The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-07 00:00:00

.111.4 RICE TS.

CORN EXCHANOE, Ayr:. 7.—Wheat trade beaty nt
lower Shea "is fllond.tv.—Onts 23. dearer.—li Barley,
and tither articles no alter/alien.

lIMITIIFIELD MARKET. Auc. 7.
. To flick the Oral, per stone of Slos.
Beef ....80. Sd. to 4s. Rd. I Head of Cattle thls dad t
Mutton ..4s. ot. il. 5,. 04. Beasts
Veal ... ss. Od. to ss. 6.1. Sheep and Lamb....... 8,60:1
Pork ._.54. tut. to ss. 64. Calves

Lamb... sa. Ut. to 68. Od. Sri.)
HAY-MARKET • -
Nov .—... hl. Ox. ed. 1., N. NI.
Ciwer Ui. N. to I. 0:1.
Straw it. Co. ed. t.s 10, ud.•

The single State of New York is represented by
the Washington Gazette as giving full employment to
1271 lawyers.
M. IVIONGe one of the greatest geometricians of the
age, and a distinguished Member of the Fressc:t
stitute, died a few days since at Paris, in the 70th
year of his age. Ile was one of the men of science
who formed part of BOYAPART'S expediiimt to Egypt.
Annther case of drowning, attended with afflicting
circumstances, took place on Wednesday evening.—
Five young men were returning from Richmond, t wo
of them got out of the boat to hatt►e below Chis-
wick, whets one named Jones suddenly disappeared
to rise no more. His brother•in•law, a youth of 18,
in getting out of the boat to endeavour to save him,
unfortunately shared the same fate. They were re.
opectable young men, who worked together its Water-
lane. The bodies were not picked up.
The Assizes for the county of Sussex, held at
Lewes, terminated on Tuesday, w hen seven Prisoners
received sentence of Death, nemety—•Stephen Seal,
Win.S'orrell., and Robert Jarrit, for horse-steeling
Grarge Churn:an, for house-breaking; Jerentlah
Wales, F. Aden, and 'l'. Standing, for burglaries.
ICE Ist.Asters IN Tlt SOUTH. —Th. Albino, DAVIS,
arrived at Amboy in 45 (toys, from North %Valets, saw
June I lit to 18th, from let. 40. long. 40. to lat. 43.
long. 62. upwards of 40 islands of ice) many of
them very 'urge.

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MANSTON-DOUSE.—;Mr. Nicks; the laidlord
the Robin Hood public-house, Skinner-iireet,
shopsgate, yesterday appeared to inseer the follies
iug complaints :--
Sansum, a respectable Ward officer Bishop,gate.
deposed that, at two, on the morning of
se'unight, he found upwards of twenty persoin drink.
ing 'and singing in the 'Defendant's house. Re
warned the latter of the con4equenCes of such Eli,.
duct, but no attention was Paid to him; and ea
Sunday morning last, at the mane houri he found the
same number of loose and disorderly characters.
smoking and singing, end making a great disturb.
once in the Robin Hood.
Another officer said he had long noticed the troll
manner.in which the Defendant conducted his Wile,
Ile had forborn to lodge any complaint, in 0%16
quence of repeated promises of amendment from Su
landlord; but the -house had at length become to
had, as to be a complete nuisance to the whole neigh.
bourhood. It was kept open at all hoar', in tha
night; and thevery worst characters, whO had bes
previously turned out of houses in Shoreclifeh, eke
certain of finding an asylum in the Rubin Hoed.
The Defendant, with an air of the hint impadok
assurance, denied that his house was at all disorderty;
and attempted to justify his conduct. The pew" •
spoken of by
.Sansum were tradesmen, friends die
friend, who bad met to enjoy themselves. He shoal,
he added, do very well, were it not for the efitio
wile'" pestered him to death."
The LORD MAYOR.—'s You feel annoyed, I lg.
`pose, because the, officers do their duty, and ',mite.
your to put a stop to your scandalous practices".
'Stich men as you are the cause of more mischief to
society than any other class; and are, in my opinies,
much more deserving of punishment than many pew
wretches, who never would he brought before a Ma.
gistrate, were it not for such houses as the Rob%
Hood."
lits Lordship directed measures to be taken fords
indictment of the house forthwith
Bow-sYnEyv--resterday a number of persons sp.
peered before Sir N. CONANT, Mr. Biiale, and Mr.
SKETCHLY, to summonscs issued against them by
Mr. Dew, the Churchwarden of the Parish of St.
Clement Dane, for non-payment of Church Rath.
Several persons residing in Change-court, pleaded
their inability to pay, and that they could not pay
the Poor's Rates: they also pleaded that they con. 0
sidered that many of the alterations and decorations
of the church were quite unnecessary. The Church.•
warden being called upon to produce his rate.book,
it was discovered that the charges against the person
summoned were not signed by the Rector of Ai
Parish, according to Act of Parliament. •
11.ATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday, a complaint id *
very serious nature was made by the Prol.rietors of
the t I stars Stage Coach, stating that about
sis o'clock the preceding evening, as the Times serfs
coach, belonging to Messrs. Salmon and 8011, wain
its way from Paddington to the City, keeping oats
Hear side of the read, and travelling at a steady rim,
it was overtaken by one of Moris's opposilioa
coaches, driven by James Parrot, who, le ender to
get first, and to cause injury to the other coach and
passengers, traversed • the gravel, to the -near side.
.drove on the foot path, amt.-thee with a &miff!
crash fell hom the high bank on board the Times,
and did considerable mischief to the coach and horses, *
and very much alarmed the passengers for their livet.
The Magistrates ordered a summons to be issued for
Monday neat. •
Mr. J. Poynter, builder, Coleman-street, woo
charged with taking a part of the foot pavement
from bgfore a house in Red Uoe.street, Clerken.
well, without having liberty from the Surveyor or
Commissioners of Pavements for that parish. The
charge being proved, the Defendant was Cntirktall
ID the mitigated penalty of 51., which be paid dotwn.
MARLBOROUGH•STREM—A young women sis
charged with creating a riot, and collecting a mai, •
round the house of Sir S. --, in Charlesistrni, I.
Berkeley-square. It appeared that the Prisoner sad
one of the footmen had kept company for a length d
time, and he completely succeeded in getting possa-
sion of her person; after which-he deserted her, and
broke all his former vows. The Prisoner, suspecting
that his attentions were directed to some other object,
came to his master's house repeatedly, and kept %spa.
continual knocking, till on one or two occasions it
wail found necessary to send her to the watch•bouti...
She was held to bail.
UNlON•air...—Thur.day J. Smith and M. Isaacs were ear
misted fur stealing a tome' the property of Mr. Hoy, of Heir'
nal-green. They sold thehurse in question nod tuts others 111,
Mr. Ilarrison ; and Mr. Halby. of Stoke Newington, stated,
that th- two last-mentioned horses were his property. and wrat
stolen from his premises on Monday last.—Mr. Williams, d
Bow.said he purchased a horse of the Prisoners on the 29thollas
and a, beams driving it in a gig on the Stratford-road, sal.
tleman stopped bias, claimed the horse cis his property, statidg
that it had been biuleti (lulu bin, and actually rude of with**
horse. .

Catharine Doyle and Martha Bullock a ere ordere►t to be to-
prisoned one day, for carr)inf, ►parils into the King'. NO&
Pri,on. both bring igoota►u that it aas an °Bence.
Sarah Robin-on was charged by W. Spears, a amidst
a ith roolobill, him of a silver watch. Moot eve month. age,
Pri-oner was waking along the Clapham.road at a late hoar.
*hen £he was overtaken by a heavy shower. The Proscenia:
invited her into his box. Ile went his round before the weatlet
Cleared up, and left the Prisoner in the box. ()n his return OW
Wits gone, and a silver %nick, a hieh he left hanging on a lOW
had disappeared. He never saw her agaia until Wetlands,'
when he met her accidentally in the Hoorongh, and gave hero
coosiody. The Prisoner Confessed that she stole the watch, wig
was committed.

On Saturday. at Derlta, as the Prisoners Isere returning to
j..... after receiving their sentences, John Pratt, a young nog
21 ) ears of age, (t•ntettced to transportation for seven years.)
suddenly threw labia handcuffs, and ran away from the conga-
tiles in whose charge he theti was. near IStvet•bridge. Althosgh
the alarm was instantly given, he ran through he market place,
hich was mach crowded with people, and got clear off.

DII.D.

On the 231 or:t at lllellwond. Perthshire, Henrietta Anna
Jane Young, only ddsghter Of John Yoting,jun. Esq.
04) the ht not. ou bentrd the brig Alicia. us sea, aged 18,
Maria, youngest daughter of the Hey. Y rancis Henry Barker,
Rector of North Church, Herts.
On the 4th inst, at his son's home in Great Coratnotreet. in
the 7Sd year of his age, Nathaniel Austen 4 Esq. of Itaangatet
for many 'onus an eminent banker at that place, and Vice•Coe•
sul for sevrtul Foreign Powers.
On the Sd inst. at his Mouse, Tower-hill, Mr. Wm. Edatnat
many year. a respectable inhabitant of the Ward and Parish
A Id gate.
Uu the 5111 inst. at Greenwich, in his 81st year, John Wens
D..

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