The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

!wage has been sustained, by the stripping of bowies :
and sows have beta blown down. Many trees have
been torn up by the roots.—(Carlow Morning Post.)

The Vandeleur cruiser wu driven on the coast of
Cunnamaro v. and wa4eearly in the breakers, when the
Commander, Lieutenant Napier, R.N., had the mast
cut by the board, which providentially saved the byes
of the officers and crew, arid prevented the total loss
of the vessel. Great apprehensions were entertained
for the safety of the Rite Revenue cruiser.
WEXFORD, DEc. 17.—A melancholy accident oc-
curred in our harbour on Saturday e►ening. As Capt.
William Hogg, of the Mary Ann, of South Shields.
bound from Wick, in Scotland, to Cork, with a cargo'
of herrings, was, with his cabin-boy, returning from
the town to his vessel, which bas been laying at Ros-
lare Fort, wind-bound, since the 25th ult., a squall
upset the boat; the Surveyor of the Port, perceiving
the circumstance, immediately sent off a boat with
three men to their assistance, bnt unfortunately with-
out
effect, as both Captain and boy had disappeared.—
The body of the former has been found.

H. Townshend, G. Bailey, and R. King, inhabitants
of Lewes, are in custody on the serious charge of having
severely beaten and ill treated the constable and head
borough of Southover, on Sunday last, while in the ex.
ecution of their duty. Mr. Baker, the constable, has not
been sensible since ; and it is feared that he will not
survive the injuries he has received. The examination
of the prisoners has, io consequence, been postponed.
Intoxication led them into this dangerous situation,
They began by offering insults to persons who bad just
left their chapel ; and, being opposed in their unlawful
acts by the civil power, they were urged by the inflamed
state of their minas, to the commission of a deed which,
perhaps, mayconspromise their lives.
On Saturday evening, a man gave information to the
constable of Chichester. that there was at a public-house
in that city, a notorious house-breaker, of the name of
Smith, who had been ordered to be committed to Lewes
House of Correction, by the Brighton Bench ; but who,
on his way to prison, had contrived to slip off his hand-
cuffs, and, by jumping from the coach, had effected his
escape. In consequence, no lime was lost in apprehend-
ing and lodging him in the city Gaol, where be awaits
evidence to ensure his second committal. When he was
taken into custody, he asked who it was that had in
formed against him F. On being told, he exclaimed,
" then my name is Death." We understand that he has
confessed to the Jailor, Mr. J. Ilumphrey, to his having
been concerned in several robberies.

HOUSIC-BREAKIIRIS APPREIIENDED.—The dwelling
house of Sands Chapman, Esq., of Horsham, was broken
open in the night of Friday se'nnigbt by three desperate
characters : being alarmed by a cart passing by the
house at the moment they were making their entry
(having forced open the kitchen window-shutter and
broken a pane otglass) the rohbers thought proper to
make a hasty retreat. In their confusion, however, they'
took a direction whereby they met the person who was
driving the cart, and be knowing the persons of two of
them, they were next morning apprehended, and the
third has since been discovered. The whole of them
were on Thursday lasts fully committed for trial at the
ensuing Assizes. One of the three was transported from
Horsham, about five years ago for house-breaking, and
has returned befote the expiration of his sentence.

APPREHENSION OF A DARING SMUGGLER:4f has
beets ascertained that there were sixty lti the gang of
smugglers, who were concerned in resisting the Officers
engaged in the Prevettive Service, in the desperate
affray which took place on the 2d of September last,
near Marsh Bay ; fifteen of them carried fire-arms.—
Eleven are in custody; two of them have turned King's
evidence ; and it is expected that a third will. A man
of the name of Daniel Fagg was supposed to be one o
the gang; be was snspeeted some time since of having
committed a robbery, and when some constables were in
pursuit of him on that charge, he escaped from them
by swimming across a river at Canterbury. Bond, ad
active .constable belonging to the Public Office, Bow-
street, undertook to go in pursuit of him. Yesterday
se'nnight, in the evening, he received private informa-
tion that Fagg was in a house in St. Mildred's, Canter-
bury, and repaired thither, taking with him five power-
ful men, one of whom he stationed at the front door,
and the others at the back. Bond contrived to gain ad-
mittance into the house, and under the cellar stairs he
found Fagg clearing Slay the bricks to escape into the
adjoining house; he made a desperate resistance, but
Bond at length succeeded in securing him by handcuffs
and conveying him to Margate, where be underwent an
examination before the acting Magistrates. The final
examination of the prisoner was postponed to &future
day; in the mean time he is to be confined on board his
Majesty's ship Severn, under the command of Captain
APCulloche, in the Preventive Service.

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Last week an inquest was taken before John Pil-
grim, Gent. Coroner, at Potter. lieighaur, in Norfolk,
on vied of theliody of a new.-born illegitimate child.
From the evidence it appeared that a piing woman,
shout twenty, was a few days before secretly deliver-
ed of a child, 'Which lived several hours. Mr. Jeffery,
a very respectable surgeon, at Martham, and other
witnesses were examined, but asit could not be proved
that there were any marks of violence on the deceased,
although the circumstances were "very suspicious. the
Jury; who were highly respectable, and selected out
of different parishes, returned a verdict—died by the
visitation of God. There were circumstances came
out in tlie course of the examination which were dis-
graceful to a parent, but of which the Coroner could
not take cognizance. We 'are, however, informed. that
in consequence of erideiceleollected by some %dila-
duals in the Pariskitmay hoW•bee'tboutht advisable
'that proceeriinge lb the 'Ecclesiastical Court should be
instituted against some of the parties cdiceried in the
ibove mysterious alleir„` hod the.. issuer will then be
subject to farther Invettitatiou. • Os Wedueiday last
another inquest bestehen eforiihie'sittne Coroner, at
Langley Staithe, or view of the boditif Wm: Walpole,
a (14114'14*0t four years 'orig., 'who died the priced-
lot day liVereneeqoinewe'dfirevinglieeWeeretelybuint.
the'ilbiher ;had Witte child *nil,
iw bet 'tillage with iiiefirefidtark tlitri'llarteigls bones
%hew Tbelirr,'llleetinikibt tf piditerfutiiitga?
tied, istithied feediceef •

rAY.

GUILDHALL.-1U the course of a cause (Shiells and
Co. v. Russell) which came on for bearing in the
Court of Common Pleas at Guildhall on Saturday, be-
fore Chief Justice Dallas, the report of which was in-
serted in our paper of yesterday, two witnesses, named
John Painter and John Nightingale, examined on the
part of the plaintiff, were directed by the Judge to be
prosecuted fur perjury, and in consequence taken im-
mediately into custody.
The mere direction of the Judge that these wit-
nesses should be prosecuted would not, it seems, ne-
cessarily have implied that they should have been
taken into custody ; the commitment, therefore, if
any commitment was ordered, would have been for
Contempt of Court, in which cast they should have
been taken into custody by the officer of the Court,
viz, the Warden of the Fleet. By some mistake Drink-
water, one of the city officers in attendance, took
charge of them, lodged them in Giltspur-street
Compter, and in this way they were brought up yes-
terday for examination, among the rest of the prisoners,
beforp the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman BIRCH.
Mr. illessenasys, who attended as Solicitor for the
prisoners, inquired upon what charge, and upon what
ae:hority they were in custody, when it appeared that
no formal commitment of any kind bad been made
out. The only warrant Mr. Teague, the Keeper of
the Compter, produce for holding them being
the certificates signed by Mr. Cox, the associate, that
the Chief Justice had directed that they should be
prosecuted for perjury, and assigned Joseph Green
Walford, Esq., as Counsel for Mr. Russell, the defend-
ant in the cause, who, by his attorney, had undertaken
to carry on the prosecution against them. Under
these circumstances, their Solicitor contended they
were in custody illegally, and upon no proper autho-
rity; and intimated that they might have their action
for false imprisonment.
The Solicitor fur the prosecution intimated that a
charge of felony might be preferred against them;
but the parties were toot p►esent, nor did he know that
they would be willing to prosecute.
On the other band, the prisoners' solicitor was wil-

ling that they should give hail for their appearance to
plead to, and answer any indictment that might be
preferred against them ; but their bail was not in at-
tendance, and if they had been, the Solicitor for the
prosecution would not consent to accept them, without
time allowed for inquiry into their responsibility.
The city Solicitor was called in, hut no (tiller alter-
native presented itself. except that the prisoners should
consent to remain in custody till bail was procured and
accepted; and accordingly they were at their own re-
quest remanded until Thursday next.
Bow•sTaanT.—Yestenlay, a young twat, calling
himself Mary Peeke, was charged under the 52 Geo.
111., cap. 153. with "unlawfully, maliciously, and
contemptuously" disturbing the congregation at the
Great Queen-street Chapel, during the time of divine
service on Sunday evening.
Elizabeth Dyer, a pew-opener at the Chapel, stated
that the defendant and several otheryoung men bad for
a long time past been in the babitorcoming on a Sunday
evening, for 'mother purpose than to " ogle the girls,"
and laugh and talk during the time the service was
going on. Se►eral of the other sex, too, she was sorry
to say, behaved with equal indecorum, and the Chapel
was made rather a place fur flirtation and love-making,
than for divine worship. On Sunday evening last she
saw the defendant and another man" ogling" as usual,
and when they were applied to upon the subject, one of
them burst into a " burst laugh."
Mr. Elworth, a respectable inhabitant of the parish,
serving the office of constable, stated that he had re-
peatedly seen the defendant conducting himself in the
omit indecorous manner in the chapel, and he bad hint
in custody for that offence in January, IS2O, when he
was suffered to go at large, upon a representation that
be was just going to a situation in the country. Ott
Sunday evening he resisted being taken into custody.
and made so much noise that a crowd of at least 100
persons collected about the doors ; the congregation
were much alarmed, and the Minister was stopped in
his discourse.

The defendant had nothing to say.
Sir R. Blame said, that perhaps the defendant was
not aware of the provisions of the Act of Parliament,
upon which he was brought here, although he must be
conscious that he was behaving extremely wrong, and
be would therefore read one of the clauses for the in-
formation of him and others of the same chm. The
Worthy Magistrate then read the clause, which sets
forth that any person •• unlawfully, &c. disturbing a
religious congregation, shall be required to give two
sureties of 501. each for his appearance at the Sessions,
and there, upon conviction, be fined in the sum of 40/."
He (Sir K. B.) therefore called upon the defendant to
gi►e these sureties.
The defendant was not prepared, and was commit-
ted until he found hail to that amount.

HACKNEY-COACH HlNlNG.—Scarcely a day passes in
which the time of the Magistrates is Dot occupied from
one to two hours in deciding hackney-coach squabbles,
and at least three out of every seven of these squabbles
arise out of what the coach hirers call " special
ogreeseessts." and the coach drivers "special spoonif..o
The public generally do not seem to be sufficiently
aware, that a backuey-coacbman is not Gourd ie low
by any previous agreement he may make with his fare,
as to the price be will perform any stipulated job ;
for should be afterwards find that be made an impro-
vident bargain. be may charge all that the law allows
him, and the Magistrate has no alternative but to en-
force the payment of it.
A case exactly itt point came on yestetday, in which
a gentleman, wishing to fetch his son from school at
Terabit's-green, hired the hackney coach No. 336. for
din purpose ; the driver " specially agreeing" that
be would on the day stipulated to take the gentleman
'No Turnhase-green, stay thereat long as the gentleman
found convenient, and afterwards bring him and his
son back to ,tows for fifteen s.illings. Now it so
happened that the gentleman " found it convenient"
to remain. at Turnbani-green much longer than the
coacisisan expected. though not a bit longer than he
himself intended. Nevertheless coaches trendiest
lack to town without complaining, and having set the
gentleman down. he boldly demanded tweely-areen
shillings instead of di/leen gentlemen refused
to pay the demand, and ipbrilided hint with his breech
of faith ; 'but Jervis knew 'what he was'abeet. and
hitlitieeltii fire itieettight lemaittesti him before
the Magistrate.

The gentleman Came before his worship is
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confidence; and. ceachee having deposed to the noe,
her of hours he was detained, be pleaded his " SpeZ
cial agreement," nothing doubting but come/tee nook
be floored, bet, to his utter utooishmeet, the Mies,
trate told him that the special agreement of a hula",
coachman was " a thing of nought," end he was
rected to pay twenty-seven shillings for the fare, throe
shillings for the summonses, two shillings (et the
coachman's time in attending to support it, aid mu
shilling for the fees of the office; so that he got Out
his
of the affair for one purnd tAirtten (batting
tro üble.)
Another hackney-coach mite followed this; Whets
Jarvis was the defendant.
A lady and gentleman who had rode in his coath,
imagined they had paid him 6d. too nisch, and thee.
fore they summoned him ; but it tuned wat,etea upon
their own showing, that they had paid L:■ :
sixpence
too little; and of course the expenses and the lanzh
were both against them. The lady, in her anger,
said the coachman bad been very abusive when
nhe
'disputed his demand, but upon inquiry it was foiled
that the " sibraiveisese" amounted to this-441,4
having received the fare he demanded, mewed his
box, and was about to drive off, when the lady in.
tinted he should alight, and give her his number in
writing. Jarvis told her his number was ea the deers
of his coach, and be could not afford to waste env
sore time by alighting.—" You are as insolent fel.
low !" replied the lady—" Why as to that Mena,"
retorted Jarvis," I believes its merely a matter otopi-
nion whether I am insolent or yon are troiebtesonie.
The Magistrate held thatthis could not lie construed
into "abuse," within the meaning of the Act; and
there the matter ended.

QTEIN..SQUA very decent looking man. who
geemed to have seen better flays, was brought up in
the custody of the street-Icreper of St. lilarraref.,
Westminster, charged with hawking tape, cotton, silk,
thread, &c. without a license.

11111, the constable, proved having seen the prisoner
standing selling the articles or merchandise in the
street, which he carried about in a box; but he serer
saw hits Lr 0 to any house to offer to sell.

'l'l►e prisoner was in the greatest mental anguish, He
said that he bad a wife and several children to support;
he met with an accident some few months ago, whirl.
prevented him gaining a livelihood for them by his
profession, and he had taken to the present mode of
business I. support them.

A gentleman came forward and spoke to the re-
spectable character of the accused, and corroborated
his statement.

The Magistrates, in referring to the Act of Patna.
went, were of opinion that before the ()Renee was
completed ; it was necessary to prove that the ac.
eased " had gone from house to house offering to sell."
The prisoner, on promising to dicontinue the prat.
rice, was discharged.
A man, about thirty years of age, and dressed bet.
ter than working men in general are, was charged
with begging in Tothill•fiehls.

The constable who had him in cnstody swore he
watched him into several houses, where he begged fur
alms, and, unless he got something to please him, he
abused the people. On being searched, 12s. 941. WAS
foiled upon him. When. taken, he d—d the officers,
saying, although he was now a beggar, be was far
more respectable than them, or their masters.

In his defence, he declared the money found upon
him was his week's wages; but it being insufficient to
pay arrears of rent due to his landlord, he thought it
could be no harm to beg for the deficiency.
A gentleman stepped forward and gave the prisoner
a character.

Mr. Raiwaroan said that they (the Magistrates)
would not do their duty if they *hewed any le sieney to
such a man, who, besides good clothing, and good
health, bad so much money in his pocket, at a time
when be was committing such impositions upon the
public. Therefore be was committed to prisom for oLe
month.

Yesterday morning the body of a corpulent man
was found at Doke's Shore, himehouse, which ap-
peared to have been a considerable time in the water.
The body was taken to the bone-house for a Coroner's
I nquest.
Yesterday evening an inquisition was taken at the
0111 Rose, ltatcliff Highway, before J. W. Unw•in,
F.sq. Coroner, on the body of Jane Parkins. The de-
ceased was an elderly woman, and kept house for Air.
Thomas Young, in Moreton's•court, Itatcliff Highway.
0e Sunday night, between ten and eleven o'clock,
she came home in a state of intoxication, and all in-
treaties used to prevail on her to go to bed, were fruit-
less ; •n the family retiring to rest, she was left in
her room on the ground floor by herself, and nothing
seen •f her until yesterday morning, about seven
o'clock, when she was found lying on her face, quite
dead, with her clothes on. Iler right cheek was eaten
off by the rats, as also the flesh of her right arm,
and two of her lingers were gnawed by the same ver-
min.—Verdict—Died from excessive drinking.

MARRIED.
At Brighton. on Saturday last. Thomas Deudney, Esq.
of Ditchling, Sussex, to Moss S. Davies, fifth slaughter of the
late 11. Peeks, Esq. of Chepstow. Monmouthshire.
At St. Luke's. Chelsea, T. Yates, M.D. of Brighton, to
Olive. widow of the late F. C. Street, Esq. and daughter of
3. Nailer, Esq.
At Brighton. ea the 22.1 inst. the Rev. Dr. Styles, to
Sophia, second daughter of the late J. L. Colvill, Esq. of
Parliament-street, Westminster.
Yeste►day sennight, at Lyndhurst, the Rev. C. W. Weds-
house. to Lady Jane Hay.
On F►iday last, at Tunbridge.Warburton Davies. Esq. to
Sophia Ann. daughter of Sir James Wand Lamb, Bart.
Oa Saturday but. Mr. Philip Johnson Ilurlock, of St.
Paul's Church-yard. to Miss Sibyl Middleton, of liavel-
heath. bear Crawley, hussex.

DIED.
On Monday night. the 17th init. sn.ldenlv, at the Hotel du
Nord. Rue de Richelieu. Paris. the Right lion. Lucy.Coao-
tess of Lisburne. wife of the present Earl. and lifth daughter
of the late Lord Viscount Courtney. aged 51 pears.
On Saturday morning. suddenly, at Brighton, of gout in
the stomach. R. F. %V) tenon', Esq.
FA*, eemaight. at Satpenhitl, Derhyilkire. J. Peel. Esq.
breast Se Sir R. Peel. Bart. and uncle to the Right 1101. R.
Pig. Y.P. for the University of Oxford.
At Meaner. on Monday. the 17th instant. Joveph.Bras-
dbit. gati.. Surgeon in Oratory to his Royal Highness the
Dab etSaseez. aged 70.

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