The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-09-04 00:00:00

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SINGULIIt ACCIDENT.

Ao accident which had like to hate hems of very
leerioos coeseqesnce seemed shoot two o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, at Bartholomew fair. A carpenter
who was standing on a scaffold, upwards of 40 feet
from the (resod, is front of one of the eshibitioa
booths, whilst in the set of Gain up Ike eshibiliee
pictures, and lamps for illueloating at sight, the
stick on which he staled either broke or gave way.
end be fell on themesicians who *monied in a kind
of temporory orchestra underneath, tenth's away at
their discordant music ; he ens of his legs through
the head of a drum, end broke two or three of their
bassoons and bellboys. The eviscerated mosicians,
instead of affording the eafortenate moo the sutolle.t
assistance, actually threw hie over into the midst of
the crowd, when, unluckily falling on the top of an
oyster.stall, be overturned the owner, together null
the table, three lobs of oysters, the bread, pepper,
mod vinegar. The toyster.inao showed him no more
mercy thee the 111111/iChlli. ; he laid bold of hie by
the hair, which he palled ant in listsdfolo, and at-
tempted twice to stab him with his oyster-knife. The
proprietor of the booth, who was standing on the
frost of the hustle/I et the time, and was an eye.
witness ti the whole, jumped down' and by pro-
mising to recompense the oyster-man for his lost, be
rescued the poor carpenter, aid had him co•re)el
into the booth, covered with blood sod bruises, to
have his woes& dressed, none of which. we are
i hippy to learn, were of any string, centwquonce,
coesideriag the extraordinary height from which he
, fell.

PO LIGE.

GOILDRALL.—The anneal alstorbouires on the eve
of Bartholomew fair do not appear to hare been pro-
dealt', of so each riot Ind confesisio this year. as
epee former sieessieos. Te• individosls only being
brought op yesterday for disorderly coodoet, boot
I that *erne of dronkeoness and dissipation. The Pei-
sours viers John Akins and Billings Please, jour.
wises ohltessiths, in the employ of Messrs. Taylor
and Co. Whitetroits.strset. _ _

The int tomploinset was Sarah Walker, the wife
of a labourer la Skierser.atreet, she slated, that the
Prisoners, is compeay with several others, insulted
cad ill.treated her; sod that Please, in particular,
wised her in a very isdecent manner, and lifted her
of
the grouted; this was at the bottom of Cow-line.
Elisabeth Gri6n, the wife of a blind peeper In
St. Sepulchre's workhouse, said die was minding her
soa's oyster stall at the top of the lane, when the
seen party covenanted their fun, as they called it,
upon her. They began theit lark by puttim out her
light, this she took no Iselin of, bet et it lighted
again. They t►en preteeded to waist moo oysters,
which she, perceiviag they were all drank, refused to
serve tbent with, on which they began all messier of
tricks, got a quantity of straw and covered all her
stall end goods over, pushed her about, wad se
abused end ill.tinted her, that she was forced to cell
for the assistance sad proteetios of the 01100111 of the

eight.
Pike, the countable slated the demos cooled of
the party, and the greet resistance made to the ra-
cers and watchmen, is ho after being best end knocked
about in a very violent magnet, succeeded in snor-
ing the two Prisoners, sod lodging gloom is the
Com ptd.r.
A Geotleman, one of the firm of Meson. Taylor
and Cu. sired die Prisoners to be sober bard. work.
ing men, aid oapreseed his sorprim to Sod them ea-
rises! in soy smelt disorder.
Sir W. Cairn said, it ail well for them their
master gave them • good chsiacter. or otherwise he
shnotd havedeolt very dillereotly with them. As it was,
he would prink them se withdraw, end see if they
could make their peace with the parties. Bet mind,"
said he, address's' the Complainants, " 1 won't base
any estortion.,"
The whole party then withdrew, but shortly after
Married spin, whom Pike stated that they could nut
make it ep.
Why mot? saW Sir WILLIAM.
Pike replied, that the men offered only ?Os. sod
there mere seven or eight watchmen besides the two
women.
Sir WILLIAM Coate.—Oh, you don't think that
enosgb, don't you ? 'flies 1 do. What, you want
to woke a property of them, do yes ? Here, yea
Sirs (a•ldressing the Prisoners), give the two women
10s. each, for the injury yes have dose them, sod
go about your basking ; sod don't let eat see year
faces again.
The Priennersfollowed the wordily Baroset's direc-
tion, cad were discharged.

Tuc COO. Gottsamoa.—At the ilaymerlet
Ire, on Torisky evening, when Sancho, the Co.
vernor of Berotorie, made this ebaenation—" I
have a mortal batted to cutting throats, sod I as a
very prat enemy to 'forcing also; his Courtiers
.sewed serprised, bet the English sodime loudly
testified their approbation of the matiment.
The new crop of hops is espreted to reach is defy
200,0001., in quality to afford as good samples as
ever were prodeced, and at prices aim modereee
this for many years past.
MPFORTOIIII of •VsO UGLY.—[gram the Pot.
ferment of M. D'Ot.reataayl—A girl OR the
point of befog hanged at *sea, her youth aad
beauty weds a great impression upon the heart of one
of the spectators, who was a Neapolitan, a middle.
aged man, bet massively ugly. Ash. hod bet akw
moments to mike op It. mind. he ran immediately to
Ike place of eateetioo and declariog his intention to
merry the detains!, delnaeded her pardon, according
to the costes et the country. The pardon eat
greeted, es condition that the gill was wet averse to
the match. lle accordingly addressed her in these
terms Madame, I am a Gentleman of some pro.
petty, and I now wish, fee the drat time, that I were
a King, arty that I might offer yoe a stronger proof
of my attacbsent."—" Alas! Sir," replied the girl,
66 I am thoroughly sensible of your auction and
generosity ; bet I am not mistress over my own heart,
'sad I cannot belie my seetimerM. Unforienstely,
they contrail my fate, bud 1 prefer the death with
which I am threeteeed, to marrying so ugly a fellow
as you SM." The Neapolitan retired in confosiso,
' anti the wessa directed the intentions; to do his
'Kee.