The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-09-22 00:00:00

) • • 1 •-_ - SIGN IN less SKIES. i Letters from Breteeil (Oise) state, that on the night of the bth or fish of September, shoot twelve or one o'clock, a globe of fire was seen of the •p• parent size of the moon, which, according to the ac count of a traveller, who was returning from the isir hf 90111111111iS, appeared to rise•from the plain of tit. Denis, Ind to take a northern direction. This globe described u carve from west to north, end shed so blight a light, that many who were on the great road frPna Beauvais to Breteuil, cook' easily per. rein the neighbouring villages. It is stated even, shat a dealer in cattle, who was &Oink a number of axon, could hardly restrain the !righted animals, that tied into the plain. This meteor illuminated the ho. vison a long time. Arrired to a certain point in the north it exploded, and produced an intonation si milar to a Irma clap of thunder, ditfeaing around a multitude of light., the effect of which was agree. able to the eye. The appearances of these luminous bodies are very frequent in this plain, but persica lady et the Moto( the mountain, called Cats-l at. — This is perhaps what has contributed to give credit to the popular notion, that a neighbouring wood, the wood of Colmoist, is inhabited by spirits. There is even in this cantos a place called the Spirits' Pit.— The [omitted of the country pretend, that upon this spot a Druidical temple once existed, where odors. tints was paid to a golden calf,. which is buried there. Searches have bee.' made to discover it, witheet effect. r I 1 ~~ SWINDLER. Thorsrhy afternoon, Betties& Pravda, a Jew, from London, called at the shop of Mr. Capp, jeweller, Stall..street, end selected a gold watch, for which he offered 30 ranee.; the shaming' was Dot prepared to make the deduction, in the absence of Mr. Cripps (the watch being marked 351.) i however, Francis reqowsted that it might be pet by for him, and he would call the nett day and bring the money. —He did so; sad told Mr. Cripps that he was com missioned to look oat a gold watch with appendages, and provided Mr. Cripps would take 30 guineas for the watch he would pay him ; this being agreed to, he looked out a chain and seals, amounting to 181., which together came to 491. 10s. Hit commission, he said, only amounted to 481.,_ and if Mr. Cripps would take that sum, he 'maid go to his friend, and get a check for the amount, leaving strict orders for the bill to be made out in the name of Mr. James Johnson, and the articles to be carefully made a par. eel of. About bal4ast sit he returned with the cheek, drawn on it 9. Hobboase and Co. Mr. Cripps suspecting it, immediately gave it to his yeeng Man to go to the private entrance of the Bank, and enquire it it .0 good. Francis observed that the cheek was very good, and Mr. Cripps might rely on its being ponetoatly paid ; but followed the lad to the door, sod snatched the check out of his band ; Mr. Grippe then sent for as Officer, and Francis was conveyed to the Guildhall, end the check taken from him, which he had torn in pieces, but after mach difficulty it was made perfect. He was on Saturday committed by the Mayor for trial. He bad in his possession a large cane with a sword in it, several flints, & c. and duplicates of several watches .—(Bath Herald, Sept. 18) CORONERS• INQUESTS. On Satorday, some laboprers were digging in the irate) pits in Hyde Park, and to the extreme terror of one of the poor fellows, he saw a human hand pro. trading through the loosened gravel, one of the fin gets of which was decayed and fell off. lie called to his fellow workmen, and they, after escavating the bill for some time, found the whole body of a man. A slyelt was sent for from the workhouse of St. George s Hanover• square, and the body was put into it, and conveyed to the norkhoese. The body is supposed to have been under the gravel for more than four months. It was reduced to such a slated decomposition, that it fell to pieces while it was being carefully put into the coffin.—An Inquisition was taken, yesterday, at the Barley Mow, Mount-street, Grosvenor -square, before Mr. Ulm, upon the body, whets two knives, such as are sited by plumbers and glaziers, a pair of spectacles, and an empty packet-book, were produced by the witnesses, who found them in the pockets of the deceased's clothes. The witnesses stated, that during this summer it had been the practice of poor houseless creatures to take shelter in the grovel pits for the night ; they were of opinion, that the deceased had either gone into the pit to take shelter from the rain, or had gone to sleep there, sod the bank had fallen upon him and smother ed him. The body was in such a state of potrefac tion, the witnesses could not say if there were violent marks upon it. They were of opinion that the de imaged was a plumber and glazier by trade. Verdict —Accidental Death. Yesterday, an Inquest was taken at the King's :Read, James.street, Westminster, on the body of Nary Carey, aged IS years, the daughter of Mr. Carey, of Petaa•StrOst, 'Wetteainster. The deceased was looking through a chamber window at her fa ther's house on the second goer, for the purpose of seeing some young men who were singing in the street; she lost her balance, and fell headlong upon site palliest. Verdict—Accidental Death. Yesterday an loqeisition was taken at the King's Arms, Charles-street, Goowell-street-road, en view et the body of Joseph Kirkman, the son of Mr. Mittman, the brewer, who was killed by falling into the malt min. Verdict—Accidental Death. Thirteen berglaries were committed at the begin. ring of last week in Newington and Lambeth.—Son. day night the hoes. of Mr. W. Hall, Inman's-build. ings, New Keot-street, were broke open, and plun dered of a large Timothy of wearing apparel, and a pocket-book containing 201. in Bank notes.—The Blue Anchor poblic-house, Bermondsey, was twice attempted to be broke open on Sunday night, but the robbers were disturbed, threogh the rigllatice of Mr. Cooper, the laodlord. As attempt was also m■de upon the hosse of Mr. Woodcock, FAst-lane, Willett:it+, which was frustrated by the approach of a watchman, who ohserred the men run of Three houses were broke open In other parts of Wei r t r'h on the same night. .1 CASE OF GREAT MISFORTUNE. Guit.nual.r.. , Yesterday a em ranee before Sr WILLIAM Guava. which sets all ordinary power* of description at defiance. A man named Older:haw, a conveyancer, once in flourishing circumstances, and residing at St. Peel's chain, was brought up charged by many of the re spectable inhabitants of that neighbourhood with hie ing done several dangerous things, to the great ter ror of those who knew his character and lived with. In hie reach. The particular set with which be was 'first charged was, that of haling proceeded to pull down the upper part of his house, without having made any arrangements by which the lives of the people could be secured. lie had, it seems, already taken down a hundred weight of l ead, without the assistance of a human being, and was constantly em ployed in hammering the wills, so that the neigh. boors round about were trembling for their lives. — Their fears were increased by their knowledge of the strange conduct of the man for some years. Mr. Godwin, of Peel's-chain, represented these circumstances to Sir W. CURTIS, who having ascer tained Met there was nobody in the office to contra dict the assertion of Mr. Oldershaw, stating that the house was his property, said he could not legally its terfere upon the present evidence. Mr. Godwin said, be was convinced the house was not the property of the Defendant, and assured the Worthy Alderman with some warmth, that the neighbourhood, if a stop was not pat to such coo. duct, must necessarily be deserted. Mr. Oldershaw said, his object was to improve his boos?, and that he wished injury to be far from every ,'.hank Mr. Godwin said, that if this ease could not be proceeded upon, there was another which, had the strongest claim upon their humanity, for it compre. hended the distresses of the Defendant's wife and fa mily. Sir WM. CURTIS repressed his willingness to beer any case distinguished by so powerful a claim, but observed that, notwithstandleg our humanity, we most abide by the law, which authorised a man to make whatever alterations or improvements he thought proper in his own house: Mr. Godwin replied, that no man had a right to pull down his house to the evident danger of a whole neighbourhood, it being not recognised by the law that human life should be destroyed without a trial. Sir WILLIAM CURTIS was proceeding to address the Defendant upon the impropriety of keeping his neighbours in a state of agitation, when Mr. God win declared that reasoning on the subject could have no effect, cool and rational as Mr. Oldershaw sp. peered to be, there being strong ground for suspect ing that he was out of his mind. Sir William's tone of reproof was immediately changed to one of compassion ; the poor man's wife and children were in the office •' their appearance added much to the feelings which had manifested it self amongst the by-standers. His wife had a half starved child in her arms; the other two children est on the ground at the fe et of their father; one of them was a cripple; the other almost blind; want was the strongest expression in the faces of the whole family, except the mother's, wbo had dist combined with many troubles to make her a signal Instance of suffering. To the question of the Worthy Baronet, Mrs. Oldershaw replied, that her husband had been once in greet circumstances, but now was fallen below the notice of every one in the world bet herself by ens. voidable misfortunes. Every thing in the house had been disposed of for the support of the family, and her husband had not dined since Thursday last. She declared that he was as harmless as his poor children, and she endeavoured to justify the extrsortlinory pro. seeding of taking down the house, by saying, that his object was to improve it. Her face was bathed in tears while she thus spoke of her husband's necessities. She complained that be wets now in hunger as well as in grief, and she seem. ed to lose all sense of her own privations in her fears Inc him. Sir WILLIAM CURTIS. who was much moved at this spectacle, said, " You are a good woman, and I see will never desert him. God help you all.— You mast now tell me whether be is right in his mind." Mrs. Oldershaw said, she feared he was not at all times: his troubles had taken effect upon him, but be would come round to his senses when the world treated him with less bitterness. Mr. Godwin said, the affection the poor creature had for her busbaitd mode her conceal the most seri ous conteqesuces of his disorder ; to the violence of which, one of his children owed the loss of his limbs, and the other the loss of his sight. " I remember," said Mr. Godwin, " when that poor cripple was as fine a child as ever I beheld ; and I have seen the un happy man drag his wife through the snow in the middle of the night." Another Gentleman said, be saw the Defendant running shout the house early on Saturday morning with lighted paper in his hand. Sir W. Cueets.---The case IS without doubt, the MGM affecting that ever came b efore me : the Puri* Officers must do their duty. Mr. Deputy Bog, I request you will convene a Vestry, and take isonse. diate steps for the relief of this poor family. As to the unfortunate man, I consider hies a complete lunatic. Mr. Boa said, it should be done as seen as pos sible. The Worthy Baronet ordered that the utmost care should be taken of Mr. Oldershaw, in the Compter, for the present, and of his wife and children by the .Overseers. 66 You shao't want veer dinner any more, my poor woman," said Sir William, 66 if I can help it." 66 Aye, bat will he have his dinner?" observed the poor woman. 66 He shall indeed," was the reply. Every one in the MSc, was deeply affected ■t the mem. Several were in teen. Mr. Godwin, it ap. raved, had prevented the family from starlit% los the last two or three days. Roasawt.—On Sunday morning, dosing the absence of the family at Divine Service, the house of Mr. Farce, to Mary-le.honne-street, was'elatorld by picking the lock of the street door, and'lMlSasttiat was stripped of all the tight Odvtables, *v. value 601.. . ;:~ •_ STAIMMAN PO Law.?. RIOTS IN ST. GILES'S. MA R 13020 u u. sv n E wr. Yew rday no less than 10 persons, most of them respectable tradesmen, were charted with cresting a riot, and violently smelting the watchmen endeavouring to quell the same, at bull pen one o'clock on Sunday morning. The appear. auce of the watchmen showed plainly that much Tin lence had been committed, one of whom, named Uppenhall, was nearly murdered; he was brought into the watch-hoofe apparently lifeless ; it is 'tweed. ugly doebtfel whether the violence was committed by the watchmen or the Prisoners. Several of the 'watchmen swore to three of the Prisoners. named J. anise, Jas. Roberts, and Chas. ilaringloa, and by their statement strongly implicated the whole of the Prisoners in being engaged in the affray. Mr. Weil• derborne, a respectable Gentleman, said, that he was passing St. Giles's at the above hour, he saw nearly 40 watchmen fighting with their staffs • a crowd be ing collected, the persons appeared indiscriminately to be forced into the watch-borne • be had been de tained, hot was afterwards released, although he had not been the least concerned ; and he believed several of the Gentlemen charged were as little blameable as himself. Mr. Mackey, one of the accesed, said, himself and sit of his friends bad spent the Saturday evening et the Angel, near St. Giles 's church • that when they were going home, they beard a distort:sac, ; and, withoet any interference therein, they bad been charged, sod be appealed to all who were present, whether be bad made any riot whatever ; this was admitted ; bat this Gentleman was then charged with attempting to escape. It appeared that, thieskieg himself untawfally detained, be endeavoured I. force himself out of the watch-horse. The whole bow. ever were, after a long cumin/lion, ordered to And bail, to answer any complaint that might be preferred against them at the Sessions. FRAUDS UPON BREWERS. THAMES POLICE•OFFICE.— Robert Mon, nephew to the poulterer of that name in Loadeuhall-market, was charged on Saturday with having committed many frauds upon the house of Tickell, ale-brewer, in Whitechspel. A Clerk to the brewer stated, that the Prisoner came to the house, and saying that he was a poul terer, and had extensive connections in the c ountr y , ordered several hogsheads of ale and porter toe Mr. Mayhew, in Ipswich. The porter and ale were ire. mediately sent toe wharf, and shipped for Ipswich. It was also stated that Mott contrived to reach Ipswich in time to receive the articles, which hedis posed of to his own advantage, end that Mr. May. beer neither had given any order, nor had received any thing from the house of the Complainant. The nest case was one in which evidence was called to prove that Mott had ordered three hogs. beads of ale to a publican named Chapman, at East Grinstead. Mr. Chapman denied that he had any sort of deal. leg with Mott, and that the ale had reached his house. The ale, it seemed, had been sent by the direction of Men to the Cathann.Wheel in the Bo rough, and the carman who took it away from that place said, be left it by the order of the person who Employed him, but to whom he could not swear, at the house of a poblican named Dottridge, io Nightin gale-lane. Dottridge said, that a person, whom be believed to be the Prisoner, bet to whose person he could not swear, came to him and asked him to buy some ale. —Tbe publican, knowing that it was the custom of ale-brewers to sell their ale in that way, bought some hogsheads of it at eighteen-pence a gallon The seller told him that the brewers would send oo a future day for the casks. Mr. KINNARD wished to know whether it was the practice of honest publicans to purchase ale in such a manner 1 - The publican replied, that it certainly was. The ale-brewers sent people shout to dispose of their commodity, and the pohlicans purchased it at the cheapest rate they could for reedy money. Mr. KINNARD said, he thought his conduct highly censurable. It was, he observed, a difficult matter for any home, to stand, if melees of that kind were resorted to upon the pert of publicans; and he asked whether Mr. Donridge had his licence The publican having replied in the affirmative, Mr. KINNARD expressed his regret that he had not known the publican was in the habit of doing these things ; if he had, the licence should certainly have been stopped. The publican said he defied any man to say a word against his character, which stood high in the neigh bourhood where he resided. lie bought, he said, his ale at the cheapest market, and found it to be an inferior commodity. He could purchase Cherington's best ale at 41. per barrel. This ale he bought at Hs., and he believed he should not make his money of it. The casks were in his cellar, and at the disposal of the brewers. Mr. KINNARD asked, whether the publican's house could bear iuch losses as Mr. Tickell's bad sustained? The publican said that was a matter of doubt. lie should, Lowever, have acted with more caution that. the brewer had done. The writing of Mott, in a receipt given to Mr. Dottridge, was proved by a person named Parker. A. Clerk at the Catharine Wheel deposed that Mott took sway some hogsheads of ale that were left there directed to Mr. Chapman, and said be was going to bring them back to Mr TickeWs. Another case by the same Prosecutor was brought fr Or d. iorwa. Mr. Rica, Solicitor to the Prisoner, contended that neither felony nor tread had been committed, sod that the matter was a mere contract debt. Mr. KINNARD bound over all the parties to pro. mute. lie first demanded recognizances from the Prisoner of 4001. for each offence, and two sureties Its 2001. each. The amount of the whole would has. heed 2,4001. He afterwards reduced the demand to to half theism, fur which bail not been forthcoming, the Ptisioner was sent to prison. BONNITIIIIRT.—We yesterday gave a long account of the frauds committed by a number of persons, chiefly Irish, by means of forged passes. Five of these impostors were yesterday fully committed for trial, viz.:—James Williott, Barney Me Bengali Ann 11 , 1 4 Dottgalt, Mary Fisher, and Catharine Quin. fIATION•GARDLN.—Yesterday J. Walker, a youth was feakiettlid for stealing a watch froth the bootie of Dirt. Renwick, of Burton Crescent. a seller of Chi c street, Cold Both.fields, was God St 71. *fling breall deficient in weigh}. R. Doris, a miserable half starved looV was committed for climbing Ever the back )/ of lentil houses in Euston-square; and linen, &c. Elizabeth Barwick was remand. d, charged stealing a 51. note from Mr. C. Fowler. servant where he !Aged. WORIIIHIP•STREET --Yesterday Mars Appleby Elizaileth brooks, two girls apparently rimier years of age, were ebarged by Me W.-14, ; ;well-street, with robbing his child, mh o s years old, of her gold ear.rioga, 'slue abo , The Prisoners were seen by another g i r l ear-rings out of the child's ears ; she gave lion, and they were pursued and taken. and tinge, which they flung away, were fun, street.—Remanded. SuanwELL•--John Dun/op, first mate of N+siede, now lying in the London D brought up on a warrant, charged by Andrei bets, a poor black sailor, with having used 'Cost cruel manner while on the high seas. voyage to Trinidad, by which his hfe war of.—Ordered to find bail. UNlON•HALL.—Yesterday. Catharine Cutle r , terror of the neighbourhood in which she resided, charged with cutting and maiming Mary M op Complainant was so faint and exhausted h en blood, as to be unable to walk ; she vast into the Court in a chair ; her ri r tht arm pended in a sling, and bound with bandages. In consequence of the Sulgeon'a athenee extreme indisposition of Mrs. Bstry, investigation of the ease was adjourned toe , When the Officers went to the residence Prisoner, they found hie & Or f etnow .d ceded, all the windows bolted, and eat precaution taken to prevent their entrance, last broke through one of the windows floor, and secured her OLD BAHAY. MONDAY. Serv.9l, James Rowley. a mariner, aged V 6, James Chamber', m Burton, two salesmen. biffild indicted. th stealing thirteen pieces of ;waited cotton , value board the Isabella, I. ing in the l.wsdon Docks, for receiving the same. knots ing them to have The first named Prisoner'was a mimeo, III) board question. On the day mrsitioswd in the iodic stopped by the Meteor the vessel ‘‘ bile in the net who found a part of the property WI qitestion when he confessed to the robbers, and made an him where the relive elder was:having disposed other two Prismiers, it he would forgive ! int ; b ing complied with, the Prisoner refused to gist lion. He sehsequently, however, did confess wt the Officer who had him in custody, when their searched, au/ the property fount. On Burton into custody, he said it was his master's (the Pris ben) money, that bought the property. hot They present when it was purchased. Rowley also sail' another man who had broken open the trunk, but took the property out of she Docks. A great number of persons were called to establi against the Prisoners. Rowley, in his defence, said, one of his shit Herrington, gave him the property to sell for that the Prosecutor bad offered to compromise the Chambers declared be was wholly unaware that was stolen. - Burton said he was only a servant of Chami. under his jurisdiction ; and that he bad only been his employs He did sot receive any wages, but profits ea the goods sold. Several persons were called to the characters and Burton. who save them very good MCP. The Caution Sweater, In stemmas up, whi minutely, told the Jury it would be necessary a oat the capital charge; that property to the amount of 40s. Anvil be proved to be taken at one time. The fact of Burton being only two days in the employ of Chamber. , was a p oint fur the partly celarattentiosi of the Jury. He particularly adverted to tho expression of Rowley. when detected; namely, *• that ba should only be transported, nod he did eat care for that, nib/ should not keep him long." This. he observed. was owe eery mainly an uge,ravation of his offence. He particularly tows Invented on the fact of the parties going into the parlour to Mrs gain for the property it; question. The Jury detibermed fur a considerable time, and Plead Rowley Guilty of stealing to the amount of :)9PO. and the Ant —Not Guilty. John Martin was indicted capitally. for stealing on ohs NM of Juts. a watch, chain, and •eals. value 21. 10s. the propel,' of John Baldwin, in the dwelling-house of Sir James Gnaw' Bart. By the witnesses called on the pan of the proweniion the facts were clearly proved against the Pri.oner. In his defence. he said that the watch was his own, and that he had bought it at a petrlicau's, named Headington, living near Caroabyauarket. In support of ,his assertion, John Headingson was ealled.-a Ile kept nr public-house, the sign of the Maidesbend, is Itaia denhesidscourt. Carnaby.market. He rerolleeted , •lllC• soner being at his house at some time, but lie could not tistify the particular day. and heard something a ma a wtdeht bat could tint tell what price was given for H by the Prisban, tK who sold it. A witness, who bad known the Prisoner for a few so tbss was also called to charttc•er. He believed the Maloof; iss sa• honest man, and carrier on the business of a hookietitt; Orr- Yaeger, or something of that kind. The Jury. with little hesitation, found the Prisoner Guilty 11 stealing to the value of 995. As soon as the verdict had been pronounced, the Reciataill called Ileadington into the. witnea'• has, and addressed hie,— " You have been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, aid I shall commit you to New gate." He was immediately cuadoetti from the Court to the prison, Mary Smith wits found guilty of stealing a sheet from off Ile bed winch she had hired of the Prosecutor. us the nth of Alf at South Mimuis. The Pristoer said she was driven to the act by distress. ease excited considerable interest its the Coen. she um fitl Is. and dtseharged, Mr. Bream, the keeper of Neagate. with that humanity which so paiiicularly eharonernes all hiss& lions, having undertaken to recommend her as the Retage tR the Destitute. The J tory made a collection for her Albert James Avery', aged 17 ; James Ryley. aged 94; WO. Jubsoon. aged 19. were severally 'relented to be toes ported for life, having been found guilty of picking ran! to the open day. SUDDEN DEATUS.-On Fade) , as Divirtesi t Beadle of tli‘hapigate Went, ws . wails along that street, he fell down in an a popleticigs and *spired immediately.—On Friday mo,usilit Mr , Patrick Moran, a Costoos-houso officer, residing' its Bread.court, Drary•laite, whilst preparing to 4 0 to the Custnin.honso was taken *WI a giddiness is hie head, and died shortly afterwards. COAL MAKKhT, Barr. 2t. Ships at Market. Ships Sold • Prim 58 Newcastle 16 Iloaderbout ; 'o.i• to 04 014 • )01;a : Prirstni eaa hr D. LOT ItLie. "I hit INI gtArsemAh Orrzce, No. 4,lfili Wei-coon, trlorpnetil :14 r a at sotto s. 6d. foe Ling girl, and welts tips! silk -She nee plebs and under tes t. of Gee. 'iost Po% bout 7, .., taking the e informs. rod the ear, nod to the of the ship eke s wad sea Cho se ed him in . 'L i on their II despoired culler, lb. 4 resided,s Msf. re. flow too. fi t , flat btu‘ot, is alas nu I , ' tee, and the the forth*, hence of the - •d and battle per, possible Thoy at. a on the it* Clowalsers. aid the former for t• 2(i% front se , and the latter hero 4lnks. I the vessel is l e meat, he WU et of team s ( it ) MI hi , limos, oret to intent Ant Of it to tN b... lois not he. 10 the informa- ohne it waste r premises were on being ikkes Prib.ner Ch* . th e y were both said hut it was Mt himself who rstsbli h ihe fact tipmales. nomad r biro, mot alto he matter for SS. hat the property then, aal - ea two IST, III at a 'hinds% en of Chasion hich be did mot to make out the of Rh Anvil be • lent, bengal, Dint for the par. adverted to tM sely, •• that ba ?for shut, wi' i, was Wog particularly tow e parlour lobo:- DAVISON Beadle of Ili‘hapitisoe Went, was gates.. 'long that street, be fell down in an apoptetickt sold *spired inimeiliately.—On Friday moo nil( Mr. Patrick Moran, a Costotn-housso officer, residing Broad court, Drory•laite, whilst preparing to e lo the C05t...6406w was taken with a giddiness in bii head, and died shortly afterwards. Oa die ITh lost.. at Rainigate. in the Ofttli year of Mimes Mr. Richard Jacit.cia, of the Pouhry. Lomion. Os the tUth inst. suddenly. at CroggeshOl. William fur d , Ess. of Camberwell, in the 6.5 th ,ear of hi, age. Oa the 15th inst. Mrs. Knohley. relict of toe late aware KoMey. E.q. of Whisehaven, aged 52. On the bin of March last, at Ms ..eat, the Orange, Her Pet Tobacco. Maryland. Unifedtiates. Francis Nea luau, t..e• fob mealy of North Cailhory, Somerset. E a