The Statesman.
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I.ses a warrant of distress to inform It, was a jediclal
Act, upon which the Magistrate was bound to use his
discretion, for this reason, when applied to in his own
Ward for warrants of distress, he (Mr. Aid. Smith)
had always refused, and referred the applicants to the
sitting Alderman at this Justice-room. He considered
the question between Mr. Palser and the parish as one
of much importance, and which ought to be decided ;
and he thought the application to the acting Alderman
at this office the proper mode ofproceeding, ratberthan
to the Alderman of the Ward; but as the business had
already undergone the consideration of two Magistrates,
each of whom had come to the game decision, he saw
no reason why he should interfere for the purpose of
trying the question again, and therefore refused to
issue the summons to Mr. Palser. 1
BOW-OTROZT.•-•-•NOVICL Occuaarsca.--Yesterday
morning Dr. Veitch, of Charlotte-place, Pimlico, a
gentleman whose attention is chiefly directed to the
cure of persons labouring ander mental derangements,
applied to GEOIIOII ROWLAND Missnum., Esq. the
Sitting Magistrate, and requested his assistance to
recover a patient who bad been surreptitiously removed
from his care and protection.
The Doctor stated, that a gentleman who had been
long deranged was placed by his relations under his
care some time atm and he appointed a asan whom. be
thought competent and trustworthy, to watch over
him. The man executed the trust repotted in him with
fidelity, until a few days ago, when be absconded,
taking the patient with him, and was no where to be
found or heard of. He (the Doctor) however, had
some hope of finding him, if the worthy Magistrate
would give him the assistance of an active and intel-

ligent miter.
Mr. blimmuct,—l do not think I have power to inter-
fere in such a matter. I do not know that you have
any authority over the patient.
Dr. Veitch—l have authority both as the physician
and the friend of the patient. I have huolrwhim many

years.
Mr. MINSHOLL—Hire you other proem Aided with
the same malady under your care?
Dr. Veitch—l have.
Mr. blmsnuct.—Wbere is your establishmest?
Dr. Veitch—l have no distinct establishment. I have
many patients under my care, but I place them in sepa-
rate cottages, or lodgings, with proper persons to attend

upon them.
Mr. M manutz.--That, I presume, is part of your mode
of treatment ?
Dr. Veitcb-1t is, Sir; because I am of opinion that a
cure is much more likely to be effected when a patient is
kept by himself, than when be is suffered to mingle, with
others similarly afflicted. Such an association often
tends to confirm the malady beyond the reach of cure.
Mr. Ilitissnut.t.—l am afraid this is a case in which I
have no power to interfere. I know of no law which
authorises me to order the apprehension of the man who
is said to have absconded with the patient, Sr etch to
411fflitts lite patient himself forcibly.
Dr. Veitch—l spoke to Sir Richard Birdie early this
seershig upon the subject, and he said that In such a
onae, perhaps I should do right to act rather with
vision beyond the law.
Mr. MINSHULL—If you choose so to act you may;
but it must be entirely upon your own responsibility.—
Remember, I give you no authority.
Dr. Veitch—Oh, certainly. I shall ,exonerate you,
Sir, from all responsibility, rely upon it. I only wish
to have an officer with me to render me proper assist-
ance if necessary.
Mr. Mussuubt —Yon may take an officer with von to
see that the peace is not broken, but his power will not
extend beyond that.
Dr. Veitch—l will take all risk upon myself. The
patient is a man of high family and connections, and I
have no doubt he has bftn taken away for some sinister
purpose. Doc
am determined to get him back if possible.
The Doctor then left the office, and drove off in a
coach, accompanied by two of the patrol.
HATTON-OAHDEN.--FCRIOVS DRlVlNO:Yelterdlly
a case which excited considerable interest came to be
beard at this office : it was an information against
Thomas Hall, a driver of one of the Paddington stage
coaches, for furiously driving, so as to endanger the
lives of the passengers, and refusing to stop when
desired, to suffer them to dismount.
The defendant did not attend, but the person who
attended for him stated that he was very ill in bed,
and not able to attend, and that some witnesses who
were necessary were not in town, not having time to
send to them since the service of the summons, which
was only served at 11 o'clock the preceding day ; and
requested, for the ends of justice, that the further
hearing of the case might be postponed a few days.—
The Magistrate, after consulting with the witnesses
for the prosecution, postponed the further hearing of
the case until next week, on the understanding that
the defendant is to pay any expenses the witnesses for
the prosecution are at, on account of the indulgence
granted to the defendant.
MARLBODOUGH-STRNDT.—AIary Ash was charged
upon a new case with uttering a bad sovereign.
The evidence adduced was, that she mad uttered the
sovereign to a tradesman in Berwick-street, and her
tale was, that being the wife of a shoemaiter, she bad
received the spurious sovereign of a person in payment
for shoes. It is necessary as a public caution to state,
that the piece had neither sound nor ring, and it ac-
cords with other bad ones in circulation. It weighs
about two-thirds of the weight of a good one, with a
brass head clumsily executed. The Solicitor of the
Mint did not think fit to prosecute upon the single
case, and the prisoner was discharged, and the bad
piece defaced.
A LOST CHILD Rasvotzu.—Yesterday the night
charge book of St. Ann's parish, exhibited a charge
against a group of young vagabonds, who nightly
prowl about the streets for purpose of plunder, for
being riotous and _disorderly, and lurking about the
streets.
A little girl of not more that between fourteen or
fifteen years of age, and of very prepossessing appear-
ance, and although so young was leading a life of the
greatest depravity, was also charged with being con-
nected with them.
Mr. CONANT, the magistrate, committed the whole
of them to prison. It appeared, however, that there
happened to be some person in the office daring the ex-
amination who was acquainted with the safortiusste
female's family, and intelligencewas conieyed Wow
diately to her distracted.parents, who ha been' 'Seeking
her for the fast two months.without a iortispect "of re-
ceiving any tidings of her.

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After she-bed bees locked up about two boon► the
mother, a very decent-looking yeoman, ca into the
office in a state of great agitation. and made Inquiry
of the magistrate, whether a girl (giving a description
of her daughter) bad been brought there that worming ?
The worthy Magistrate answered in the affirmative ;
and for the purpose of relieving the feelings of a pa-
rent, who, in tears, explained that it was her daugh-
ter she bad made inquires after, he ordered the
prisoner instantly to be brought up. While the
officer was absent. the Magistrate questioned the mo-
ther, and informed her that her daughter bad been
found under the most disgraceful circumstaseerie
the street, and trusted that it was net through her
neglect. The mother, whose utterance was almost
stifled with excessive grief, assured the Magistrate that
she bad taken all pains to instruct her daughter, and
to instil good principles into her. She had been se.
dated from her home, and she bad left Worcestershire
in pursuit of her. She had been in London two months,
and never could receive any tidings of her until by

chance on that day.
The girl was here brought into the office (not
knowing that her mother was there to meet her): on
entering, the mother, in a flood of tears ran to em-

brace her.
The Magistrate asked the girl whether she would
promise to reform her conduct, and walk home with
bee mother, in preference to being sent to a prison for
a month or two. She answered mildly "Yes, Sir."—
The Magistrate gave her suitable advice, and trusted
she would do so. She then quitted the office under her
mother's protection.
invenna Totavzs.—Archibald Benseralla and
John Gumbo, only 1! years of age, ware brought up
by Bartlett, the beadle, charged under the police-act
as reputed thieves. The officer stated, that the pri-
soners were well known to him e.s thieves, and they
belonged to a most notorious gang who infested the
neighbourhood of Drury-lane and Long-acre, &c.; and
the parish had given orders, in consequence of their
daring depredations, to apprehend all of them. The
prisoners he found at a very early hour yesterday morn-
ing, under suspicious circumstances, and he took them
into custody.
The prisoner Gambo had been guilty of numerous
thefts, and had broken out of the Refuge for the Desti-
tute once, and likewise out of the workhouse. lie had
been convicted once, and received flogging once, which
he bore in a hardened way, and the magistrate remens-
bered having him before him.
Benseralla said he had been at sea, and had been
at home three weeks.
The Magistrate expressed his determination to make
an example of such pests to society, and ordered them
to be committed, and gave instructions that Gautho
should receive a good whipping.
UNIov-HALL.—Yesterday a man, named William
Jobs Bigges► was brought before the Sitting Magistrate
(L. B. ALUM, Esq.) charged with having obtained
goods and money to a considerable amount under the
f•.'.lowing circumstances.
Mr. Sargent, a respectable tradesman residing in the
Kent-eoad,stated that the prisoaer was servant to a gentle-
man in the same neighbourhood of the name of Wilson.
About a fortnight ago the prisoner came to his shop,
and said that his mistress sent him for change of a
30/. bill, Mr. Wilson being absent in the country at
the time. The witness replied that he could not comply
with Mrs. Wilson's request. Biggen who had a piece of
paper in his band in the shape of a check, directly said
that he was desired if he could not procure cash for the
bill to borrow 51. Witness without hesitation gave the
51. to him. In the course of the evening the prisoner
called is again for a 281 b. bag of shot, and a canister of
powder, which he said were to be sent down to the coun-
try next morning to his master. A third time he pre-
sented himself, and Mr. Sargent asked him if he got the
note cashed for his mistress. The reply was that be had
not, but that his mistress wanted the loan of 3/.
more, which witness also let him have. In a few days
witness called upon Mrs. Wilson, and spoke of the bill
which he said she had sent him to cash. She replied in
amazement that she bad never sent him any bill for that
or auy other purpose, and she also declared that she had
not sent to him for any of the articles which he amine-

rated.
Two other persons came forward and stated, that the
prisoner bad obtained money from them in a similar
manner to that described by the last witness, and that
the prisoner bad run up bills with them for a variety of
articles in Mr. Wilson's name, which had not been order-
ed by that gentleman.
Mr. Wilson said, the prisoner lived with him for some
time, and he bad the utmost reliance on his integrity,
until the above-mentioned charges were brought against
him. He entertained no doubt that the prisoner had de-
frauded a number of other tradesmen in the neighbour-
hood, and begged that the case should be postponed in
order to give an opportunity to a linen-draper, who has a
charge to make, to come forward.
The OSeer who apprehended the prisoner stated, that
be found him at a lodging in the Borough, that be was
just on the point of getting out on a shooting excursion
to a distant part of the country, and had actually taken
his seat in the coach. He was dressed like a first-rate
sportsman. Fifteen sovereigns were found upon him,
besides rings, seals. &c.
An elderly woman stepped forward and said, the pri-
soner held a watch in his possession belonging to her
daughter, from whom he bad borrowed it, And to whom
be had been paying his addresses. She coograt,e4ted
herself and her daughter at their escape from such a con-
nection. The Magistrate ordered the watch to be re-
stored to the poor-woman, and remanded the prisoner,
nessamwmanwnwommat

At Cardiff Great Sessions two prisoners, C. Millington
and J. Shannon received sentence of drub, for forging
letters of attorney, and,personating two warrant officers
is the Navy, in order to receive the priae•money due to
them, and thus to defraud Greenwich Hospital.
PUSIAC IPLLORIAATION.---Yeftellllly an old offender,
Gamed Jock Heigh, who was notorious for robbing
orchards, was publicly whipped in Spital-fields market
at a cart's tail, a distance of 100 yards, for robbing the
orchard of --- ,OMfftey, Es +. near Wanstead in
Essex, of about forty raids of grapes, which he after;
wards sold to Mr. Charism, a fmiterer is Paternoster.
row,. Spitalfiekh. The ptuishment was inflicted by Jack
Ketch amidst a multitude of person► He ahem* to
receive the punishment without wincing.

. FIRES.
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Yesterday morning, a room in the first eserata
house of Mr. Bullock, corner of ChesterfildtkmaZ
Mary-le-bole, was discovered to be on fire. The 804;
were soon extinguished but not till they had dam as'
siderable damage. •
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Yesterday morning,
is an uninhabitedrohniukserep,
AlsorigiabuiersatidPeedirn,gresiiaiddtthneg
seniColarl,einsan
con-asetpielane, eneemmea-scan*.
sass
sleeked lime whist' uses there baring ignited, wide
Inwood with almost incredible rapidity for some Basra
and, before it was got under, destroyed the cellar
and almost the whole of the first floor.
Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, an alaradag
fire broke out in one of those retreats of poverty IQ
wretchedness, situated in Chureb-lane, St.Utle's. The
boose being a receptacle for the accommodation el
sons of the very lowest description, who take up tWe
nightly lodgings, was much eetnedetl. On eke alarm of
fire being given, a scene took place whisk beMei till
description. Men, women, and children, were Ms rtgi
i ping n all directions, in a half state of Indio!, teal
from the devouring element, the.peterty strichue.
pearance of whom presented a *test finished piandea
human misery. By the active exertions of the
and others, the fire was fortunately subdued,
extending its ravages beyond the house in which t but
gan. The fire is supposed to have been occasioned
one of the lodgers coming home intoxicated.
There is nowa huge pear-tree in Cooper'siefilik
Hackney-road, that has shed a profusion effninli,s„
season, and is now again in bloom*. 7
AN EXTRAORDINARY SHICARER..--4
residing in Bailiffgate, in Newcastle, nalleutilikirsited
Norris, lass been regularly employed as a Antu
every harvest fur eighty years. She went list la*
the harvest field at six years of now tali, endeared'
half-a' crown a day fur several days during the prom*
season.
We understand that the long contemplated sammib
of employing the prisoners in the Devon Badmen is
grinding corn is absent to he effected. Impetus wine
given to the machinery by a tread wheel. This will
enable the sentences of such as are adjudged to had
abour to be carried into execution.—(4lfred.)
Wednesday a Gentleman residing at Blackheath,
coming to town in his gig, on his arrival at the foot of
Blackheath Hill observed two stage coaches ruing with
each other, cowing towards him with considerable
speed. He endeavoured to draw up his horse on one
side of the road, hut, before be could accomplish it, one
of the coaches, in attempting to cross the other, came
in contact with the wheel of the gig, which was imam-
ly upset and the Gentleman thrown out, by which ere
of his arms was dreadfully fractured.
DAEADFUL ACCIDENT.--Yesterday, between the
hours of one and two, a shock of a most violent de•
scription look place in the neighbourhood of Oxford-
market, in consequence of the falling in of several
houses containing families, who narrowly escaped with
their lives. The leases of some houses is Coeds-scrag
Oxford-market, it appears, had expired last week, aid
it was intended to bare them pulled downi but Mr.
Brown, a green grocer, who resided in the Imam that
first fell in, not being prepared to leavejtasediately,
was allowed to remain a week beyond the expiration
of the lease, but the whole of the lodgers forte's*
quitted the house at the appointed time. At tbealaoss
hour the inmates were alarmed by a creaking poise,
and shortly after the house of Mr. Brown gave way
with a tremendous shock. The streets were inasedi-
stely filled with dust ; the neighbours rubel oat of
their dwellings in a dreadful state of alarm. The fill-
ing of Mr. Brown's house brought down with it that
of Mr. Bridges, in which some persons narrowly es-
caped with their lives. At the time that the houses
fell in, an elderly lady, named Allen, was with ham
in the garret: she was sitting on the side of her bed,
whilst her son was at work near her; they were bath
suddenly precipitated in with the floor, and covered
with a small quantity of bricks, timber, and rubbish:
however, they were got out with their lives. iles.Allea
was much injured on the legs and arms, and received
various bruises, and likewise her son : she was carried
to a neighbour's house, and from thence to the Mid-
dlesex Hospital. A cobler, who was busily employed
in his stall opposite AI r. Brown's, made a ludicrous es-
cape. The first signal be received was from a pieced
timber falling on the top of his stall:- poor Crisps,
with his strap and hammer, made a precipitate retreat
from his humble dwelling, and ran off leaving his eel
behind. The neighbours were busily employed dans(
the day, removing their goods to places of safety, Ili
about hall past two, an adjoining (third) Wise fell le
with a tremendous crash. Other houses is the street
were so much shook, that labourers were immediately
employed to place supporters against them to keep
them up. There were no less than twelve fantiliei
al-
together, who providentially escaped. *et did sit
hear of any persons being under the ruins.
SHOCKING AOClDKNT.—Yesterday morning, as
W. Woodin, a master bricklayer, residing in Grab-strati
was employed repairing the roof of a house beloigi'f
to Mr.lVlteatley, a fruiterer, in Crown-street, Pierbser-
square, his foot suddenly slipped, and be was precitgla'
ted into the street, a height of 50 feet ; falling ea bit
head, his skull was dashed to pieces. The usfectuastr
man was taken up quite dead. He bas left a larst
wily to bewail his loss.
Honsx-rae.tusto.—We yesterday mentioned a ties 10
W. Kelly, Esq. of Acton House, had bees defrisa.
ed of G. 51. by some nefarious borse.dealcrs, in Ilbsoril'
street, Covent-garden. All the parties again attitigE
at this office yesterday morning, agreealq to the soda'
taarkriiynagl ofa( trlhterpreceding
re,e vteirb ne
bg, asi baue
at on
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ology of the initiated, was stesh'd (set at rest), by SG
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aMlapel. irinealiceenisofabeism6s/arariega
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MARRIED.
On Monday rawleslng last, at Beige°. mar H
Frames Maria, seettad daughter of R. W. EllisttaNedgi
Stratford-place, to Mr. Charles Marmaduke Wilmot "
York-street, Portman-

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On Wednesday evening lasi, Sarah Rebecca, the -
gr. Crosiet, Chaneery.lane, is the nlna year dime ale-

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n the Devon Badmen ill
effected. Impetus wane
i tread wheel. This will
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:ution.—(Alfred.) it.
residing at Blida.*
[ his arrival at the 'Datil tiikl
stage coaches racing with t6g
i him with considerable 1 *
raw up hie horse on one
ie could accomplish it, eat
to cross the other, ass
he gig, which was lessee- y
Awn out, by which use in
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Yesterday, between the 01
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ck of a most violent de- • • ,
eighhourheod of Oxford- 4 G
the falling in of several
rho narrowly escaped with • .z. 1-
ne houses in Castle-street,
sad expired last week, ao4
:in pulled downi bet Mr. 1
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teed to leave, asediately, 'II
ek beyond the expiration I si
of the lodgers beton* •
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pointed time. At tbeabes *
used by a creaking noise, . g,
of Mr. Brows gave way ' .
The streets were lamedi- . ;
neighbours rushed out of
tl state of alarm. The fill- z it,
troughs down with it that , a
tome persons narrowly es., , .
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led Allen, was with ha sou - s
ng on the side of her bed, • ti
near her; they were both 1
ith the floor, and covered •
icks, timber, and rubbish: ••• • A
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with their lives. lirs.Allea . e
.gs and arms, and received , • a
se her son : she was carried
I from thence to the Mid- I
, who was busily employed '.
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.own's, made a ludicrous es. , I
received was from a piece of i
of his stall r poor Criepie, I
• made a precipitate retreat *
and ran off leaving hie dal t, i i
ere busily employed dads( r i
'ode to places of safety. 1114 1
pining (third) lawns* fell le i
Other houses is the street 1
labourers were immediately 1
ten against them to keep 1
less than twelve families al. I
illy escaped. gr. did set ' 1
Rader the ruins. •
resterday morning, as Mr. ) 1
Lyer, residing in omb-stmt.
: roof of a house beloagiag
• in Crown-street, Fisektp
ipped, and be was pregiFita-
:of SO feet ; falling es bit i i
to pieces. The eafectusite i
ed. He has left a lergl b'
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sterday mentioned a can is •
ton House, had bees defile& ''',
is borsedealere, in Russell'
I the parties again atteell •
niog, agreeably to the gado. .
'erring, but long before lie •
the business, in the pilaw
stash'd (set at rest), by Oh
01. in lien of his 651. ; dor!.
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'bier of R. W. Ellistoe,
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