The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-10-08 00:00:00

ti to " ' +' TT grA,TSI4.k..4 ritocißtat oP hiliNßitA. us , Our .year .17tatkere wati not a single white ts 1104:aisle... .all ,KepiXocisyx in Or, there were 1 73,077 souls ;in NW, A20 0 9Q0 and now, in 1817. 0 nearly . tOO,OOO. , In A7sl3, the city Or Nett Orleans , was Inhabited by'a few miserableSparrit;da, who'd" - !led on .sertritamogaling trade. Now, in 1817, it trembess newly 4Q,000 inhabitant's And its exports, tiedeg' last, year, exceeded thasq of. tho :New gigolo Ntates. taXen together; the. steam-boats have been • found able to stem the current of She Mississippi bilel heoveforth the struggle to engiors the foreign I Ir:lde of-lhe s hole western country will be between NMI • 0{ Immo, • Die. • York,. Montreal, and Phila. delphie. The difficulty Of ascending - ball; .uuli,„the experiment of the ,8!r!.1 1 1 1 -hea 15 1 VP- • vented Ilew Orleans froth supplying, the western States w,ith foreign merchandise, at hieltelas pirchased peeper In New York or PhiladelptilOnd carried by land to liiiitihorgh., at the 'confluence of the Mo nongahela and Allegliahr risers, •ond thence down the Ohio, to, the various settlements on-Its banks, than it could' be transported op the Minissippl sod the Ohio; ' • . , Ifthe.popolation of the United Slates shall increase for the nest twenty-five years in the same ratio that it hos increased the last twenty-five years, what European country, single handed, will be able to compete with them, on the land, or on the ocean ? or what European Power will be able to preserve its American colonies, whether in the West Indies or on the Continent, from their grasp? And' why the pOpulation should not Increase as rapidly, in time to come, as in the past periods, it is difficult to prove, for the extent of fertile territory yet uncleared, is immense; and any one, in an 7 vocation, manual or Mechanical, may, by honest industry and ordinary prudence, acquire an independent provisiols for him sn-lf and family ; so high are the wages of labour, averaging at least double the rate in England, and quadruple that in France; so comparatively scanty the population ; so great the demands of all kinds of work ; so vast the quantity, and so low the price of land ; so light the taxes; so little burdensome the public espenditure end debt. • TnE MyINCIIESTBR SPINNERS. The following h an extract of a private letter from Manchester, dated October s:—" Subscriptions are corning in froth all parts of th. country, in aid of the fund for the relief of the unemployed • Weavers and Spinners. The Magistrates, conceiving that these sub scriptions have a tendency to promote and encourage combinations among the workmen, have done all in their power to prevent their collection, but hitherto with very little effect ; for the Delegates employed in thilt business, manage their business iu a, very dexterous tnanner, and avoid all open collect' s. Large sums • have been collected in the various Benefit Clubs, Friendly Societies, and Odd Fellows' Lodges, in dif ferent parts of the country. We still remain tranquil here ; but I learn that much apprehension of another turn-out among the Weavers , masts in most of the towns and villages between this place and Preston ; at the latter town, I am informed, the men belonging to the mill of Messrs. Horrocks and Co. still hold out, peremptorily refusing to work for them. There is, in deed, much murmuring and dissatisfaction among the Weavers at Stockport, Ashton, Bolton ; and, its fact, •in every other town in this district. All persons allow that their wages are much too low, and that their com. plaints and demands are perfectly reasonable. The ut most advance they require would not bring their average weekly earnings higher than Ms. or 17s. — Surely this is but a small pittance to maintain a hard working man, with, in many cases, the addition of a numerous family. The Masters, on the other hand, affirm that they cannot give the advance required. This is a lamentable state of things; and calls loudly for alteration and amendmeel..--As matters at pee. -sent stand, every housekeeper, however scanty his means, is heavily toted, in Alm shape of Poor Levies, to make up the deficiency of the wages of those, from whose labours they derive no interest whatever, and who ought to receive suffi cient to maintain themselves comfortably through a far different and less degrading source. It is quite useless to pursue this subject any farther; as it is evident something effectual must speedily be done by the Legislature, both for the relief of the industrious end suffering mechanics, and to prevent our best hands from emigrating to enrich other nations by that industry and skill which they would cheerfully devote to uphold the splrndour of their own native :country, did that country but yield them wherewith to procure the common comforts of life." A few days ago three.fellows went into the par lour at the Admiral Vernio, in Vine-street, Bethnal. green, and called for liquor. Shortly after one of them went to the bar, and kept the landlady• in con versation, whilst his companions stole up stairs into the bedroom, and by means of picklock key,. opened a chest of drawers, and took out 811. in motes, a quantity of plate, and other property, with which they got clear off. On Tuesday night, Mr. Evans, hop-factor, of the Borough, was attacked by a gang of robbers, near the coach stand at Newington, and robbed of a gold watch, &c. Monday night about eleven o'clock, afire broke -out in the house of Newbank, Esq. of Queen ..Ann•street, Cavendish-square, which was nearly at. tended with lamentable consequences. Mr. N., who is nn infirm gentleman, was, it appears, going to bed, and whilst undressing himself laid his candle on. the carpet by the side of the bed. The flame cornmeal. coed to a corner of the counterpane, and before Mr. iNpwlritsk wee aware of his perilous situation, the whole bed and furniture weals on fire. The fright qc- casioned by so sudden and unexpected a circumstance, together with his other infirmities, overpowered Mr. Newbank, and he threw _himself fiat() a chair, the flames at the same time raging round •hin. In this situation he was found by Mrs. N. who was coming up stairs to bed, who instantly gave an alarm. The servants immediately ran to the assistance of their master, and the watchmen - were equally prompt in procuring engines. After a short lapse of time two or three engines arrived. A plentiful supply.of water was got, and by the exertions of the neighbours and icemen, the flames were subdued withoit doing a; they - ditisge than *hut (hey originated. • Gttitainair....7A-Mr. Hicks said, he appeared on the behett Other Proprietors of the Englishman Su nday Newspaper, to apply lor . a warrant against a Mr. T. Acton, fns a fraud commuted by him on them on Satyrday, Sepiamber, the tOth. lie however saw that Gentleman present; and with the Alderman's permission, be would state the cases On the day he had 'petitioned, the Defendant had furnished' the . Complainents with a report of a case as they at the ,time believed to have occurred at Bow-street Police Office, hesded " if,Son of Misfortune," describing the distresses of a Mr. Chanter and his family," and . it appeared in the Engtiihniall - on Senday, under .the head of Police, Bow-street. It was copied into all thedaily Journals of Monday, and amongst them ietq the Times, and several sums of money were sent ito the Proprietors of that Paper for the supposed distressed faMily. On account of his (Mr. Hic'ca's) connectiqu withthe Times, he was sent to investi gate into the ease. He was informed at the (Ace of the English Men, that the article was furnished to them by the Defendant, for which he charged them 15s. 6d. flu sad a Conversation with the Defendant, and he acknowladged that he had so furnished it. He bad made enquiry as to *the truth of the statement, and was able to make oath that it was untrue from beginning to.end, and that no such case had occurred at Bow-street Police Office. O 1 - - Mr. PAYNE, clerk to the Alderman.—" The De fendant was not paid for it." Mr. HicKs.—" No, but be delivered his bill, and afterwards called for the amount which was refused, on account of the fraud being discovered." Mr. Acton, in his defence, said, he felt himself in a very awkward situation. He had been for two years in the habit of giving articles of Police to dif ferent Newspapers, and this was the first time they had ever been complained of. That he had been im posed on he could not doubt. On Thursday week he met a person in the Strand who was in the habit of attending Police Offices for his amusement, and it was well known that many persons did so, for in stance, there were 40 persons then in the Office who had no business to transact there. lie did not know the name of the person he met ; he said, " How do you do P' and asked him if he wanted a good story, as there had just been a most distressing case at Bow. street Office. He told him he would be much obliged to him for it, and they went to the Crown public s house in Little Russell-street, Covent-garden, where his informant related the story, and he took notes of it, and afterwards wrote out the account which ap peered first in the Englishman, and another Weekly Paper. Ever since the discovery of its being an im position, he had done every thing iu his power to find the person who had imposed on him, without effect. He well knew if the present case went oat to the Public, and he had no doubt , but it would, he would be ruined for ever. The case of Older shaw and his distressed family he had furnished the Newspapers with ; and it was of use to them, as it caused many persons to subscribe for their relief. When he heard of the case complained of, he thought, by giving it pub licity, it would have the same effect on the humane and generous, and that he would have the consola tion of knowing that he was the humble instrument of relieving a fellow-creature. lie had been im posed on, but he was not intentionally guilty of the fraud. His character had stood unimpeached until the present moment, but when the statement of the proceedings of that day were published it was lost for ever, and he deprived of a livelihood, which also supported an aged person. Under those considera lions, it was of little consequence to him whether was or was not convicted of the charge against him. He would, however, ask any man of common under. standing, if he gave the article to the Englishman with a guilty intention, would he have furnished an other Weekly Paper with it from which he had a settled salary ? There appeared to be a combination against him for the purpose of ruining him ; for an other kind friend gave him a case on Saturday last, as occurring at that Office, which he gave to a Weekly Paper on Sunday, and was copied into the Daily Papers of Monday, under the head of " 6 Po. lice, Guildhall, Elopement Extraordinary," which he understood was contradicted. Mr. PAY Nu-" No such case occurred here on Sa turday, as the business of this Office was done at the Mal.ston-house on that day." Alderman Tnotte.—." It is very unfortunate, Mr. Acton, that you have not been able to find your in formant." The Defendant.—" It certainly . is, Sir; but if he has any spirit of generosity in him, on hearing whet has passed this day, he will come forward." Mr. Ilicks.—" I believe the statement of Mr. 'Mien to be true, althouith it is not supported by exideuce ; and if be will undertake to put into the Newspapers of to-morrow, what has passed here this day, I will, in the name of the Proprietors of the Papers I am connected with, withdraw the charge." Mr. Actors.---" I can have no objection, bet I moot insure its being published in all the Papers." Alderman Traoar.—" I consider it highly proper that the proceedings of Offices situated as this is, should be published, as it tends to correct vice, by exposing it-, The great misfortune as to the case complained of is, that when a true case of actual dis tress is published, the Public will not believe it, and the victim of misfortune will go without relief. lam of opinion that a proper course has been taken to *rep* justice to all the parties concerned." Nit.. Hicks and Mr. Aeton then left the Office to. gethev. . . AN LXTRAORDINA4Y Arir.e.-4Ast ireek . Mr. Roues, of Wiserly-hall,:ear Welaingbig, pulled in his orchard, se apple measieing,thirteep inches in circumference, and . thirteen and a half ounces. Frog the glee tree were polled many others of nearly the same size. 7rin ‘ are of the monly known by the name of Yorkshire peco. Hedy eicellent as keipkra grid bikers.—(Durhem 2dvertiser;) Monday night, or ratty on Tuesday mornidg, the 1 dwelling-house of Mr. Joseph Blundy, watchmaker, at Cheshont, 'legs, was broken open, and robbed of 40 watches, four time-pieces in cases, a great qoantity 6f trinkets, watch-keys, and chains, mi niatures set in gold, a brace of pistol', and sundry othei• articles, altogether 'to a cuesiderable amount. POLICE: BOWITREIT.—Tuesday afternoon ti yeelg Run of geisteet appearance, of the name of Clot Louis Marie lrbi - iti; calling himself an Offiter 'in the Frtillell service, wait brought to the office by' Bishop and' Ruthen, the officers, charged with robbing Lieutenant: l General Stafford Lightborne of Bank of Engles* notes, sod Messrs. llarnmersleys' circular notes, to. the amosiot of 5501. From the statement of the lat ter heft:ire RI6LARD BiRNIE, Esq. the sitting Magis trate, it appeared that'a short time since fie lift Eng land .with an intention of proceeding to Greece ; when be left he was possessed of 6001. to . travel. with in Beek of England cotes and Hammersleys circular notes: ' While he was out he only changed one MI. note, which' was at Wife's, the banker, in Paris ; (soon after that he received a communication from England respecting some very important business, which obliged him to return home. On his arrival at 'Calais he embarked on board' the Desiree French paiket•boat for Dover, and soon after he got ob ' board the packet-boat, was the last time he sate' his pocket-book, which contained the above notes ‘ when he took it out of ,his pocket to show his permit to a police-officer. lie recollected see ing the Prisoner on board the packet-boat. Ile and the rest of the passengers were landed on the beach at Dover, on the night of the 14th of Septem ber last, about nine o'clock, when he found the Prisoner close to his person, who asked him to al low Millie carry a map of Lisle in his hand, which he was going to the Custom-house to pay the duty for, which he declined letting him do ; at the same instant he put his hand to his coat-pocket, and miss ed his pocket-book. lie instantly communicated his discovery to the Custom-house Officer, who was at tending him ; he recollected the Prisoner then disap: neared from him, but he had no suspicion of him then being the robber. Ile had the boat searched fur his pocket-book, but no trace of it could be found. In formation was given of she robbery at the above Office, and Bishop and Ruthen have been exerting themselves since to discover the robber and the pro perty. Two of the stolen 501. and two of the stolen twenty pound circular notes have been pre sented for payment at Ilammersleyb' Bank, in Pall mall, and stopped, but the parties presenting them contrived so make their escape. On Tuesday a man presented another of the stolen 201. circular notes at Hamrnersleys' bank for payment. Bishop and Rot hen traced the man to a house in Beaumont street, Mary4e•bonne; he turned out merely to have been employed ..to take the note to liammersleys' bank to get change, but the officers, by exertions and perseverance, succeeded in discovering the Pri• soner with the Prosecutor's pocket-book on him, and the stolen property to the amount of 3901. which, together with the notes which had been stopped, leave very little deficient from what was originally in the book previous to its being stolen. The officers, on searching the Prisoner, found pawnbrokers' du plicates on him for a seal and ring, which are sup posed to be the property of a young man of the name of Kollman, who the Prisoner travelled with, and they put up at La Sablonere's Hotel, in Leicester square, where Kollmates box was broke open and robbed ; a passport was also found upon him, which he had obtained from the Marquis d'Osmond, the French Ambassador, three days after his arrival in London, and which would enable him to leave at any tjme . in the passport he described himself as a naval officer, and a native of Brest. lie said his ramily lived at Ostend. Committed for further examination. IVrllirrm Ilisrry was charged with forcing his way over Waterloo-bridge, with a number of others, without paying the toll. It appeared that on Monday afternoon, it was an nounced that Usher, the clown, was to he drawn a second time on the Thames, neer ‘Vaterloo-bridge, by geese, and on the land by Tom cars, which at. traded a great crowd of persons to assemble, and pass over the bridge without paying the toll, particu. larly when a carriage was passing over, and the great gates were opened, the people rushed on in such numbers that the toll collectors were overpowered, and were not able to stop the torrent which pressed upon them. The Defendant admitted the correctness of the charge, but pleaded ignorance, and did not know that he was doing wrong, ind he passed over the bridge with a numher of others without paying, and was not sensible that he was doing wrong. He was convicted in the penalty of 404. The Defendant stated himself.to be a journeymen shoe-maker, and that he was not able to pay the pe nalty. His wife also urged her distress fur herself and children. The Clerk of the Bridge agreed to take the penalty by instalments of 2'. 6d. a week. - . MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday Mr. Goddin, of the firm of Stretton and Co., brewers, charged Gladiron, a shopkeeper, in Rupert-street, on suspicion of stealing beer-casks, their property.-- Mr.. Goddin represented that they were losers of nearly 30001. per annum, by casks, many of which he believed were illegally disposed of. In the present case, his house supplied the Prisoner with table-beer, and it was usual for 'their customers to return the empty casks, on full ones being delivered. On . Monday lao, as Complainant was coming to town, be saw one of their casks in a cart be. longing to Mr. Jones, proprietor of the flax.milis at Veltham. On application to the Magistrates, Plank, the officer s was lent down to Yeltham, where he found the cask in queitirm, and learnt that it was conveyed from Loudon by * iervant in Mr. Jones's employ. This man said he bad bnirowed it of the Prisoner 'his brother.in.livr 'to fill with wine. I lank immedialely went to the Pristiner, denied having sent a cask Into Itie *cointiy. On examining 114! pretniiEs, giveral Caolita 'were found in ilse 'Milts. 'of 'the 'Pillion's's 'ben's*. The Da.l ' fendint &Mid s'a'ny stunt Mention, and ex; p4s;id igtich 4444 it ' his bavitig thus sited ; ltd offeied' to mikes politic actnriwledgment of big ofs feitiej teiets this,Mr. G‘oddin Said he . would not pre.: teed furflter, 'but wished to be understood, that if hi found any one else offending in like manner, he would prosecute to the utmost. The Magistrate sig nified to the befendant that he was fortunate in thus easily escaping • for had be been convicted, his pu nishment wool" be transportation for seven_year,. c "' ~ 1 v '~. . *OIIII3.BRY BY fic wirrcametw. John Tomlinson exhibited a charge of Way against Win. Dempster, a watchman, near Greet pentberhinci-gast. The CoMpkittent mid mile was mein down Greet Comberlend-street, he lost M. het, bat did not know who took it. The %leant. of the night coming sap , , he communicated it to•hiesl: empiricist fell upon the watchman. The Serjeunt er the nightcletired Deseptter to ova a bolt in his weld s , box, which he refused to do. It was then brokeit open, and the Complainant's het was found concealed , therein. The Prisoner was remanded until Friday; in the mean time• information will be given to tan• parish officers, that they may appear to prosecute. WORstitr-STREBT.—A young woman cm/Into (hit Office, to lay an information against a man for rob. bing her. She said her name was liennah Bleed; rea siding at No. GO, Brick-lane, Spital-fields; that tbd Accused's name was John Smith. He paid his ado dresses to her for some time past, and met with such attention as was deemed proper by her friends; he visited frequently at the house, and deckled Main self a suitor, in such a manner, that a speedy en i olt , was anticipated. He gave his address at Mt. Pita man's, boot maker, in London-wall, and 11064 his intention of going into business immediately aftet their marriage. On Tuesday he came as usual, bat he departed rather abruptly, without taking his l ease; lie had been seen by a boy carrying off a bundle, which created suspicion that in elopement was in' contemplation. An enquiry was made at the home . of Mr. Pitman x when it was ascertained he bad 011 1 ? been there ajourneyman, and that he had conducted himself so that Mr. P. would not employ him spin. On examination, it was discovered he had stolen two elegant silk shawls, value 4!. each, several silk drestes,e; gold snuff-bos,and some trinket., the property of Com. plainant. Enquiry had been made in differlet places for him, but he had not been bend of. Complainant then gave a description of his person, to enable the Officers to apprehend him for the felony. QUEEN-!SQUARE. —A Gentleman came to the office to lay an information against Mr. Belbses. of No.?, Church-tow, Chelsea. He said that on Friday lest he was riding in his chaise by Mr. B 's hostile, when his bootie soddenly fell through a trap-door into si vault nine feet deep; he was himself pitched upon the ground, the chaise was broken, and the horse, which was a valuable one, very much hart. • It was found necessary to take the horse through 'milt other vaults, till at last the ground was dug to get him up.—Mr. FIELDING told him he woolds nb doubt, recover damages for the injury at the Sessions', but it was not such a public nuisance as could be cognisable before • Magistrate. IMPORTANT EXCISE INFORMATION. UN IO N • lIALL.--1 . 112 KING v. Covitst..--Thiswal an information under the 42(1 Geo. 111. cap. 38, see: 9, against Mr. John Cowell, a brewer of ale sod table beer, in a large way of business, et Camber. well, for omitting to mark 30 casks of table beer, as prescribed by the Act of Parliament, by which he had incurred penalties to the amount of one Ormond five hundred pounds. Mr. Benjamin Payne, Supervisor of Excite, re. (erred to the clause of the Act under which the in. formation was laid, by *hick it was enacted— " That when and as soon as any table beer disif be cleansed, and pet into any cask or mit t die common brewer, by whom such table lets Mee brewed or made, shall immediately mark atil toy every cask with the capital Roman letter T, of OM length of four inches, and if any common btewer shall neglect or refuse so to 'nark any cilsk of table beer, or if any common brewer shall not cordless such mark, or cause the tame to continue visible an each and every soch cask, containing any such table beer, during the whole time the same shall remain in his custody or possession, every such common brewer so ()Wending shall forfeit the sum of 501. for every such cask on which such mark shall not be pat or made." Mr. Payne added, that, from the numerous del& ings in business which had existed beteeen himself atld the Defendant, he war able to bear testimony of his general attention to the laws and regulations of the Each.. He had reason to believe, that the omis sion complained of proceeded from inadvertence mike than from any intention of tiefrsusting the revenue. As the Agent of the Excise, it was his duty to bring the subject before the Magistrates, to have Ilse amount of penalty inflicted according to their dila*. (ion. Mr. Cowell pleaded guilty to the charges cOnialito ed in the information. • The Magistrates consulted fort few moments, mod in coosequence of an intimation that there was no wish on the part of the Commissioners of &due to press for the full penalties, they came to a &tenni nation to fine the Defendant ie the mitigated penalty of 121. 103. and costs. Lamoern-sracur.—Yesterday a fellow meanly dressed, of an athletic appearance, was brought up by a watchman,- who charged him with a most wan ton and cruel attack on him. He stated, that on Tuesday night he and his partner went into a public house in Whitechapel, and were cooiparing a forged note with a good one; when the Prisoner came in, and began jumping on his toes. He then made a fresh attack, by trying several times to thrust his thumb into his moods and pull out his teeth. With mask difficulty be was taken to the watch•house.—.Com• mitted for want of bail. Saturday Mr. Charles flaystrip, of Deck-lane, Westminster, went to Croydon fair In his chaise, and rode through the town to the Market.houtte, when a drum being suddenly but near the horse, he startled and plunged headlong through the window into the :Market-house. Mr. Haystrip twos thrown oat of the chaise, end the vehicle itself was dashed to pieces. The horse kept plunging •and rearing amongst the people for several minutes, till at lest he forced his way nut. Many persona were seriously hurt, and tonsiderible damage dens •to the property of the 'Market people. Mr. Hsysttip himself escaped with. •otrt injury. •On Tnettlay •evt'nlrtg, between seven and eight Mr. Stephens, looking.gtass.maker, and his wife, were riding in a cart, in which they carried looking.glaaves, through Hai...street, Beth. nal.green, some ruffians contrived to steal six lowk• big-glasses out 0/ the car*, and carried them off. . . I ,4ll)(tre • 'Orifitoe. *Piohli.hr4 by D. Loy- to he STA:Erg Urvicc, N.,. 1, getsletry-cflurt, F;erwrtti• ' p .I W i j r~ j ,. •r .• `T~