The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-21 00:00:00

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the Jury, without retiring, delivered a wordier-F.—We
This calk ocCiipied the Court the whole of the day.

POLICE.

GUILDRALC—A chimney sweep lad, about 15 years of
sr, named John Tates, was charged before Mr. Alder-
moo BROWN, on,Satarday, under the following eircurze,
itances:
Mr. Forsyth, a clieeetationger, No. 6, Broadway,
Blackfriars, while sitting at his dinner,in a room behind
the chop, about two o'clock, on Friday afternoon, heard
a noise at the counter, and on going into the shop, found
the prisoner standing near it; who, on being questioned,
said, ha merely came in to ask if he wanted any chimney
swept, as be did little jobs of that sort on ha own
count. Mr. Forsyth observing him hold his arm in an
awkward position, pressing against hip body,* detained
him, and took from his arm-pit two ss. papers of half-
pence. The boy pleaded great distress. and solemnly
declared he hid taken nothing else; but on further
search, two other 'five shilling papers of halfpence
were found in his hat. There were live papers of half.
Ipence in Mr. Forsyth's till, four of which were miss-
tog, and
.be was able to identify those found on the pri-
soner, from the
-peculiarity of the paper in which they
were arrapped up.
Olin further search at the Compter, there were found
in the prisoner's pen ion a silver watch, • small box of
toys trite new, and 10.1. in money.
The trhoner was committed fur trial.
• Ilow VrazaT.—Richard Thomas wit brought he-
fore the Magistrate by one of the patrol, to amin. lee
had been gives in charge by Mr. iiinnott, contracting
*catenate for the united polishes of St. Giles sad St.
George, illoonisbnry.—Mr. Sinnott's servant., it ap-
peared, bad Aeteceetftbeprlsoner carrying oat something
which they conceived to be " regular Ace ashes." hoe.
the house of Mr. Phillips, No. 70, Great Queen Street;
and therefcretbey gave him in charge to a cons•able for
defrauding their master, the contractor, of Ks due—
thereby rendeving himself liable to a penalty df 101. un-
der Mr. Michael Angelo Taylor's Act.
The contractor, Mr. Sinnott, attended in snppnrt of
the charge. and expatiated it leri,,th on the many frauds
the poor-contractors are subjected to; and baring so
done, he coiled fur the infliction of the full penalty, as
a salivary wavaiag to folks in general.
On the other hand, Mr. Edmund Collingridge, refiner,
of Wilderness Row, Clerkenwell, said the prisoner was
his servant, and was employed in carrying out shop•
dust, or sweepsfrom the premises of Mr:Phillips, who is
a coach plater. The duet he was ao carrying out was
not " regular rue ashes," but dust containing many va-
luable parlicles of silver and other metals, and lie par-
chased it foe the purpose of washier and refining it.
Mr. Phillips substantiated this statement, and the-Ma-
gistrate baying inspected a sample of the article in ilia-
pate, decided that it was not ashes but dust, or shop sweep.
Ines ;and thereupon dismissed the complaint.
.LAMBIRTII-STRRZT.—Saturday, an Irish laboneer, named
gickarrt Colbert, about 30 years of see, working In the
East India Docks, was charged w!th violating the per on
of Mary Purden.
The prosecutrix stated that she was in the service of
family in Great Alie street, but always went home to h. r
mother's to sleep; about ten o'clock in the evening of
Sunday, the ?oth of last month, when Cie prisoner, wit!.
whom she had formerly been on terms of intimacy, but
I had given up his company, came up t • her, having he-n
apparently waling for her. They entered into conver-
-sation, and be persuaded her to walk with him; when
they got near Bow Common, he imp:,,rtunei her to ac-
cede to his whiles, but she refused ; he then enticed her
to an unfrequented Tart of the common, nut far front the
canal, where, drawing a large knife, and three eainz to
kill her, if else resisted, at the name time seizing her
throat, he effected his purpose.
The prisoner denied being with the prosecntrix on the
night in question, and added that he bad been taken into
custody for the present charge before.
Mr. WYATT asked the proaecutrix's mother if this was
true?

Mrs. Purden replied that she caused the prisoner to he
apprehended about six months ago, but that was far
stealing some gold ear-rings and oth..r articles of jewel-
lers'. He was on that occasion examined at the Thanes
Police-office.
The prisoner was remanded for another examination.
UNloN•Hat,t..—Rock was again brought op on Satur-
day, respecting the alie.ged murder of M rs. Cliamberlarro,
and all the former witnesses were in a•tendance. -if he
only •additional witness examined was Mary Towers,
who stated, that she was at work in a garden next. to
Rock's master's on Wednesday last, between II and J 2
o'clock. She addressed Rock, and asked him, hoi did
he expect to get over the business, waning the accuse-
cation of having murdered Mrs. Chaniberlayne ? Rock.
replied, „There is nothing to fear, who Ls there to harm
me?" Some farther conversation on the suliect toik
place, in which Rock told her that he had titled Mrs.
Chamberlayne from the floor, and placed her in the chair,
before he had mentioned any thing of the state in Okla
she was to any one. Rock positively denied this part of
the witness's statement. •
The Magistrates, after some deliberation, entnin'tted
Rock for trial at the ensuing Assizes, at Croydon; and
all the witnesses who had been examined were bound
over to prosecute.

VORONIM'S INQUSST.—An inquisition was taken on
Saturday' evening at the Half Moon, Portpoel-lane,
Gray's Inn Lane, before Thos. Stirling, Esq. Coroner,
an the body of James Hall, aged 28, an engineer at
Messrs. Read and Co's brewhouse, Liquorpond-street— ,
It appeared from the evid4nce of Mr. French, one of
the gentlemen of the firm, Me. Brown, the li.ad engi-
neer, and others, that on Thursday night the deceased
sat op to attend the engine, it bring his turn; at eight
o'clock on Friday morning, Mr. Brown, the other en-
gineer, went to relieve him, hut not seeing him, he
went to his lodging in the same street, to inquire after
him, bat leans* he had not been home all the morning.
Between eleven and twelve Mr. French was sltewing.a
party of ladies over the breivhonse, and on coming to
spew them the engine, which was then at work, he per-
ceived the body of the deceased lying in a pit, 1.1 feet
deep, tinder the engine; the alarm was immediately
given, and the body was taken out, with the head
smashed to pieces, apparently from a blow from one of
the arms of the engine. Verdict—Accidental Death.

BIRTIIB.—On the loth inst. at Lady Cross I.odsre, New,
Forest, liable, the Lady of Edward Morant Oak, Esq. of a
daughter.
At Geneva, on the Bth inst. the Lady of Major-Genera
Sir W. Inglis, K.C.R. of a son. 1
On the MI inst., the Lady of Lieut.-Col.llnrgoyne,iioyal
Engineers, of a daeghter.

DIED.—In Fabliau last, at ifysentta. in the'Enst Indira,
of a bilious fever, 'Lieutenant Oliver Lloyd, of the ?Atli
Regiment Madras Native Inlantry in the RIO year of his
age, third see of the late Mr. Edmund Lloyd, of Harley-
strest.

On Friday, the 19th July, at Langley Park, Buis, of a
decline, after a leypre illness of twelve mouths. Louisa
Harvey, youngest daughter of Sir Robert /Jammu Harvey,
Bart. -

its Tharsday, the 10th inst., at Shrubbery-cottage, WC-
wistikthe Rev. T. Strettoo, in his 2 i year.
Oa the lith inst., at Beth, Sir H. White, a Portsnroeth,
Kb 41.-
0a Wednesday last, at his horse, No. 1 I, New !Luling-
taa-street, Mathias. Esq., in his aura year.
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