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

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. Georges 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.