The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-09-26 00:00:00

,: r ~~ f. J~ ~~ i t ... OLD BAILEY •—WEDNESDAT. Ric!mpg rot, the unhappy man who lately made an attempt on hie life in Newgate, appeared on the tst for trial. On being called on to plead, It was .f a t e d, that although in a state of conealeicence, he Was not sufficiently recovered to appear in Court. James Rawson, who pleaded Nut Guilty to a charge r•f wesling 13ibs. of sugar. the property of John ft - whack sod *theta, sedated the Court to be al. lowed to retract his pleased plead Guilty. Mr. ANDREWS, for the prosecution, stated that he understorad frfessra. Recheck and Co. had no desire to push the mat er to extremity, In consequence of the prisoner having kern in their employ 13 years. and daring that time was considered ■n honest and coofi lential person. He had a wife and six children, and although tl ey lied been robbed at various times to a consk,ersble amount, they were induced to believe suet the offence with which the prisoner was charged, was his first offence. After a few observations from the Common Serjeant, who lamented that the prison , ' should have robbed such kind masters, after maintain ing an hosed character for the period of 13 years, saa sentenced to six months hard labour in the ?forme of Correction. Smith was found Guilty, and sentenced to he transported for life, fur picking the pocket of John Rippington, of a sovereign and some silver. John Strange and Thos. Hart,* were indicted for stealing from t►e person of William Robinson a gold watch. chain and seal•, at the coroer of Caatle•street, v , naburpequare. on the evening of the 7th August last. A wild man bad seen the two prisoners in com pany wi:b some others; they looked at Rubinson as he passed along ; Strange got before him ; the word •' twig" web given, and one of them attempted to strike Robinson on the neck, upon which witness drew lis staff and knocked that one down. Strange 'snatched the chain and seals ; Strange was taken into custody immediately, and Harris in about half an hour !Per. The officer produced the chain and seals, which were identified by Robinson, and returned to him ; they were thrown away by Strange when he was taken. He admitted the fact, and tried to excul pate Harris. _ . Vettlict—Ouilty. Setitettee••-Transportation for life. lIIDDLESEX SESSIONS. RIOT AND ASSAULT IN IC/AC.)IEL REILTINGS. Tecterglay James Callaghan, Patrick Salliron, Phil. Gregory, Niched Si.igleton, John Fitzgerald, and ikhanna Ilonaghan, were indicted for riotously assem- Mint, with three others not yet in custody, in Ca!mei Bu;ldings. St. Mary-le•honne ' on the 'llst of July last. and cruelly assaulting Druid Connor and others upon that occasion. Mr. — A 'mixt us sod Mr. Joust LESTER AVOLPMJS sp. pared to prosecute for the parish ; and Mr. WALVORD defended the prisoners. From the statement of the Learned Counsel, it ap peared that about I I o'clock at night of the day men tioned in the indictment, a dreadful disturbance broke out between two parties of Irishmen from the county of Limerick. The prisoners at the bar were from Atdglass, and their opponents from Newcastle • and the prisoners, along with others, cause into Calniel-buildings shouting " Ardglass boys for ever;" they then proceeded uitb pokers, shovels, tongs, and other dangerous missiles, to assault whoever came in their way, in a most violent manner. Daniel Connor was most cruelly beaten, and his jaw broken by a blow from a cleaver or chopper (which was produced in Court) given him by the prisoner Callaghan. P.ary Cunnor was also assaulted a bile trying to save her 'brother from the violence of the prisoners. I'atrick Lerbert was dreadfully wounded by the rioters, and re mained in the Hospital for three weeks to get curet of Lis wounds. Mr. ADOLPHUS, jun., then called Connor, Mary Con cur, Herbert, and a nnualser of others, who completely established the statement of the Learned Counsel. A great many witnesses for the prisoners were brought forward, but their evidence was oily of a nega tive character. The Jure found the prisoners guilty; and Callaghan. who used the cleaver upon the jaw of Connor, was sell. terced to six months, and the other four male prisoners to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correc tion. and the female to pay a flue of one shilling and be discharged. Wm. Ryan was found guilty of an assault upon John D•stiiond, a watchman of St. “iles's parish, on the 24th of August last, and sentenced to one month's imprison. 11 1- sit in the House of Correction. <An !Ivan was found guilty of an attempt to coin ' nameless offence upon a young man of the name o ' 1 es , on the 3d of August last, in the parish of St. il ( 4 ”iis i s, (A chap - the-Fields. Hogan was sentenced to two stioPthe imprisonment in the House of Correction. Win. Thomson, found guilty some days ago of a cer tain offence. was this day brought up for judgment. He was sentenced to be imprisoned 12 months in the House of Correction. 7 homer Willman, arias Funny Rye, was indicted for violently assaulting Janie. Phipps, a constable of Pen tonville, in the execution of his duty, on the 19th of August last. Mr. Attoieuttli stated, that this prosecution was i esti tived by the Watch Committee of the parish of Clerken. well. foe the protection of their offieers. That the pri. sorer and a number of his associates got op a sham fight in the streets, in order to attract a crowd of passengers to the spot, that he and they might then proceed to rob aed pick their pockets. Phipps knowing the gang and their g 1 cha racter, attempted to apprehend the prisoner, who made a desperate resistance, and was rescued out of the hands of the officer by the associates of Willman. The case was proved to the satisfaction of the Jury, who found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to six necks imprisoument in the House of Correction. THE S that uncertainty, to contest to on arranremect the father, which wee, that he shoed himself take the child under his care—an offer which she regarded 'with the greatest horror, but to which they listened with approbation. Indeed, they might very well approve of it, in her opinion, as it was calculated to save them all future trouble about the child. _ . The Loan M•TOR desired to know why the mother feared so much tnplace the child ander the control of his father, who hail, it was understood, offered suffici ent Reality to the parish that the greatest care should be takes of him, and that be should never again be come charrable. The mother replied, that the father had made up his mind, if his proposal should be accepted, to dispose of the child to a Hipsy-gang et Norwood- The parish officers ridiculed this statement, and declared that they were perfectly well satisfied with the security proposed, that the child would be out of the reach of danger. The grandmother of the child assured the 'Lord Mayor that the father had already sold a child which his sister had by a sailer to the Hipsies at Norwood, and that the gang had already stained the poor baby's face and body so that nobody could recognize it bat thee/ who bad bees in the habit of seeing it constantly. This humane and tender-hearted father had, moreover, told his intention to the mother of the child teen before his Lordship ; and as he was a man of his word in such matters. and there was a ready market at Norwood, the child would, as sore as it lived, become the pro perty of the marauders, and never be heard of in society. The LORD Matron expressed his surprise at so farrago an account, and asked the parish officers whether they were aware of the practice. They replied that they did not believe that each a practice existed. At all events they were convinced that the father of the child, the subject of the present Com pia i t. would not think of making such a sacri fice. There were nurses at Norwood who undertook the care of chiAren, they believed, upon cheap terms, and that might cause mistake. The mother said she had guar to Norwood to see the little boy which the sailor bad actually sold fora *small sum of money, and the work of transformation had then been carried into effect. He was living with the Gipsies, and had their complexion. She could not think of subjecting her baby to so frightful a change ; and never would consent to permit the father to have any authority over it. The LORD Mato,. who respected the feelings of the poor mother and grandmother very highly, re quested that the parish officers wpuld enable the ere- Homier creatures to support the child by contributions upon the father, without putting them to the pain of supposing the boy would ever become one of a gang of llipsies. The officers, although they entertained no appre hensions of the extraordinary mode of disposing of children alluded to. and considered, incited, that the centimes fears sprung merely from imagination, as 'area his Lordship that they would supply the mesas requisite. A youn g man of very respoctabialopirears Ink named /Yak was charged by Mr. Lawson, woollen-drape►, of Cheapside, to whom he was cletk, and of whets he is a near relative, with ba.ing embroiled ',veal sums of money. Mr. Lawson stated that be was nit prepared with witnesses to prove the payment of Ilse monies, but be bad seen the prisoner's receipt for several sums, and heard bin, confess that be bad collected cash for which lie had not accounted, and which were not entered in his bo,itc, Witness did not know to what extent he had been robbed by the prisoner, whom he had brought up from iottncy and educated ; but he feared that the plunder bad been going on for some time, and as certained that the young man was connected with a set of bad people. The pri was ordered back to the Compter, where he is to be kept apart from the other prisoners. MARLBOROUGH STRICT.-+Jotnea Binning/hots was charged with stealing a bag of boots and limes by the following stratagem : A boy canted Winfield was sent home with some boots, and be was met by the prisoner in Covent-gar den, who promised him two-pence to take a parcel for him to the liammums, while he engaged to take care of lis bag containing the boots. The prisoner's con duct excited suspicion, and finding his actions watched. he waited the boy's return, and walked off with him again, and promised him fourpence to leave another parcel at a chemists, in Tottenham-court-road. Here be completed the felony, by again getting possession of the bag, and Kendrick, a beadle of St. Giles's. took hint at the instigation of those who followed bim. The prisoner was committed for trial. Betrartv SOCI ETlllCS.—Yesterday a feeble man, near 70 years of age, attended to ask the advice of the Ma. ;climate under the fallowing circumstances:— Ile stated that he Lad beluage:l to r Benefit Society for the last 15 or 20 years, during which time he never had troubled the box. but age and infirmity bad crept on him, and not being able to work at his trade (a taller), be was obliged to declare •n the Society Ile for a short time received the Society's stipend, 15s. per week ; but after a short time they refused to allow. it to him, and from the llst et September until the pre. sent time, be bad net revel-wed a farthing. The Se. creasy was present. and said that the applicant was able to work, and be affected illness. The Magistrate thought the man's age was au& cieat to cause debility, and he was entitled to his claim, and ordered the sum from Septuisber to be paid, and to continue the weekly allowance. The Secretary reluctantly consented to the former. hut refused the continuance. tbresteniag, to alter the laws of the Society, aid scratch the applicant's name. The Magistrate dared him to do it, and requested applicaat to inform him if such took place, and the Clerk of the Peace should be lounediately written to, to couviace the Society of their improper conduct. QVIIIN•SQUAR a.—Mr. Fraser, landlord of the Crown and Anchor public-house, Five Fields, Chelsea. wa. , held to bail for having, at a few minutes after eleve n o'clock at eight, abused and thrust from his deer Serjeaot &Mead, who was billetted upon him. and who bad up to that period been engaged in going hi• rounds for the purpose of ascertaining that the soldier, its his district were at their quarters. Lemaznosvanzv.4—Yesterday Conrad Sticker, 'hr. !flood remanded ea a charge of having embezzled di were earns of money, the property of his employer POLICE. 11 (ANSIOK•IIOI7II6.—ALLEOID Sara OF CNIILDFON seo OIPSIEII..-..lts the course of UP examination which tarok place yesterday before the Lord Mayor feistier to inskiogprovisina fur ifirgitituate child, an extraorJi ■sry fact was stated. The officers of a parish were santeloned to appear to answer Orr complaint of the mother et the child, as cuttg them of having withheld snpport from the ia hat, a line boy, 7 months old. She stated that the grandmother of the child bad supported itim up to the b..ur at which the charge was brought, sad that the psrisb•o& era open being applied to thought p►oper to refuse assistance, on the ground that the father was able and williag to take upon himself the task. She did not dispute the ability of the father to do so, but it wes to be recollected that he was a sailor, and of coarse very uncertain as to Me engagements in mosey matters. The officers were willing, notwithstanding cti+wi ~iw~ ISIAN Mr. Samuel Pratt, sugar•reftner, in (lid Montague /street, Whitechapel, was bronght up for re•etarnina don. S I charge, of embezzlement were proved against the psirooer, who, is his defence• attempt►d to prove that he was a partner in the concern. In this be failed. Ile was fully committed fur trial. Uoto:v.ilat.t..—Yesterday a fellow named Firly was brought before the Sitt:ng Magistrate . in the charge of a constable. James (Hann •n, the landlord of the Catherine Wheel pnblieshonse. Union• , stated, that the prisoner came to his hone on Tuesday evening last, and called for a pint of porter its the name of a Mr Co'sworth, a sear neighbour of the witness, which was drawn and given to the prisoner, who was ob dto swallow the contents the moment he left the house. Upon in. qniry it was found that the fellow had imposed on the landlord, and he was conduct's' back again, but re" rased to pay for the bye,. The witness added, that Pirby was in the habit of visiting Tarim public houses, where he would call for victuals and drink, and when Isis appetite was fully satisfied, 'could then start up and swear that be had not one halfpenny in his p ion to pay for hits entertainment. The wit ness had suffered 14fore from the tricks of the pri soner, as well as many of his brethren. The prisoner was seat to hard labour to the House of Correction for two months. Charles Soadry was charge , ' with robbing his lass ter's till. Mr. Thome. Price, oilman, of York buildings, Kent road, stated, that the prisoner was a porter in his em ployment about four months. For some time past the witness had reason to inspect that he had a dishonest per►on on Lis premises. The witness thereon marked a quantity of si•ver on Monday night, and plated it in one of the tills. The prisoner was observed at seven o'clock nett morning to go inside the counter, and immediately after he bad come out an officer was sent for, who, tiptoe searching him, found one of the mark et: shillings in his p ion The constable proved this Get, and the prisoner was filly committed. • C 1: store &tun Box.—We understand that daring the King's residence at Da;keith, a very carious wooden snuff-box was presented to his Majesty, by Sir Walter Scott, from the incenions maker, Mr. Daniel Craig, of ilrienshurgh. The body of thy box is made of sycamore tree, with an invisible hinge of the kind at present so much admired ; and the lid of it inlaid with authenticated specimens of several va tieties of wood, must of whi. It are well known in Scotland and celebrated in Scottish song. They are so arranged as to shade and relieve each other, by their beautiful diversity and colour. In the centre is a piece of the Cratastuts Yew, mentioned in history as I! e favourite of Qneen Mary. Aroun I this are the following :—The rorteood Oak (of Stirlingshire) whose decayed trunk afforded shelter from Lis pursuers to the brave Wallace; the 'Frye:big Tree, near lox. burgh Castle, celebrated in the Border fee)s, and mentioaed in the Notivl of Rob Roy; the Elderelie *re, which tradition r-ports to have Imes planted by Sir William Wattage, en his uncle's estate of that name in itenfrewshire—the Bosh a&oon Treqttstir— Birk of laverusay--41orn abcon the Well-•Broone of Cowdenkstoss—Allorsay-hrirk Oak, with all of which the admirers of our Scottish poetry are faini liar; Elm of Waterloo, under which the Duke of Wellington stood during the battle ; the Victory, part of the ancber-stock of Lord Nelson's flag-ship of that name. The whole of these surrounded by a herder of Black Oak from the ship Florida, which belonged to the Spanish Armada, and wrecked cff To beomory in the island of Mull, 1338. Ha the bottom of the box, out.ide, the words and music of " Auld Langsyne" are painted in a style of uncommon neat ness. His Majesty was pleased to accept most gra. ciously of this hattresiiig; clastn of relics ; express ing at the same time. Lis admiration, both of the se lections of the wood, and of the elegance of the workmanship, and charging Sir Walter Scott thanks to the ligenious artificer for so acceptable a present.—(Glasgow Courier ) XC CV TION. —Too LATE ARRIVAL OR A RIPRIEVR. This day, Janice Codsett and Patrick Rourke. who were tried and convicted at the last Assists for a highway robbery on the person of a gentleman, on the Welliogtoa-marl, leading from this city to the barracks, were executed. pursuant to their sentence. We state. *itk those feelings which are necessarily created by the circumstance, that ins very short time after the execution, a King's messenger arrived in town with a reprieve for the two unfortunate men . The troop of cavalry who formed the guard around them to the gallows. and the bearer of the respite, in • chaise with four horses, met near the office of this paper, as the former were returning from the execu tion. so that an idea may be formed of how little more expedition than was used would have been neresstry to give effect to the clement interposition of Govern ment. With respect to the legal officers, whose au thority directs on each occasions. it is right to men don, and we do or with a foil knowledge of the fact, that there sever was an occasion when there was less room to expect that s respite would arrive, as only • few days have elapsed since an answer was received to a memorial forwarded on behalf of the condemned, which stated that the law must take its course. It is also proper to mention, that the reprieve was not founded on say of the moot remote doubt of the guilt of the men, but was merely an exercise of the prero gative of mercy, the failure of which. is ate aim. is sot so much to he lamented as it the guilt of its ob i jams bad bees equivocal. Still. however. they were selected as proper objects of pardon, sod their macs ties. under the circumstance. is little less titan burl fying.—(So others Reporter.) An accident, nearl y attended with fatal e onsequenee, happesed on Tuesday,in Castle-street, Leicester-fields. The horse is a chaise cart, belonging to a hatcher, as Chiswick, took fright t two mew that were in the cart were thrown out. Owing to the wheels coming elf the horse disengaged himself from the cart, and ran towards the Mewegate, broke the windows of Mr. Sib. ley, carver and gilder, and destroyed a great quantity of valuable old chins, belonging to Mr. Waring. a atelier. residing is llshe'mcoart. The men were sot ouch hurt, bat a child was braised. Mr. Waving. it is said. will not he able to mover his lose, •wing to the china bring on the pavement, which is an Wring.- runt on the law. • 7 FAIRS AND MARKETS. —www— The rand parade exh.bitrd this , Isy a 'err INIFI4P. rlinly picture of the state of the country ; it wet liter• ally covered with cattle, distrwined for It•n•. were sold so low as 411 s. per duzrn —Cows hum to 41. each.—(cork Chrttn. Sept. 16 ) . , Oar first Cliffe fair, oa Saturday lest pre.v nt m large shew of sheep and lambs, not lets than 4,1 11 , 1 being penned. The attendance was also large, bet It was, nevertheless. considered an estr•roely dull It is calculated that not wire than half the na2.11/1 permed was sold. The prices were fur ewe., I4s. to 20s.—IAmbs 7.. to 14.. 61. 4 ,,,„,i nt d about 10s. Such as remained unsold, will no sio:4 he again exhibited at the old fair op the 24 of Oct.—e (Swerez Paper.) Itsrnstaple fair commented on Thirslay show of cattle was by far the largest Shat has 6.0 witnessed for many years; but the .al* was *s e w, ingly limited, sent drat at very lox pri.e% ; a t " ye. ., .1,1 steers were geseralq veld at 6!. per brad, t . aw year.old at 4/. and fat bullock. fis. pe r .cote. The shew of cattle at Tavistock (sir. on the tr‘l, insant, was considerable, hat the number 5 ,,1.•,,, sot great, and those were disposed rf at a f rjr. I rate, nether under the low prices lately obia.ad other parts of Devon and Cornwall. The 'beep fair at North-hill, this week, wig el abundantly supplied ; but the demand w as e,".„ be 'ow the supply, and the few that were sold broug'it wet, low prices. Worcester great annual fair was held on Tion-sd.v, and was abundantly supplied with every lescrip:La commodity, but what business sets dare was s; „a terms ruinously low. and the complaint was crew% that a dialer fair has not been experieaced for sou.' years. The unusual onniber of 4.300 pocke•s of hes.l were pitched, the new of a qua ity setpas,rJ by f•w seasons. Of these, 3,722 pockets were sol:l, merle. ieg 365. to 668. ; where the sample was prime was in same instances obtained, and we heard of v.* iot fetching 70s. The number of *beep peased was great ; where sales were made, those fit far the butcher avera ged from 3J to U.: stores weresetre.te P.ile,ble at any price; there were bat few Isnilu—sf ticient, however, fur the buyers. The show of neat stock was large; fat found a dull sale at 3jJ. to ; the quantity of store was not great. bat few wereek.l4 except upon very depressed terms, and of this de.rtl. 'ion of stock, as well as sheep, by far the greater pra portion was driven away for want of purchasers. le the swine and horse fair so business was Jour %sub mention. On Friday last, a beyof the name of JO4 Ewers, while 'nising himself by playing with the tole:Jim-re at Mr. W. Hirst'', mill, in Leeds, got entangled of the straps, and was killed upon the .pot. The t - ironer's jarv, n Web sat in the afternoos, Irturac3 verdict of *. Accidental death," accompaniedhrs..- commendation, which they wish to hive made walk; namely. the all proprietors of mills "lipoid pre6iiiit the children and nu in manufactori .s fee a sir,- ing with any part of the machinery, while at wort. under the penalty of a heavy .fine.• to be heti.. ably levied oat of the wages of the *treader, us th. tectios. On Filially last, two young men of the rime of Rutherford. by trade masons, diming the din , er Leto, went down to the sea, at Coldingham Sands, for the purpose of bathing. James, who *as the ol lest of the brothers, had come out of the water styl pot no his clothes, when he heard his brother li,he(t out fir help, as be was In danger of drowning. Jos-. forgetting that lie could not "wins, and regard..., .f the large, which was so great as to prevest tee hot from putting off to their assistance, threw on' ~is e,).: and vest, and taking a stick from one of the standees. rustled into the sea ; he was swept feet, and drowned in • few minutes. The (oh , : 1.. ther, who was a good swimmer. but whose str•iorts was now quite exhausted, shared the same f.te i.e situation of their old and infirm parents is tro:y pitiable, having now only one son to whom 11111 can look up, and upon whose arm they coo leaf is kr 'eroding the hill of life. The brothers were laid is one grave on Monday ; and, what renders the acre-. reties still more afilictiog, On the very day when it.. oldest was to have been married to a fine young so. man in the neighbourhood, who, by this awful es,st is involved in the deepest die .—(Kelso .1f4:1) Cooox a it's I NQUlSTS.—lnqnisi dons were yesterday taken before Thomas Higgs, E q. Deputy Co .1..hil 11. Bell, Esq. Coroner for Westminster, at the S. public-house in Castle•lane, on the bodies of I.fte Bishop, a middle aged womaa, and Theresa atr i. aged 13 years, killed on Monday by the fail of scaffold poles, in the Broadway, Westminster. S. r. r.l witnesses who saw the accident were heard, and the Jury, after a consultation of about ten minutes, le turned their verdict—That the deceased Mite f.l lbw deaths through the accidental falling of the sr . 4.-1 pole*: and a deodattd of 20s. was ordered t,. he it %.ed upon the same. On Tuesday evening, the body of Thom,' Been. one of the three unfortunate bookbinders, who stele drowned on the preceding Tuesday evening. an Ike Bed lions.. at Batterma, on their return from Kee, was found at low water on the Surrey side of the river, Slicing the Tower. The body was carried to • neighbouring public-house for the Coroner's laws*. The same evening the body of Thomas Dothan, an , - thee of the unfortunate men, was found floating . " kW water mark facing the King's Arms, at Chelsea. where the body now lit• for the Coroner's Inquest. MARRIED. Yesterday. at Mary-le-bone church. Francis G. Camp bell, Emu of Troup. in the county of Banff. and Glroi)on. In the county of Perth, to Maria, only daighter of t►e U 4 Major General Duff, of Cantonsle, lu the county of Bad' DIED. On Saturdsy, the gist lost. at Windsor, Mr. John Oliver, of Canal place, heat road, aged 67. On Slondsy. the 2341 inst. Benj. Yates, Esq. of hlarlbo rough-pine.. Wslworth, aged 641. On Mowiay, the 23d last. Illecuriotta, the wife of Thomas Farrar, E.g. of Meekleuburgb-square. Oa Tuesday morning. the ddtb lest, et her house in Ches terfield-street, Mrs. Harriet Milieu, in the 63th year of her o de, sole surviving daughter of the Rev. Dr. Milles, Ice Doan of Exeter. Leaden r Edited. Printed. and Published at the 011ie* of "'tie STATESUAN" and "'4`lt. CONS/ITVTION" Paper. No. AM Bused. LI R. WentliLL, LLB. to who. 411 as lilisiairsations, *des. lie. an re pressed to be farmed. ;f a I 1. 1 AM