The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-17 00:00:00

TIM STATESMAN.

GUILDHALL.
Yesterday, i ..
Yesterday, Ann Garteel, a youthful depredator,
aged only twelve years, was examined before Alder-
man ATKINR, on t charge of steeling a silver table-
' spoon from a persoh whb keeps a straw bonnet shop
lin Fleet-market, after she and been humanely taken.
I into the house, mid supplied with foOd. The child
I proved to be a most abandoned cgaracter, and she
was remanded to this day, in order to save her in
•futnie from the same iniquitous mourse. .
A baker, named Caswell, from Greenhill's-rents,
I Smithfield-bars, was' brought before the Magistrate,
• to answer for a quantity of small loaves deficient in
weight, whiCh were seized by the inquest Jury at a
' chandler's shop in the, Fl,ect Prison, and had been
supplied by the Defendant. It appeared, that lathe
small quantity of bread seised, there was a deficien-
cy of ten ounces, which, as the Magistrate observed,
was at the rate of an additional sixpence en the'
quartern loaf. He was fined 20s. beside the forfeit-
: ate of the bread.
Di ARI.BOROUGII STREET.
i
•:.- Anew system of fraud has recently been practised
at the houses of the nobility and, gentry, by a per-
son of good appearance, who states his name to be
Michael Barry. The l'risoner called at the home of
Lord Wsborough, a few days eince, and represented
himself as an agent, whose duty it was to apprise his
Lordship that some packages, by the ship Rhoden,
from Ireland, were arrived in. the River, addressed to
• Cal. Ponsonby, his Lordship's son. The Prisoner,
by some means, kid obtained a knowledge, that such
packages were expected (ram Ireland, it *Lord Bes-
borough's house. Some weighty boxes were deliver-
ed on the subsequent day, and the Prisonet received
al. for the carriage of the same; but, on inspecting
the boxes the next day, instead of clothes, they were
found to contain nothing but bricks and rubbish.
The Prisoner enquirA whereehe Marquis of Water- I
ford lied? and on Ihe fraud being discovered, Lord 1
Be:borough's portenapprised the sertants at the Mar-•I
(pis of Waterford's that such a person was about.'
On Wednesday the Prisoner paid a visit there on the
same errand, when he was taken into custody. Ott
him was found a list of most of the Irish Nobility
and Gentry ; and he was remanded till next Thurs-
day, to give others, who have been defrauded, an op-
portunity of appearing.
BOW-STREET.
! Yesterday morning the inhabitants of Duke's-
. Court, Bow-street, Covent-garden, were very much
I alarmed by the screams and cries of murder, of a
female voice, proceeding from a house in that court
—a similar noise had frequently proceeded from the
same house, but never before to such an extent, and
to create such-an alarm. On enquiry it was ascer-
tained, that a man had been beating and ill-treating
his wife, tilt she was nearly lifeless, in consequence
! of which he was secured, and brought before Mr.
Read, and underwent an examination. It appeared
from the evidence of their daughter, who slept in the
I adjoining room to their bed-room, that the Prisoner's
• conduct towards his wife was extremely brutal, beat.
mg her in different parts of her body in the most
vialent manner, kicking her, keeeling on her breast,
and beating her on the head, frequently pulling her
out of bed by her hair, biting her, saying he liked
dog's flesh better than his wife's, and in proof of the
sincerity of the expression, he had a large dog to Amp
between him and his Life. The only.reason assigned
for this barbarous ctTeduct was, because, his wife
would not keep a brothel. . He was committed for
want of sureties to keep the peace, six months.
' QUEEN-SQUARE. i
Yesterday Wet. Kennett, a waterman, was brought
before the Magistrates of this office charged with at.
tempting to stab Lawrence Levy, a private soldier
belonging to the East London Militia, in the 1% heat
Sheaf public-house, Little Tothill-street. It apPear•
ed by the testimony of the landlord and a private in
the Guards, that the Prisoner, on Wednesday after-
noon had quarrelled with the Prosecutor, and twice)
attempted to stab him with a rusty case knife, but
was prevented by the persons present. NVhile the.
Prosecutor was making his deposition, the Prisoner,
who carried a stick (being lame), watched an omn's
•tunity and gave him a most dreadful blow on the 1
face which broke his nose. A surgeon was sent for,'
and this new act of violence induced the Magistrates
to commit the Prisoner immediately to Newgate' for
trial. After he had given the blow, 'he said, he
knew before he came to the office that he' should be
committed, and therefore had resolved to have the, i
only revenge left him.
SIIA DWELL.
CHILD-STEALlNG.—Yesterday, a woman of the
name of Elizabeth 77sompson, was put to the bar,
and underwent an examittatien, being charged with
enticing two children from Mercer's-row, Shadwell,
the eldest only tire years of age, belonging to Wm.
Arnold, a labourer in • the East-India Company's
warehouses, under pretence of.buying them some
cherries, when she took them into Stepney Church.
yard, amongst the tomb-stones, a distance of a mile
and half, whore shisstript them of their clothes. She
was discovered by a gentleman, who happened tab be
going through the Church-yard at the time, and who
caused her to be taken into custody by a Constable,
who, on searching her, found the children's clothes
in her pocket, which being produced, nerd identified.
She was fully committed to Nesegate for trial.
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tiered from the Lyra, and the tike number, with _ _IN HALL.
a Lieutenent,• from the Rater. Boats were also i Kceuven Turays.4.—Two young men, sons 01
fitted out from the other ships to attack the other reputable tradesmen, in Holborn, were brought be-
forts, and that commenced an achievement of im- fore the Sitting Magistrates by Friend, the constable,
portance equal to its complete success. The depots ; charged with being reputed thieves. The Officer
destroyed, were, we understand, fut! of supplies for stat.,d, that on Wednesday evening, he observed the
the enemy. Lieutenant Martin's return was most tsio Prisoners, accompanied by a third person, go.
providentially timed. After the entire destruction i ing along 'fealty-street, and apparently tryinrthe
of his fort, the boats not 'being free to come fot pocketsot the passengers, - • against' -
the crews as soon as was expected, he would have with their hands; he
had to quarter Lis men in an attlaceni village for the' way, sr* having
sight, but the boats, though
,late, fortunately ar.- huowing them to be
rated to carry them on board before day-break, at •Th and took two of
00 which time about 15 French troopsnisda4leir-ap.; -Tie had been most
penance oa the-coast. ' • Officers also described
Last week there was caoght in the flalmaip:sser well.ktidwn to'thentr
Black Rock,- neer Treon, a herring\ wirich *sip red 1 .The lattei. of one
23 inches lung, itad 10 mend, and weighed t 1b.114 latteudid, And. the,Magiitrates,
ounces. • • inr4bern, foreberesto. commit them
A fine sturgeon, about Ave feet in'lengtb, was eg- and ordered them to be disp4arged
posed to sale is Ayr Fish Market on Wednesday. I city for thalr.fgtaregood.condoict.

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