The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-16 00:00:00

HO vv-s rK LET.

During the .examination of a Mr. 'Wright,
who was charged witty springing a rattle—Mr.
Powell entered the -Office in. Bow-street, with
evident-marks of agitation, and addressing Mr.
GRAHAM, said that a friend of his had been
knocked down and murdered. That he hail seen
the transaction, and knew the persons who had
struck him, the name of one he understood was

Smith, and entreated that s warrant might be in.
Mandy granted. Two gentlemen, who had also
seen the transaction, accompanied Mr. Powell,
and were ready to corroborate the statement.
Mr,GRAHAN told him be should be extremely
Vardad in making such a charge, a4itl asked him
what proof,' he had of the fact ?
Mr. Powell said, that he was a few seats from
his friend, when he saw him knocked down and
treated in a most barbarous manner by a man
named Smith, who struck him, and afterwards trod
on him.

Mr. Stafford, the chief clerk, said, if this state-
ascot nes correct. the first step to be taken would
be to send f it thz Coroner.

Mr. GRAHAM then inquired Of Lavender, the
officer, the real state of the case, who said, the
me was nut dead, but had been conveyed to an
apothecary's shop, in Charles-street. Thither
Mr. GRAU 1M directed him to go and make in-
quiries u to the injusy the man had sustained.—
On Lavender's return, he reported that he had
seen Mr. Cowtste who was apparently very dan-
gerously hurt, lie did not perceive any outward
marks of violence, the injury was principally in-
ternal. Mr. C. expressed great anxiety to be
carried home, and he was conveyed away in great
.agony.
Mr. GRAHAM obverted, that many parsons who
went to the Theatre seemed more inclined to breed
than to quell disturbance, although they wished
to be thought the friends of peace. For the pre.
sent, he should listen to no complaint respecting
the cue.
A Mr. Wright then came forward to charge a
man named Nichols, with assaulting him, and
was proceeding to relate the facts, when Lim.
brick, the officer, said, that Nichols was the
person who lint gave charge. Nichols stated
that he had been sitting in the pit all the evening
in the most quiet and orderly manner, without
taking part on either side of the toestion, when
he was assailed by a person with 0. P. in his hat,
who, because he would not join in making a tu-
mult, struck him and knocked him delve, when
he was beaten and kicked in the most violent man.
ner, and received a stab of some sharp instrument
in the hand. lie was at length, however, rescued
from his perilous situation, and sacceeded in se.
curing his assailant, and was conv,;ying him from
the House, when he was stopped by Wright,
who rescued his prisoner, and struck bins several
blows. •

Mr. IVright, in reply to this, politively denied
that he had been coAcerped in any quarrel or dia.
ptiie diring the evening, and that he never saw
his accuser, till he came up to him in the lobby
of the pit, when the body of Mr. Cowlam was
conveying out, and seised him by the,collar ; for
iihkh assault he was about to t'.►kc him Into cus.
Lady, when Limbrick carne up and received his
fal•o charge. _ _ _

This statement was corroborated by Mr. Mal-
colm, and another gentleman, who positively
swore that Mr. Wright had not quitted their side,
during the whole evening, and, ►luring that time,
had conducted himself io the most peaceable man—
ner, without interfering in any of the prevailing
riots.

Notwithstanding this clear refutation, Ni-
chols persisted in his charge.
Mr. GRAIIAU, !tower, said, he must be mis.
taken, and discharged the complaint.
Mr. Powell again came forward, and said, the
man Nichols, who had just made his complaint,
had hold of his friend Cowlxm by toe collar, at
the moment he was hove/ fed down by Smith, and
expressed a hope that his complaint against Ilan
might bo taken.
This, however, Mr. GRAIIAM declined, but or-
dered ►hat the address of Nichols should be taken,
in order that he might be found to answer any
charge which might hereafter be brought against

him.

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Mr. Wienholt said, he had just come from the
Boxes of the Theatre; while he was in the Boxes,
he saw a man named Smith, the person who robbed
him of his hat in the Pit of the Theatre, extreme.
ly zealous in promoting rict, and ill-treating, in
the most scandalous manner, several persons.
The same man, he heard, had murdered a gentle-
man only a few mitnites before. He thought it
his duty to come and mention these ci.cealstances
to the Magistrates, in the hope that they would
feel it expedient to take s' me steps for the re.
moral of so obnoxious a character.

Mr. GRAHAM remarked, that it stns highly irn.
proper for any person to east an imputation, of
having committed murder, on the character of any
person. With respect to the other complaints,
they did not come before him in a tangibli• shape,
consequently he could not take cognisance of
them ; but with respect to Mr. Wienholt's own
conduct, he begged him to be aware, that if a
murder did take place, or death should ensue
any way in the Theatre during the existing riots,
that gent:man. Mr. Wienholt, might stand in a
more auk ward situ ttioa thin hi was aware or, as
he (Mr. Graham) in such a case should feel him-
self warranted in apprehending him atan accessary
to the fact.

Here Mr. NV i caholt'. Solicitor begged Mr. Gra.
ham to consider, that if Mr. %leak*lt was seated
quietly ii the Buses, he could scarcely be deemed
an accessary to a murder committed in the furthest
corner of the Pit.
Mr. GRAHAM replied, from the report: which
were made to him of Mr. Wienhult's nightly con.
duct in the theatre, Wish the badge of riot and
rebellion, he should feel himself perfectly justi.
fled in considering him as a par:kepi criminis.
John Eason was charged by Messrs. Brandon
and Gibbon, with riotous and disorderly conduct
in the pa, and disturbing the performance, by
cudgelling, springing a rattle, and other violent
Means.
lie was ordered to find bail.

Another Gentleman of the name of Wright,
was charged by one of the special constables, with
having sprang a rattle in the pit, and excited
considerable disturbance by his riotous and disor.
derly conduct.
Mr. ‘Vright denied that he had commenced the
use of rattles, but admitted that he took the rattle
from a gentleman's hand who stood next hem, and
inadvertently sprung it. lie also dcnied that be
had made any resistance, or behaved in any man-
ner unbecoming the character of a gentleman, on
being taken into custody,
Mr. GltAilAll ordered him to find bail, whirl'
he did in a few minutes, and was die:barged.

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The following statement will, if necessary, be
verified by Oath.
DIALOGUE AT THIS FEATHERS rtraLtc-wouts, is HART-

STRLIST, WITHIN 4 TRW YARDS Tllll I eistras.

Several persons entering the drinking-room
//ready agitated, and almost breathless, a IN la of
I the name of Bateman, who has a wo.)den leg, anti
is well known ie Covent Garden market, ettdres.
sing thee, said...
4 1s there any thing•dning ?"
To this a short man, with a cut on his right lip,
known by the name or %VIII, replied.—
" Yes, there l• one b—r killed; the b---r
" is done for; as soon a. it was done we bolted.
4 I cane out of the front of the House."
&fighting mew, called Not ton, then entered,
and called fur a glass of gin. He confirmed the
statement, as also did three others, who same in
under great agitation. Shortly after came Perry
the Fireman.
" Is he dead?"
44 He's alive ennngh—l tram, him off my
t, shoulders oo his backside, hut he was tensible
" enough not to let his block go to the ground."

The e unpins then seated themselves, and be..
gan to smoku—relating ininsitelv the particulars
of what they had performed. They hail over,
powered the 0. P.'s by numbers, btu strict in.
junctions were laid on every one to Come in
stronger force to-morrow night (this evening).
The only inconvenience was, that they had souse.
times mistaken one another iu the row.

Extract of a Letter fr.im Heligoland, dated
November 9 :...

" What the French armies are doirse near Vienna we knew
not, nor any thing of their :novements. The Inn intelligence
we bnd from the Continent stated, that the Raglans had po-
sitively refused to retreat from daMein.
" Among other reports circolaied here, it is said that the

Emperor ?i A Poi. Eon does not intend to go to Spain in per-
son at all ; hut has determined t.. marsh a areat army apart
the Turks, leasing Ids brother to fight fur the (rows; uC
Spain as well as he can."
We understand that Mr. Roasow has
.offixed
himself as a Candidate to supply the vacancy oc-
casioned fur the Borough of Abingdon, by an
death of Mr. KNAPP.
The following epitaph which appeared in The
3fornfag Post of ) literday, we presume to hare
been provided for the 'romb-stone of that not°.
' riots' which, of truth :
" Good passenger, there lies one here
• That liekig, did fie every vs herr."
A Morning Paper of this day contains the fol.
tpwarig paragraph upon the subject of an article
which appeared in it son& time sines, and which
was copied into THE ST ;TESNAPI
•4 We deeui it iiicumbent upon as to state, that a comm.
" eicalion from Margate, inserted in our Paper of the :nth
" of September, beginuing arid' the words ' a ridiculous
" anecdote is told Isere of a certain Peer, was unfounded.
" We regret that we should have born thus imposed upon;
" and though it was impossible for us to form any accurate
" conjecture in respect to a stateineotio vaguely made, %hale
" we placed reliance on our Correspondent (who was him.
" self imposed uponl, we deem this espressioss due to the
" feelings of the Nobleman, u ho, we have since been id-
" formed, was made the subject of the silly uufounded /wet'
" dote."
The Peggies of Fisherrow, JANES Cr.tc.
H•RN Master, was wrecked on the Scaw, 19th
September last, on her passage from Gotten.
burg to Fisherrow ; all the crew saved, but
made prisoners of war, and sent 60 miles into the
interior.

lIIIMME

Y4VAL INTELLIGENCE.
Pnatswourw, Wow. B.—Sailed fA 83biHe frigate, for
Cork ; aad the ftweephales, Capt. Petty, with the Aben-
ditore and a convoy for the Cape of Good Hope.
Arrived the Ant schooner frons• a cruise t and a French
in=er, film Weymouth, captured on Friday last, of that
phase, by the Emeralds, after a long chase. She mounts 14
sous, and is a lbw vessel.
Yin orders hate been received yet to disembark the troops
here, that were going to Walcheres.
awn% from the Downs appean of St. Helen's this m-
ain based into this port.

DIAL, Nov. 14.—1 t has blown very bard from the North
this moraine; three or four vessels have parted from their an-
chor% and have sailed for Dover.

Ar►ived this day big Majesty's ships Zenobla, Cheerful,
Bea;le, and Furious, from the Eastward; Gen. Ackland re-
turned f►om Flushing m the latter, and was landed here this
morning in a very bad state of health. Also arrived the
Echo ►loop of war from Chatham; and the mow Young
Dixon, Smith, for Gibraltar; she his dace passed through.