The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-20 00:00:00

William Watersoa, charged on the oaths of Grace
Pawhes, and Ftederick Sladden Browne, with haring on
Saturday, the 20th day of September last, committed au
aisault on :Mercy Fawkes, an /infant, aged 2 years, or
thereabouts, with a wicked 'Weft He also stood charged
with hiving on the same day, assaulted Elizabeth Fawkes,
an infant, aged 7 years, or thereabouts, and Sarah Fawkes,
aa infant, aged 5 years, or thereabouts; with a similar
.Intent.
,:'The prisoner was placed ■t the bar without exhibiting
ate symptoms of shame, and pleaded not giiilty to .the

/men ee. .
"The eldest girl was examthed at some length by the
Recorder, as to her knowledge of the nature °Tan oath, and
after answering to the various questlons,—abe was allowed
0 take it.
We cannot go into a detail of the evidence; the little
tlidren appeared in a bad state, ' front the inveteracy of
complaint, and. afteithe evidence of Mr. Brotroe the
surgeon, bad been taken, the Jury, without besitistiois.
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found the monstec —Utility. e •
The Town Sessions of Nottingham commenced yesterday
morning.
There were fewer bastardy cases, than have been known
at these sessions for many years.
Maria Oilburn refused to father her child, on the ground
that the overseers of St. Nicholas's had promised her her
liberty, but instead of so doing she was committed to the
house of correction for twelve months. She had now been
in prison more than six weeks, and on the governor certify-
ing that she had conducted herself well, she was ordered to
be discharged ; and she immediately took the oath.
Lieutenant Oldershaw appealed against an order which
had been made upon him, for 45. a week, and the Court re-
duced it to 3s.
THI KING U. JOHN STevratsox.—This was a charge of
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an assault with intent to commit a rape on Elizabeth Milk.
a girl of between fifteen aid sixteen years of ago, win
lived servant with the defendant, the landlord of the Castel
inn, on the London-road—We will not polute our columns
with the testimony given by this wretched girl,--Coissi,
derahle evidence was brought in behalf of the defendant
by which an alibi was proved in the first place; 'aid then it
was shown she was a woman of infamous conduct and
character.—The jury immediately found a verdict of Not
Vuilty, to the great satisfaction of a crowded Court ; who,
we doubt not, were well convinced that not the slightest
imputation lay upon the character of air. Stevenson.—
1 (No/UN:Sam Review.)

At tbe Sussex Quarter Sessions, held at Lewes, on Fri-
day, an appeal was tried on a claim made by the Overseers
of Frant on Sir John Hamilton. for the maintenance of an
illegitimate child, sworn to him by a poor woman named
Frances Russell. The acquaintaince of the parties was. ac-
cidental, and there were only three meetings ; but the
woman's description of the father of her child answered
to the person of another temporary visitor at Tunbridge
Wells (Mr. Simnel Hamilton), said to be 40 years of age,
and not to Sir Jelin Hamilton, who, it appears, is mar-
ried, has a large family, is screwy years of age, and whoJ
did not visit Tunbridge Wells until some weeks after the
time sworn to as the period of the first intercourse. Not-
withstanding these circumstances, there was a division
awing the Magistrates, five being for granting the order,
sod wight against it. After the rejection of the order, Sit
John Hamilton said to the Chairman, 4. Upon my honote
1 am not the father of the child."—Mr. Adolphus wen
down from London, and conducted the case for the Over
seers of Frant.

Escape OP A DISERTEL-00 Sitilrby. about Drill
o'clock, a deserter made his escape from a file of soldierk,
in the following alert manner:—He was walking in the
centre of the guard, the corporal and two men being is
advance, and three men a few paces in the rear, on the
right ids of the Strand, and was going to the rendei.
eons off Somerset Howe. When the party arrived nearly
opposite Round Court, in consequence of some obstruction
in the road way, caused by a coil waggon, some persons
were standing listening to the altercation that generally
follows such interruptions; the crowd produCed a tempo-
rary halt of the guard, and at the instant the deserter
sprung from off the curb, under the horses' bellies, and
darted ne Round Court; two soldiers followed him with
much activity, and at the bead of the Court presented their
muskets. The corporal, who followed them, seeing the
court thronged with persons, very properly desired them
not to fire, but to guard the passage, and hold their com-
rades muskets, while he and the others, aimed with
drawn bayonets, pursued and searched the quarter, which,
they did; but the unfortunate deserter seemed to hare a
thorough knowledge of the intricacies of the neighbour-
hood, and assisted by home of the inhabitants, completely
eluded permit. The guard of aneireinaitied on the alert
in all parts of the neighbourhood during the night, but
could not recapture the man.
POTAIII Estorte,4llsit..—Twoof these unfortunate indivi-
duals who engaged is this anlacky scheme arrived in this
city a few days agio. in such a helpless condition that they
are now both patients of the Royal Infirmary. These a
young own and his wife, were married only a abort time
before the Kinsersly Castle sailed, and left this place with
the highest expectations. Three days bad scarcely
elapsed before the landing of the cargo, near where St.'
Joseph's was 'stated to be, when sickness began to attack
the emigrants. A very faint picture, indeed, has been
given to the sufferings, which ended in death with a great
many; and, in genteel, those who have recovered are still
in a very weak state. The young man speaks in very high
terms of commendation of the manner in which the emi-
grants were treated by the inhabitants of Belize. A Com-
mittee was appointed to superintend the wants of those
who were sick, and to provide others who were so far re-
covered as to be able to undertake a voyage, with a paasage
to this country. Such of the emigrants as are artizans,
and it ere inclined to work, have been employed at Belise.
Labourers. however, and persons with families, who could
not earn sufficient for these maintenance, were to be sent
home. The young man, whom we have seen. had a pas-
sage of about 66 days; and when be left Belief there were
nearly 60in tine hospital.—(Ediaburgh Observer.).
A passenger, one of the emigrants, and, a native of this
city, arrived at Bristol, by the Snipe, Captain Swan, from
the Bay of Honduras, after a passage of 64 days, brings the
melancholy intelligence, that of the passengers who :Ailed
from Leith in the Kinneraly Castle, 76 had died ; and of
those who sailed in the Honduras Packet, from London,
24 were dead when the Snipe left the Bey.—(Ediabergh
Star.)
ACCIDENT.—On Monday a boat went off from. Margate
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to the Sovereign steam vessel, which was going pest from
ilanisgate, by some inattention at the moment ,the boat got
itingside the vessel the engines were set to work, which
:eapsed the boat tb fill and n'pset, when five persons were
immersed in the watot —viz. Mr. Viney. ptteciSal coax
officer of his Majesty's Caroms (on special duty). a little
"bi 4 seven years old, the tide surveyor. anti the two boat-
men. . The greateit praise is dire to the nisstir of-the
Nancy of Whitstable, who, immediately on perceiving the
accident, sent .a boat and rescued the unfortunate persons
from a eatery grave.