The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-16 00:00:00

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MAGISTRATES' CHAMBER. AYLESBURY.

[FROM THE BUCKS CIIRONICLI.]
S MVP V, OCT. s.—The ruse ..f the vrsons who
had been fined nn Satardas last for bull-ba;tine, hot
whose floes had not been tesiekl, was now finally dis-
t:Asstd.

A remarkable case of application for relict from the
parish of Aylesbury, occurred in the person of a we
man named Varney, who had nut lived with or seen her
husband these 16 years. The hoshand, Jonas Varney,
is at this time prisoner in the Irani for bastardy, under
a commitment for three months. The case is of a revolt-
ing Nature, fur the woman who swore the child is a near
relation ; it is besides the second child of this descrip-
tion, anal the close of the dreadful interconrse is, that
the woman becoming insane, is at this time confioed In
St. Luke's. But nothing ohjectionable occurring as to
the wife, the reqnired relief was ordered.
The next rase is memorable for its novelty. The pa-
rish clerk of Aylesbury made his appearance with a lov•
log couple for the purpose of making the affidavits re-
yoired be law previous to their marriage. It was the
first application to the Magistrates in the Chamber um
tier the New Marriage Act, %hick promises fair to rut
out a vast deal of work fur the Justices. The fair ina-
morata bring tinder age, was 'squired by her father,
who had taken this journey, according to taw, to ex-
press Lis full approbation by affidavit.
The new MarriagrAct was again brought intooperatiort,
in the ships of an application for a license. The case
is a case ot hardship. iel Pamment was taken
op on a thaw of bastardy. It was qta.fhl that he bad.
been ten hours prisoner in Aylesbory, and that he
wanted to get out of gaol to be married. This cele-
brated act will require in this ease Pone alichwits, for
Michael Martin. the unseen fair one, fives at a distance.
Vastancett being au Essex titan, and having his father
boodstusn in the !tininess of the filiation, had hastened
forthwith by speedy travelling to get to Bachael, and
set her heart at ease. However. the parish officers, al-
ace on the alert among Copio's clients, captured him,
and now held him in gaol on purpose to oblige Lim to
410 what he :ntended to do. Tim Magistrates ordered
every possible exertion to be martein his favor ; bat they
feared the forms of law would keep him till Monday I.
Ike common prison.
After this, Anne Elisabeth Bolds*, or Olden. a wo-
nthn of decent appearance, d herself in very deep
;Ind silent affliction. This was a ease of private deb-
beration ; but it hail relation to the cause of Mr. Fevre,
late of Wing. After a considerable interval. Mr. gyre
himself was privately conducted into the Magistrates
t flambee. lie is Stout in person, and about six feet in
height, stoopi tag in neck sad shoulders, and has the de-
pertinent of a gentlemen. The doors were then closed
..gain, for the third time, for a considerable length of
nine, after ultich the Court broke up.—Magistrates pre-
sent—Sir George Lee, Sir Jahn 1). King, Mr. Raper,
the Itcv. Edward Owen, and the Itre. C. E. Asbfield.
On Thursday evening durtug the performance of the
twee of the Tao Cregorirs, at the Eastbourne Theatre,
the dress of Mi%s Brook, who sustained the character of
Feachrile caught fire and the audience were fur some
time shamed fur her safety; the destruction of her
fires; bosiever, was luckily the only mischief she re-
Lei red.

A few days sinee, a tin an ti ty ofrount we* sitar was seised
in the parish of Kirith ngton, by two russets belonging
to the customs of this port. Having obtain►d quiet pos-
session of their booty, they returned to Carlisle, deposit-
irg the spirits, anti the horse which carried them, in
place of safety ; bet the animal, not liking his new lodg•
log soon escaped to his former house. Ilse slicers set
not is morels of the horse, but returned with a promise
from its old sassier, t►at in tag, it could he found it
should be restored to the claimants. This was acs ord
ingly done two days afterwards, the boric having hoes.
actually deli►ered to one of tbr. officers.—(Corliele Josr.
Frac —The seighboutimosl of Fish-street Hill, was
last night, about nine o'clock, throws into great agita-
tion iu coss,equence of a tire breaking out os the pre-
mises of Mr. Joseph Walker, feather bed manufacturer.
*rhe sperdy arrival of the engines prevented the rag-
j..g elesor:a fruns doing any very serious injury. ex-
pt to the windows, which are all broken. The 6re I
es •ginated in some Bock beds and wool. The eause was
nos known,

The Margate ...My coach, which comes to Charing-
cross, was apart on Monday at Canterbury, on its way
tc, London ; it nes full of passengers inside and out:
one gentleman hid his kg crushed by falling under the
coach, and was obliged to remain at Canterbury ; a
lady inside had bet arm much cut by the plus, and was
so severely If:viral as to require the support f pillows
the remainder of the jouruey, and to be lifted in and
out of the coach ; many of the other passengers were
much bruised and spraioed. The eyelike' was occa-
sioned by turnirg short round the corner in the in-
famous practice of driving furiously through the town.
Although the coach is built en the. principles of the
foment, no carriage can possibly keep its equilibrium in
such a sitnatioo.

On Saturday last. a female about the age of 26, ea-
paged a ready furnished apartment, at No. S. Barns-
, idtrv-row, Islington, fur herself and husband, who, as
*se stated, had just arrived from the conntry ; and on
Monday evening, during • temporary absence of the
family. who ha•l left the servant at home, they picked
all thelocks, and stripped the house of wearing apparel,
I•n-n, plate, books, 8:e. and succeeded iu getting away
with ti,,. whole before the family returned. The min is
shout fire feet one or two inches high, sallow com-
plexion, aud has every appearance of being in a con-
sumptions. be is marked with the small-pox and has
dark hair. T,e woman is of a fair complexion, and has
so 'Onagers* foreed smile upon her countenance. They
k the apartment by the name of Asplin.
RO3DERT AND Arrester TO Ilittaoan.—Abont seven
o'clock on Sunday evening, whilst ,llrs. Powell, an el-
derly widow lady, living at 36, Cold Bath-square, was
at chapel, some villain, by means of false keys, entered
her house; the noise be made in ransacking the lower
pot of the house was heard by two men who lodged on
the second floors one of them went down stairs to :Ascer-
tain whence the noise proceeded, whilst the other went
to look out of the window. As soon as the man who
went down stairs (in the dark) entered the parlour he
receivad a tremendous blow on the head by the sill iin,
stud Mai knocked down. lie called to his fellow-lodger
come dotfn to his assistance, hut owing to his being
looking out of the a indow he did not hear. The villain
gave him I desperate blows while be was down;
the root fellow kept crying ont murder, thieves, mur-
der.' on which the ruffian gave him a deep slab in the
side oith. Rotor ■harp instrument; his cries at length
brought his fellow lodger to his as.tstanre, hut the rob-
ber effected his escape. On :Wm Pun ell's coming home
it was aseettoilied he hail broke open a aural eserntoire
and taken (ruin thence fourteen pounds in soyi.reigns.
A silver table spoon, dropped by the villain in his burry,
was found iti the pa.sa.4e. All the rest of the plate re-
caped. We are glad to add that the poor felksw who re-
ceived t►e stab is in a f Air way of recevery.
An barest was held last reining at the Triumphant
Chariot. Pembroke Mew*, Grosvenor-place, before J.
lilacs. Esq. Coroner for Westminster, on the body of
James Avery, a bricklayer who was on Friday last at
work upon • scaffold at a house, No. 19, Oahe street,
Urosveuer•agnare, which-gave way. and he was pre.
.ipitated to the ground. In the fall his head struck
against the iron railings, one of a Lich entered his skull;
he was tarried in a senseless state to the ilosphal, where
Re expired.—Verdict, "Accidental Death;' the scaffold
forfeited.