The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-26 00:00:00

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STATE OF NEWGATE.

It will be seen by the following summery a the
Prisoners now confined in the-0;0n of Newgate,
preparatory to taking their trials at the neat Old Bai•
ley Sessions, commencing
.on, Wednesday, that al.'
though only foot weeks hive !hosed since the last
SE,Ssions, there are more than 200 Prisoners for trial;
and lamentable to state, this only includes those com-
mitted up to Thursday morning last ; among whom
will be found three for murder, three for forgeryt,
and though last, not least, no less in number than
twelve capital charges for uttering forged notas.---.

They are as folleon
Murder,: 3; house-breaking, 3; bur ear 4 ;.1
sheep-stealing,:l ; forgery, 3 ; uttering forged notes,
knowing them to be so. 12; highway robbery, ft;
stealing in a d'welling.ilionse, 17 ; stealing in a shop,
2; cutting and stabbing, 1 ; manslaughter, 2 ; recce v.
iug stolen goods, 2; larcenies, 137; embezzlement,
4; stealing from the person, 5 • bigamy, 1.
There are at-present confined iq .Newgate under
sentence :
Death. 36; transportation for lifeclg; transports
ation for fourteen years, 10 ; tteesportation for
seven years, 45; felony, misdemeanours, &c. 50;
for trial, 218 ; .making at present,.*ithin the walls
of the prison, 371.
Since the abase list was de out, a proportionate
number have been commuted for vettoos offences,
among whom were two 114. forgery are Saturday.
DRE:4IOIIL. 4VCID?ITS.
On Thursday last, the .Phenomena roach, in. its
way from London to Norialch, broke delis, about
tt mile on this' side of airy ; by Which inforflatiste
occurrence, one of the passengers ,:- a. WC- Bain,
'resident in London, had heiiikk disincited,•ersd she
Wzplred before any assistance could be efferckd her
hndther passenger lad his eollar.bohe irroken,..ancij
a third.soetained some severe brithei. •
',fence • Was'
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breaking hf (be•br.:44
fire...lle:l Nb Ipniavkif
to the coachman, of the citrillif vitiPiariendikier
It gentle rate. • •
Last Friday evening, One eine o'cleek,.l dread-
ful accident happened "it Tail */ -Weds*, ilia,
Datchef, to the light 'Ball no'lls "Way hem
the Golden Cross, 'London, and Sited with 'mom.
gers, both inside and out. As the coach 'wet driving
along at its usual brisk rale, owing to the darkness
.of the night the coachman did not observe a diinkey
'that lay by the road" side, until he started up all on
redden, whickso (lightened the leaders, that they
lan'iuddenly on the off-side, -making a short turn,
;by which the. coech Mil overturned and dashed to
pier*, the conehman thrown from his box, and
d'readtotly loOd. • One of the outside passengers
lad bittelsis' I. broken, another his collar. bone,
• iii 'ethers were so severely injured, that
none e! 'them, except one Gentleman, were able to
proceed on their journey.
Yesterday morning, about five o'clock, as the
Portsmouth goal's was-on its way to London, it
'pissed the Gosport waggon, near Kingston, when
'the coachman and • guard were alarmed at seeing the
horses of the waggon turn off the road ; on stopping
to iscertain the cause, they found the unfortunate
wiegoner lying dead on the road about one hundred
lards-indent (ram the wagon, with his bead crushed
Pritelli 11 ts'auPpesirtf the dot4nsed had been rid-
ing on' the shafts-of his waggon, from whence he fell,
off in his sleep, and the *heels passing over him
killed him on the spot.

777-P0 iJiCE:-

GUILDLIALL —On Saturday Isaac Mending
ing ender w pot are-examination, arid was fully com-
mitted to Newgare, for felony, in fraudulently ob-
taining goads to a considerable amount from Mr.
Rowbotham and Mr. Crew, tradesmen in Alders-
gate-street. It appeared that on Siturday week Mr.
Crew sent to Mr. Rowbotham desiring his attendance
immediately, as there was a Gentleman in his shop
who was _about shipping goods to Calcutta, and
wanted some articles in his line. Ile atiehtled ec-
cordingly, and was introduced to the Prisoner, miler,
after making some difficolty on account of the short.
ness of the time, as he must have them shipped on the
Alotiday, returned with him to hie shop and looked
oat g fee, articles as patterns, which he took with
him, saying he would call on the Monday, and,
give him an order, for which he should pay him
ready money. Prisoner called again on the Monday,
and looked out goods to the amount of .321. which heck-
sired might be sent,as goon as they could he packed up,
to No.'i, Paul-street, Finsbury-square. The Prisoner
had previously ordered goods to the amount of 1301.
from Mr. Crew, which were to be delivered at the.
some place, where be would be ready to receive and
pay them both. Mr. Crew and Mr. Rowbotham, on
(heir way to Paul-street with the article!, were met
hy the Prisoner in Wilson-street, who said he was,
going for the money, and if one of them would de.
liver the goods in Paul-street, the other might go
with him for the money. In consequence Mr. Row.
hot hare delivered the goods as directed, and Mr. Crew
left him to accompany the Prisoner for the payment.
The Prisoner took him to Lloyd's, from thence to
the Jerusalem coffee.house, and other places, enquir.
ing for Capt. Kirby, from whom, he said, he was to
receive money for the payment of the goods; but n•
Copt:Kirby was to be met with, and he parted from
him with an assurance that he would see Captain
Kirby in the morniog, and be with him by 10 o'clock
with the money. The Prisoner not attending to hii
appointment, the Prosecutors became alarmed, and,
on enquiry at his house in Paul-street, learnt that be
bad left town. Mrs. Harding, the wife of, the Pri:
.soner, permitted Mr.. i
Crew to sleep n the housei
and shout three o'clock no Thursday morning, titre
.Prisorter came home in a coach drunk, and was takes
Onto custody. Captain Kirby stated, that he had no
:knowledge whatever of the Prisoner. No ,part, gpir
the property has yet been recovered.
tiowtstsca7.—The Lady, against whom a sharp
of not paying for goods was heard at this of on
Thursday, callaherself Lady &c tart Bruce, wife of_
.Sir Stewart Bruce, Gentleman Usher to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. Messrs. Harding and Co.
pet•beieg satisfied with the decision upon the first
.warrant, she was •brought up again tete on Eridair'
..sight; a ken several other tredes-people attended.-?
A perm in thcemploy of Nis, Girt, a

romemonoslONPullinmitekiwollus
Pall-mall~ esiteti .6'.eideit ilia Lash ‘, Doer. but dill
not wish to prosecute has then for it. A wine. met.
chant had sent ire three deflates: of wine; when heap. '
plied for payment, he wi told Lady,. Prue.. was
gone, sod the winerteiged or tent. Mt. Juppei, On
fibiltert • or' liontl street, tied 8111041114 ApitA. :41i ' 1
r. Druce was hrnught op froM the house Of Cita*/ '
:Nellie, in Lambeth; She was committed titYiberstrat
prove, that she .is the person she Calls. heroPIE ..A. "
clerk from Ilarding's..sartl, that Lord landaff, to
whom she had referred, 'sill he did not want to Bona
soy thing of Lady 11.ece. Several Gentlemen, vilio
eameln after the committal,said she WAR Lady Grates
61;701
eteh,teieo urfeit,lityeasoaaccgoimietimiitniinedihromer toliperiseatrg.istra4l.4.4
said her husband permitted her to lite in Lawton
.rnhiand fsourim'PenrrllyelilivieletlfinbYWdeleabernick7sPtGreen 'Uts italuidaTialid6. ruShs,
y
person their due.
On Saturday, J. Ward. was finally enmity/1
charged with stealing a Bank of Engtaed nine for 4ati
The circumstances of this case are very c otiose. Dqy
Prisoner was in the employ of Mr.:.Simmons, tsyluid,
in the Strand. .. On the 13th .of September, it ink'
nioesmteadod
wMorris,aistc7aMt,eptrheseereulediutdparo4ochuarei:iii7toTrpers:::ll:o4,l6
Mor.:k
'Mrs. Simmons not liking to take the note hermits
said she had not cioinge, bet offered to send the Pri-
sroignaegrrWeedar,da.ntod the
Wardile itrook
ktothesiote,...b:vit
nae:deritAsditi:s
1 wilds appeared until. a few days slum, when he was
taken ieto custody at N4feoWpillii, IAWIWILA.. [a the
Interval between the disappearance
1 o pprehenslon,it appeared that the note in question bid
been stolen from a Lady at Chelsea. Morris was, In
licrinsegeence, applied to; and he said he was employ..
ed by kit brother to pest lite note. ,The brrAker
was then taken into custody, 'end after seversl em.
minntions, was fully cortrinitted fpr trio! for lentil%
'the note from the original owner. Afro. :Simone;
and the brother of Morris now attended, and repeat.
.4 their former testimony. Mr. Simmons statrolottrat
eiti•Prisoner bad been more than eleven yea's in''
. service, and up to the present charge, had borne ,
'most exeellent character,' earl bad at various lines
been entrusted with property to an immense amount.
lie cook! several 1141'6 home absconded with .4 or 6001.
sad they had the folleskonideisce in kis integrity.
:Mr. /has, the Sitting i Magistrate, recominended
Mr. Simmons to menti this circumstence at '
Old Bailey. The ?fit:otter oats-fully commit led for Uhl.
M A ItLIORUUBII-11Telitt:T.-4. Cohen, J Wharf,
Mary Cooney, and her daughter, and Sarah Farm,
were charged, the formic with robbing (And
others with aiding therein) J. Cohm, toe father
of the first Prisoner. Mr. Cohen hint. at No.
Norfolk-street, Strand. He employed, .1. BOWL
purchase goods for him al Mr:-410010, in the 80.
rough. His son colitilved to possess himself of ~
prep% containing piecel in eldeVitrg. ,tr. to the.isles
of 161. 110 charged Wharf With hoeing 1)4;1114 (her•
robbery, and the women with receiving part of On
property. Bond added, that by the assistance el
t
constable they traced the 'male Prisoners to No '
Charles.stresit, Orury.lane; and on searching t,
house in whith.)he women lilted, No. 10, they (,nano,
pert of the shirliAitiet up, although they hadilinied
any knowledge 4Vit. lit defence, Cohen
.stated,
that he had been insjiloyed by his father_ to aelt lndik
sick handkerchiefs, and oglish line; CFOs • inieign
stamp; that the profits . teaorbitinii and Itisht.
ther 'promised 144- Of dtetri, :Instead .ef aka
' he turned hint out pentryleSa, end lie 'had tekes fhe
ertiele to •Cell for his support- 'Mr Gallia now
wi,hed to withdraw the •Prnsecution, hut the lillsgi•
innate veil. pro'pe'rty !gar!, and 'desired that the
' pawnbrokers, to whom the property may be need,
should be ordered to attend on Moteday, until which
time the'PriSoilllii *.re remanded.
UNION- HA Lt..— William Edessledttl who on Man.
day last was brosight to this'Office4rom Putney, en
a charge of attempting to murder his wife end thaitb-
ter, and another female, all of whom he disogeroirsly
wounded, by stabbing them with'. knife, was on la.
turday brought before the Magistrates tor farther U.
sminatioti.
Edward Pedder, the beadle of Putney, wise took
the Priioner into custody, attended, end produced
to Mr. Serjeant Sitt,Low, the Silting Magistrate, a
certificate frism Mr. Shillitoef motion, at Putney,
setting forth that Mrs. Dyer, one of the wounded
persons,' was not sufficiently recovered from the in.
juries she had received in her bead, to &need for lb.
purpose of giving her evidence.
The M AGIVIIIATI remanded the Prisoner, and di.
reeled that he should be egein brought up, whin the
witnesses were so far recovered as to be in a condition
to give evidence without injury to their health.
,6 ENGLAND .14PECT14 EV little. itiN I:6—liiis
' ' DUTY."
WHFAN .1111 Individiiit net *lily mere's'', SO
stales, bat egatiarits his tuoital in or intone emirs
through it may rtcprire considccalite time iis 'glee dur pilllf tt t I'
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his endeavoane, onn ram ke the Patik seitintell et he Justice If
his elarm to taperfoiritt'.' said • 64404 nerposiliverf hi" kler 14
elooructmistics of the British tats* *ill doiiht ehtit 040'
discovering, or their liherolity,in rocurdiag the inge,
hose who devote thear;elsees t., the calicoes or Ora.
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life. " England expects every man 110 de biler&l)-4"""-
erai a tight to easier lit se Man. lib*/ Ornes, tire tr6.-crive 40'
her. owe bosuns; hut there, are
..many Wien!e minted/ hpl!SAlrs,
leases them in utacerhy fut the grant of per.. eltfl4, _ ..,
etindemlb the PAW fur withholding their Wlllpilrts gilt"'
, fact they have taken an p.sine too make them mustye l!htjtit
truuage to due—that they card their starter, or merit thew ''
tentibd Tait, however, %Mon 'he greed in the Pril", "t_,_illi
mance; for there iv MK ultras in EnglaAde Sc
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tor Wales, whose walls hove tool *token to evert hue tii,:2! It'i
ed, in plain raid Argent lestgailei " USE IfUlt:tiwi
-15.LACKINGs" nor has !INA itadei &desolating been crweers
AO WWI brodree, arty tbermancts- of tulles, without isocurTiNlor.
expenee far be gad w hat mad pla..lbly be imoOssed byM
bun tneue Whit trove. afaoiutely experietk ed it. If voll's..
.fers, dispoisedlo itil; - ell ate 'TURNER'S ELACKIIA:
II preference in any other l''. I beg teeve-to atelier, 14..fklie
. 'TWIN ER hirs_spored neither pasta notexpenee.to arrivell.
• ssiddlier of *Wetting' lb the tkopasitlon of his ohietoint. toe.
caretuolv Contained tnell adieseis as spereive the tot:
render it soh and. plivblet KS gtudace 11A 1111.111WAhlf Ili.IW
ccAi Irate esiirtital orlahattr.'ind tejected (twit destructive ,r-
-•rige, I becli tiara and hamleu the leather, aid: defeat the Irefl
II purposes foe which they were Intelsat d.—gdly. }lemur Iti.rei
: hit ha* nut only. *nettle:o all Ills co.ompet,tof, in the 1,1gu...
riouhuriletir dig his Blairichig,loat Ina et petaled tam emu . ht
.la shirt it ',weal throu,,a She United_lhitroltous• Agds 1
coriclm .nom, ['URN ER feel" so cosscioas.nr au: .uperiptitt,“:
bre lille.M. hog. and the 'rill W:IA whirls he' hip' been actui..Sfe
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hAtles and he, bus uu doubt the rev It w a prose so artily Or.'
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