderate income, who are agicted to know. they may hair the best advice, yetis, If they attend at' certain hours, namely, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday-mornings, until °tie o'clock, at the Medical Board, Great akrlotte.street, Blark friars'.roird. That thousands suffer from improper . treatment Is a firct— the latent seed of a &toffs! disease larks is the system, destroys domestic hap - pineal, and entlils debilityob the rising generation. —The Moldiest Board clatter the attention of those afflicted with Rtiictores,'llistairs, Cancers, Strophe. las, Nervotts Debilitie4 EraPtions, ulcerated Throat, Pains in the head and limbs, TVs:nasally mistaken for Rheumatism, Nodes ntl the shin bones, kc.—Messrs. : Coorta and Co. after forty years practice in wised Hospitals abroad ind in this metropolis, are consult• tor. at:Woodsrock.itreet, Orford-street, daily; frod eight till eight ; and at Hie Medical Board, Char . liotte-house, Great Charlotte.street, Blachfriars' . ; road, preei-ely from 'weir* until eight in the even. —Ruptarett Patients, trims tumours exceeded 4-1 inches, have had them idlorned, to the surprise' of the Medical Prat/0100.— A side door, and privet* rooms for females'. • MED. On the nth fit4t.' MO. 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