The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-09-02 00:00:00

Burl, and stealing ge quantity of cotton. It appeared thattrmanufactory had been rob. bed for ' , MC time, but the proprietors could not discover the robber; in consequence of which, they determined to sit up, to watch i which they accordingly did on the night of the 11th of May. They remained in the manufactory from between nine auk ten o'clock until one, when they heard a .vindow open, and a man come in. They heard him go up the second stair-case. Upson his re turn with the cotton, they seized him at he was about to return out of the window- ; and Mr. Nor ris presented a pistol to the prisoner, and declared he would shout him, if he made any resistance.— G . , • • LANCASTER ASSIZES, AUGUST' 29. Josiah Roslorn was indicted for breaking into the manufactory of Messrs. Norris and hay, of p . FRTESDI.Y SOCIETIES. Roberl Shepherd and John Schofield were in. dieted for feloniously stealing seven pounds in cash, the property of Edmund Else, of the Reed inn, in Rochdale. They were also indicted for stealing the same, the property of a number of per. sons calling themselves the Orange Society, for the benefit of sick members. It appeared that the money was the contents of the box belonging to the Society, left in the care of the Lindlord, which the Prisoners, together with two others, formed themselves into a gang, for the purpose of stealing ; also for stealing all the boxes round the country. The contents of the box were stolen from the Society's room on the 13th of June. The Stewards of the Society proved, that they kft the above sum in the box, and were not able to or') it with their keys afterwards. Joseph Turner, an accomplice of the Prisoners, who o'.lg admitted King's evidence, stated, that they had agreed to rub the boxes belonging to a number of benefit societies. On the I2th of June they went to the Reed inn, Rochdale, and took an opportunity, when none of the family were in the way, of slipping up stairs, and went into the room where the box of the Orange Society was kept ; the Prisoners and another accomplice attacked the box, while he remained at the dour to watch if auy person was coming up stairs ; the Prisoners forced open the lid of the box, and he heard the money jingle ; after they had accomplished their objec►, they walked out of the town, and divided the mu 'icy ; he recei►ed for his share half-a-guinea, two seven-shilling pieces, and a quantity of half pence... . _ On his eross.e7tamination by Mr. YATES, he Hied having offered lire shillings to any body who could tell him where a sick boi slag kept. He confessed that he W.IS shucked at what they had done. 11MI'S rise, the son of the landlord, pro►cd see ing the Prisoners and the last witness in the room where the box was kept, on the day that it was robbed. Jones, a *lnstable, who had the Prisoners in custody, said, he heard Schofield say to Shepherd he supposed he had told all he knew about the boozes, supposing that he had turned King's evi dence. Schofield said he could tell a bater talc thin any of them, and that Shepherd had got enough to be hanged, for he was the same as him self, lied mentioned four houses they had broken . open and robbed. This conversation passed when they were being conveyed to Lancaster, outside a coach. He al‘o acknowledged that they had rub bed the bus belonging to the Orange Society, or Orange Boys. They were both found guilty on this count in ties indictment charging them with stealing the looney as the property of the landlord, but were acquitted on the count charging it with being the property of the Members of the Society, on ac. count of the Secretary not producing the book where their names were entered, but only a copy from it. Joseph Ward, a private belonging to the 6th regiment of Light Dragoons, was indicted fur stealing a bill of exchange for 261. Is. tho pro. perty of Ruth and Thomas Holden, shopkeepers of Bolton. . On the Yid of September, 1808, the prosecutrix received the bill from Mrs. Dobson, and put it into a drawer, where she was in the habit of keep ing money. A short time afterwards, while she was from the shop, she found the bill had been stolen, and having just before seen the prisoner near her bxek dour, she sutpected him. The same day the Prisoner marched from the town. The Prosecutor, Thomas Holden, followed him to Charley, and charged him with tho robbery, but he denied it. James Peddar, Esq. a banker of Preston, proved his discounting the bill for the Prisoner on the 28th of September, 1808. Lieutenant Ferguson, belonging to the 6th re giment of I.i4ht Dragoons, said the Prisoner was burn in the regiment, and gave him an excellent character.—Guilty. Jahn Purrs was charged with the crime of bi. ga.nv, he having married Ellen Livesey, in the year 1791, and having married another woman in the year 1801, while his first wife was living. Richard Livcsey was 'called to prove the first marriage with his sister. lie also proved that the Prisoner went for a soldier, and %Olen he came bad:, his sister ran away from him ; and when she returned she was so much altered he did not know her. He thought she might be absent seven years or more ;hhu t , in fact, this matt could not be fixed to any time ; in consequence of which the learned Judge was of opinion, this cue came within the meaning of one of the exceptions in the Act of Parliament, which states, that if a man and wife are separated for seven years, so that they have no intercourse with each other, to know that either 'party is living, they are privileged to marry again. The Jury found the Prisoner Not Guilty. MANSLAUGHTER. IluUand was charged with the man slaughter of Sarah Hackct, at Mancherter, by throwing her down stairs in some bed-clothes. The Grand Jury haring thrown out the bill pre ferred against him, the Prosecutor declined pro ceeding against him upon the Coroner's inquest; sad no evidence being called ; be was of coarse acquitted. . - John 3PEvoy was indicted for a similar of. fence, with killing and slaying bis wife, Susan Ml►Erov. The Grand Jury also threw out this bill, and the Prosecutors being satisfied, without proceed ing upon the Coroner's inquest, the Prisoner was acquitted. POLICE. GUILDUALL.—W.Ansun, servant to Mr. Jack. son, leather-cutter, Little Windmill-street, West miuster,yesterday charged Moldier:son officer be longing to Hatton-Garden office, with violence of fered to his person, by seizing on him, dragging him into a public-house in the neighbourhood of Smithfield, there searching him without any warrant or authority, and at last setting hint at liberty. The violence complained of took place eight days ago. The Complainant had been going about his master's business ; on crossing Hatton- Wall, fie inquired the way to the part of Saffron_ hill nearest to Smithfield, and was soon afterwards dragged into the public Tap-room of a Public house in West-street. He refused to be searched in the Tap-room, and was carried into a private room, where he was searched by Matthews, who then tul,d hint who he was. The Complainant went the same day to the Hatton-Garden Office, claiming redress, but received none. His Master was resolved to have justice done to the Complain ant, and to his character, if the law would atford him any, and lie now came to the worthy Alder man, understanding the illegal imprisonment to have taken place in the city. Matthews, in his defence, stated that he es teemed himself, by his office, entitled to stop and search all suspected persons.—The manner of the Complainant, and the place to which he inquired the way, being a common receptacle for receivers of stolen goods, induced him to suspect him. Finding nothing upon him, however, which sup. ported the suspicion, he immediately set him at liberty. The Prosecutor immediately complained of the supposed outrage, at the Police-office, Hat ton-Garden, and Mr. Leach, the Magistrate, was pleased to dismiss the charge, thereby approving of his (Matthews's) conduct. The sitting Alderman (Sir Rico. CARR Gr.y,s) could by no means agree in the interpretation put by Matthews on the nature and extent of the powers vested in him by virtue of his office. Ac. cording to his (the Officer's) conception of his powers, he might from any undefined and absurd suspicion of his own, seize on, and search, ally, or every Gentleman whom he met on the streets. Such, however, was by no means the nature of the trust reposed in him, and which was to be exercised for the convenience and protection, not for the annoyance of the public. The responsi bility undertaken by an Officer was great ; it was therefore at all times his (Sir R. C. G lyn's) wish to protect them in the due discharge of their duty. If they chose, however, to encounter any extra ordinary risks, they must abide the consequences ; and, in this case, he could not help thinking, that Matthews had greatly over-stepped his duty. Matthews was accordingly bound over to take his trial at the Sessions. BOW.STREET.—Throe Hackney Coachmen at tended on Thursday at this Office, in consequence of summonses obtained on the application of a Gentleman residing at Kennington.—The Gentle. man stated, that he was at Peckham fair last week in company with a few friends, and having stopped rather late, they were anxious to procure a con veyance to town, and swing the three men disco gaged, and their coaches empty, they offered each of them their regulated fair to take them to town. This, however, they refused, unless the Gentle men would allow other persons to get into the cote* with them. The Gentlemen, not chusing to be incommoded, declined doing so, when the coachmen refused to take them, and on being re monstrated with, became very abusive, stripped and offered to fight the person who addressed them. A crowd was immediately collected, and the gentlemen were obliged to . walk to town. On their arrival at Camberwell they saw the three coachmen they had spoken to, driving to town with their coaches crammed inside and out. Tu punish them for their insolence therefore, they conceived it proper to summon them. The fellows, on being called on for their de fence, said they were engaged when the gentlemen came up to them; and behaved towards the Ma. gistratcs with the greatest insolence and coutu macy. Mr. ItFAD, the sitting Magistrate, immediately directed them to pay a tine of 31. each, with which sentence only one would comply ; the others de. claring they would not. They were, therefore, committed to Bridewell for one month. UN I ON.HA LL.—Scveral shopkeepers, residing at Newington and Walworth, were yesterday summoned by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, for serving in their shops during Sunday.— They were convicted, and it being their first of. fence, they were severally fined five shillings, and four shillings aed sixpence costs, which they paid and were discharged. Wousuir-tram.—Yesterday, a woman of the name of Morrice underwent a second examination, being charged with uttering fictitious two-pound mites, purporting to be West Ilam bank notes, drawn by one Davey, and made payable atMessrs. Postlewhite's, No. 2, Church-yard.alley,Tooley. street. She was committed for re-examination. DOBLIN, Atm. 28.—0 n Friday morning last, three troops of the lit, or Royal Dragoons, marched into Cove, and immediately were cm. barked on board transports, which had been pre. pared at that place to receive them. Five troops more of the regiment were expected to arrive there in time to be embarked this day or to.morrow, when it is expected the whole will sail for Lisbon, under convoy of the Emerald frigate, Captain SIAITLANIn. Though two troops of this fine re. giment are to remain in this country, yet the eight troops for foreign service exceed 700 men d in high spirits, and an equal number of horses in the best condition ) and completely appoiated. .r~ -' .7,TE . rfk . TIIE . MARKETS. UXBR II)I: E. Corn-Inipector's Iteturn.--Tifeß an it Ava 31.: 1110 heatt, per lo.id L.il. —s. to WI. --s. New Ditto "ls. lUd. to 10d. Barley, per quirter 4•Ls. —d. to 4rtl. Uats :Wm —d. to 42b. Beans, lICW Ms. —d. to —d. • Oki. ... —d. to —s. —d. 54;. —d. to 365. —d. I. roctcrT,. Kent, 41. --s. to )1. a-. Sozer, 31. --b. to 41. —s. Ebsex, 41. —l. lu 41. 10s. 1' HOPS. a~a~. Kent, 41. to Q. 4s. &roes, 31. '3s. to 11. 4.. Farnham, 41. —s. to H. —s. PRICES OF HAY AND ST. JAMLS . S. Ifay. 41. Ria. 6d. to 61. 10-. Straw,sl. Ss. lid. to YI. 14a. YESTETtUtY. issittscu ilay, 51. 54. t.s 61. 14s. I L:loser, I. Os. to 81. Os. Straw, 11. is. to 21. Os. SMITIIFIELD—Sr.rr. 1. To shik the otrat, per st •of SOL 8eet....5t. Od. to in. 64. Head or Laub: this thy Mutton ..44. Bd. to 5-. 44. 1 I Be: 3t WO Veal ....6s. Od. to 7... 9d. Sheep and (.combs 7:40.1 Pork ....6s. W. to is. 64. Calse3 • Lamb....S. 6d. to 6-. Bd. flirt lIAI-MAILKET. hay 5l. 56. Ott. to S. Cm. Of. Straw Clover sot:Tr( 11.1.—A00. 90. • Beads —.1911 Sheep.... 3,1t1U I Pigs.... IS.I NEWOATE AND LEA DI:NIHAU. MARKETS. (By the Cal Cafe. ) Beef 2s. 4d. to 4s, 44. ! Veal I•. 4d. to 6s. Od. Mottoes ud. to 4s. Rd. I Pork Od. to is. .od. Lamb—. 4s. Ud. to ;is. 4d. PRICE OF 'l'3l,lOlV. St. James's Market 5l Be.l Tow. Tallow Pk 64 --6 Od Clare Market tio :iiterhopel Market 56 lttd %1 bite ditto .. 966 Od —6 Od per St. of alb. Soap . ditto .... 9660 d —s tid 111 6101 Melt ing Stuff.. 806 Od —s Od Average or 9d Ditto rough 4thi tld —s 0:1 .Grates 1460 d Good Dre,ts lls Od Yellow Soap. 1066—Mottled. 1101—Curd, 1216. Price of C:uidk., per dozeo:11: tid—Alustids, fas 6d ItAW Best Ileifersatid Steer, (per OrdiaOry lr. 10d. to Os. 0.1. stone) Ys. Bd. on '2%. Jett. t Market Calf Is. 01. earb. Middlnigs to.). 4d. to bd. Log. Hone lis.od. to kis. PRICE OF I.I.L.ITIIER. Butts. 50 to s:ilbs. each -lid to Ild per lb. Ditto. 56 to 1,61b5. each - • • ° r id to Y.3tl • Alerctlitnts' Bucks - • I%i to '2ld llressing !tides - lad to 19.1 1: hie Coach Hides - 110 ti 211 . Crop Bides 43 to 501ba for cutting liid to 19d Ditto SU to 401bs. -19 d to 214 Calf Skins SU to 4011,4. - Ytid to Yid Ditto 53 to %labs. -33 d to :s9d Ditto 70 tdiUlbs. 33*! to 1111.1 FALSE ALARM OF FIRE IN CREED LANE. . . • On Wednesday aftcrnoon, abort five o'clock, the neighbourhood of Creed-lane was alarmed hy a great smoke inning from the 'cellar of h occupied by a hair-dresser of the dame of ltyder, who, it appeared, h.td been terminating the exig ence of an tticient armchair. From the wad ding and On stuffing of this piece of antiquity there issued'a volume of smoke, from which seri ous danger Might bare been inferred. .011 exami. nation, which was, hbweysr, no very easy mat ter, from the density ofohe smoke, the real Cause of alarm was at length ascertained, Lid, by the application of a few 'pails of %safer, the burning materials were soon catingniskod. It tt 4S, however, some hours before the smoke was com pletely dissipated, and front the apprehensions or the of f iciousness of same persons, .4 tire-engine arrived about ten o'clock. The firemen i nine diately proceeiled to esrmine the cellar, and seeing that all was perfectly safe, retired in 'about tea minutes, muttering curses against the authors of this false alarm. We are informed that no more licences Pill be granted to import from, or export to, the coasts of Holland and France. Repeated applications, - ', supported by urgent remonstrances, have been made, to obtain such licences, particularly for the importation of grain ; but we understand that they have been, and will continue to be, at pre sent, wholly ineffectual. An Inquisition was taken yesterday at Ham mersmith, before G. IloncsoN, Esq. Coroner, un the body of William French, who was drowned in the Thames on Sunday sennight, but whose body was nut found until Tuesday last. The deceased was in a sailing-boat, with three other unskilful persons, when it was upset by a gust of pint!, and he alone was drowned. He was a respectable youth, an apprentice at Hammersmith. Verdict Accidental Death. On Monday, the 14th instant, an inquest was held at Loughglin-house, in the count• of Ros. common, on the body of Diniel Madden, in the service of Matthew Wyatt, Esq. thu Agent of Lord Dillon ; when it clearly appeared to tiie Jury, that the deceased met with his death " in consequence of some violent injury received, in ht: act of protecting himself, in an assault made upon him, on the night of the preceding Tuesday, on the highway, leading from Castlerea to Lotghglin, by some person or persons unknown." The unfor. tunatc man had been dispatched, as an extraordina ry and confidential rucisenger, to the Post-office of. Castlerea, with several packets of considerable value, which he regularly delivered to the Post master there, about *even o'clock in the evening, expecting immediately to return .with the Dublin letters of that day ; but owing to some unforeseen delay of the arri►al of the post from Rost:common, he was detained in Castlerea till the evening had closed, and in this luckless interval, the plan, nu doubt, was laid, which the auassins afterward► put in force, to attack him; having, however, been formerly a Royal Irish Dragoon, he ma naged himself and his horse so expertly, that, but for the injury above referred to, and occasioned, it is supposed, by some internal strain, or, extra. ordinary pressure of his body nn the saddle, 6e', would have actually run the gauntlet without any ' other ill consequence than a few heavy blows about the back and loins. It was in the severest torture that he reached the house of Loughglin, about three miles from the place of attack, and after relating circumstautially the particulars of it, wu pot to bed ) never again to rise. fr.. .- ;,. I.' THE 411311'. A General Court-Martial has been held at lIPx. hill, on Lioaciiant Lewis Ileintolll, of the. Light Infantry llsttali.in of the King's German Legion; upon the following chsrges, : 44 1. For a bo.te of authority, anti lasprqper interference with an 'dicer's guard, at 1.1 Same* 31ttjur, Ili :vain, i tt cruelly and rep -melt) , striking, ss ithout prct‘Geatitm, pr;va:•. Abraham, an .1 the Acting S..rjl•ant-Corpttral ~f the 2d Light Battalion of the K ire!. I.;errnan Legion, hma on guard, and threatening to put I,mign Deneke, the n;hcot nu guard, under arrest, to the prejudice of goo', older and military diolptine." "'Silly. For behaviour unbecoming the ch3rarter of at• officer and a gentleman townrds Ensir,n of th e ha Light Battalion B , f the King's (irrnian on I;(c;,.1 a tratteport returning front Spill, and in making u-e ~ f scand.tlous inugange to the said Lo-1:n Hedeman, nay provocation, repentedis striking, him, acd ahem en deavuuring to provoke him to tight a duel." Toe Court basing lomd the ilrisueer guilty of the mimes laid to his charge. adjudged hint to b.r raskered: but elm sidered it ircunibent on diem to recommend to his notice, the Ittug set vices of the Premix:, nod his disl.ncled gate of maxi win n he enasmittect t'te tact t • 1.:,e charged against him. 11'hich sentence his Amji sty h a s been plem.ed to confirm, whereby Lieutetuut 11clu.o181 r notjutig. - d Ite reixhirr4J. I he Comoasnder-in-Chief baa therefore directed, that ele eha.re,es ::here-menfloned, together mills the senietke •f tuft Coati, stud bli Slajesty'ilciatiittuatiou thereof, shall be rt.ol al Cle be.s.l of every Ile_itnent. EXTRAORDINARY ABSTINENCE. The follottin4 remarkable ease has been con. municated to us from respcetabie authoriv.— Some very extraordinary instances of ahsfiiience arc recorded In medical works, but we do ant re. collect ahy that in all respects can be compared with this :-- " Ann Moore, aged forty-eight, now livin; at Tutbnry, in Staffordshire, has swallowed nu kind of food whatever, either soli:I or fluid, for the last tiro years and a ha'f. Her api:mite began to decline about seven years ago, in con. sequence of weak digestion, and in March 1807, the passages to'her stomach became completely closed, so as not to admit of her swallowing even a single drop of water; from the pit of her stomach down. wards she is a mere skeletutt, notwithstanding which her countenance is perfectly cheerful, and has the appearance of good health. So late tai last Friday, she was visited by the writer of 11114 article, and was then iu excellent spirits, and felt no pain whatever, except a slight shooting across her forehead ; she has been offered 10001. to visit the metropolis, and bough pour, she declines leaving her home and friends. She never sleeps, but amuses herself by reading all night, and re ceiving the visits of vast numbers who daily flock to her humble roof. Her memory is amazingly re tentive, and she feels no inconvenience but front the approAch of persons who have been &biking spirits, which affects her much. NUMetulll me dical men base gone from London to behold this wonccrful thenumeno.t, and on examination, are fully convinced, front her appearance, that no im. position whatever has been practised." SUICIDE. A Surgeon in respectable practice, in partner. slip ti jilt his .irither, at Cheitses, lost A ll.' to his existence on Wedneseav morning, by drown ing hints.* in a ditch at the skirts of the toss n. 110 arose earlier than octal in the morn.:tg, :said dressed himself in clothes which had beets left nil' some) ears, and in two hours after he was (meld in the &els vile deli!, asi.l his stick was vtu k the ground near the spot. The usual inethois to restore suspendel animation were resorted to in vain. The deceased hail been for some days di, - - torbed in his mind, in consequence of his haviag given his opinion that a deceased man, who was killed ut Cherisey a month since, did nut meet Isis death by the blows he had received, when it was afterwards given in evidence by Surgeons from London, that such blows had occasioned the death of the man, and the verdict of Dicel by Me Visita tion of God was reversed by a second Jury, who found a verdict of Wilful Murder. The ltbsals and the 4th and ith Draron Guards form it brigade, and, with the 94th, a Sctch brigade, join the small expedition intended to reinforce the army in Spain. •A CIl %LLI N(ii. 3IESSRS. CUILIIIE and CO. Snrgenns, late 'l_ in hie Ntaiesty's scr% iev, challente the whole wnrid to lict.re a sing:ir in.tance where their !Medicine and Method of Uwe hase f.:dr.l of tile desired effect. The prat lice cit* many seam in :at. panic:liar krattch tor weir profession, has not given r.-e t e o;.1. Tliov c !rtitu.• ro d:rect their studies. in the , treatment 7 ti a core of 1 enereal t i inplaLt am* th it Deringesarot of (lie .st.ciis, which is the comequeive it( i.ernicinw, and u•;:4,... fol chill- of a habit long and most 131111:1plyily pursued by tie cunt!, ofsoth sexes. !tithe one it still be found to be cie onMiling source of harranars. ; the other base its ravages fa tally des eloped to them by a distrescing state of which. if not timely remedied, terininat. sin impotence. 'I'M ore its rcri.)te and whit.. :0111SUIllptiOnc, Lou.a of liiscitlar Power. anal various Nervous ( ompluints, usually characterise Lie cat I ier sauzes octal, solitary vice. of per sons Imiguishiug male: the disorders incident to surh a their treatment is simple, asd has never proved nom Tessin( in the treatment or a lung, laborious, und much extended prac tices. In the most obstinate and complicated eases of Vene real IMCction, such as Obstructions in the Urethra, Spuogy Lsereseeares. Hard Tumours, Callous Ulcers, Lruptimu, Se minal W eakness, ('deers, as also SIR I CTUR ES, Whether recent or of I•ing duration, and which haVe bailed the skill of otherPractitimiers, are, by their present iinprovell plan of treatment, effectually and permanently cured. with out the pati lit suffering il•escruciating painand alarming he omrrhage which frequently fulion s the application of lite la usr caustic. In the reorse of twenty years exclusive practice in this metmptilis, %museums cages of Strictures have been and are daily tinder their tare, ttie total ersilication of which sire efected by a safe, certain, and v peek ious 'node if practice, saperior to any other yet adopted. The weakness, relaxas (lon, and debility proceeding firtin this roinplaint, :sir spee dily removed, and the patient restored to sound niul vigorous health. But where the dehil'ty ha- for years existed, a ',to per pep:ever:wee in their restorative remedies, afters' Stric ture bas been destroyed, is indispensably requisite to mire the slumheriog sparks of Life, nod to t.'-animate the Lonstis twin& • l'ilebsrs. Currie and C.I. snav he cam - wiled by either .ex with the greatest delicacy, peerecy, and humour, at their huube, Nri. 107, Hamm tiarden. ['anent; in the Couoti y are trque..trd to state the varticu• Inn of their rose, nge, mut ,T.l:eral habit c.f living, &v. kr. cm-losing a remittance fur ice and nit4litine , , ;WA toe mole t; ill hegiven or eiit part of the kingdom. To en sure that secrecy to eve, a 11 to tower untlertitking, the p. 4 1- age of [ellen may he nchled to I leaecnwlt I . or Inediri.le. 9th 1840-107. Gorden. L0.11.)()N : Printed ;ul,l I ::v I). LovELL, 11 STATLiwan 011 IIL 04.4.1-311111 t. • 7T , F i ..