The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-09-07 00:00:00

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in and games at kb, I inalreva• point of keeping lii
.. a quantiv of valuable, lace. On Thorn',
out. . .• ~ • : found cards of lace to the amouut of Mu.
Do you make a point of going to eheipe4o4ll4l‘. • ~,411104,MIT•OF BAHTHOLOMFAY tAfR. • ' piece, and other valuable property, besides
--•••-No, I aleays go to church. - " " •' ' ' dunotiarze-i-- Adderman J•J. Sktrfliattended 7.1.. crow and various implements of househrpo
Do any of the officers of theprisonle to 4hapbt ?. terdapfey the purpose of enquiring ipto the arrange- was supposed, therefore, that they were it,
Nut many ; the chapel is badly attended ; the turn- ments respecting Bartholomew Fair, to which hp ing from banking open a house. They et
key goes; one of the turnkeys is the clerk of the had alluded the precedine day. In pursuance of his to the afice awl examined I•efoee Mr. 111
chapel. .. • desire the Clerk of Smithfield-market was .premmt.— commuted them for further erktnitustion.
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Do you think it the duty. of any onicer to go there? This person stated, that he received the rent- for the , Ustrosi-u ut..—Benjanrin Junes and Thontas
—I do not. booths in the fair, and accounted for it to the Com.. son, two yo44lliittl of sfetteClableoppea,-
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. Are theresprayertand a sermon?—Certainly. ! mittee of City Lands. .11e hall nothing to do with brought before Mr. CHMIS
AEILN charged
Do the people behave decently there ?-lf I hear the booths erected any where hut in the market it- cion of being concerned In the murder
erany persons behaving indecently, I always punish self, and even there, thole on the pavement paid Ihygate, al: Irish labourer, on Monday
them; they behave very decently indeed,. I hear no rent to the housekeepers opposite As hose premises It appeared from the evidence, that Iley,
Complaints. With respect to visiting the sick, the . they snood. With respect to the erections put of friend, also a native rd I 'eland, had he,
C lergyman. does not do that. I never heard of hie'. Smithfield, they were totally without his controul.' the evening with a friend at Wdlyin.
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being called to do it, but when he was in health, I I
' here no doubt of his readiness to do it:
, Do Clergymen come to visit the sick ?—Yes, if any
body wished for a Clergymen, 1., should feel it my
duty to get one.
Have you ever had such an application ?—No.
Mr. George Soaue being examined, with regard to,
the introduction of spirituous liquors, gave the Vol.
lowing account, which may be compared with the
Marshal's:—
Do you know of the introduction of gin within
the walls of the prison ?—I know it within the walls,
' of the prison ; it is generally in a' room in my own
stair-case almost every night.
Is it sold openly and notoriously ?—Any body go-
ing there may have it.
IHave you any reason to believe that it is known
generally 1n tbg prhon, that persons at that room
may have it ?—.Persons in general seem to know it,
and persons have come to my room asking where the
gin.room was. .
How long has that practice subsisted ?—Ever since
II was here; between 15 and 16 weeks.
Is it not common for the Marshal's officers to
Melte search in the Ow for gist ?—t am not aware
of socha thing. I know they harestopt gin at the
gate. . .
lathe reser,t of persons to that room considerable ?
—Yes,, I should think five or siz.together..

The prices charged to the proprietors of the bootlis:t whiskey they had partaken freely. 0.1
were rariobs: Some paid nOthing,'-o.thers half.is•lteme to Deptford about 1l o'clock, they
crown, and from that sum to a guinea. The swings public-house, nt Itotherhithe,
all paid a guinea each. Pristiiirs and some other persons wen
Alderman SMITH took occasion to observed that As they passed the house, the deceased an
these swings had of late very much increased: Witif- were ronvetsitig in the Irish Isogusgot
io the last ten or twelve years, to. -his knowledge, overheard the word " Irishman" made
such machines were scarcely ever seen ; butOatterly, some one in the lipase. Supposing the
the fair had become so crowded with them, that it connected with some notional leproselt,
was almost impossible for the font pawner So walk the house, some altercation eiHto,d,
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through the fair without the most .introinenfdanger blows,' and a serious battle took place, ii
of having his brains knocked out. Indeed, many of which the deceased received a blow will
serious accidents had accrued from this dangerous him on the Boor. Ile was taken home,
mode of smusemeut—and among other Bootees to languished for three days, and then espi:
which he should look forinformation upon. this sub- The Prisoners were taken into custody
ject, were the books of St.- Bartholomew's hospital, brought up for examination.
which he had no doubt _would produce a miserable They were now remanded till the result
catalogue of personal injuries sustained by these ma- Coroner's Inquest should be known.
chines, and other perilous modes Of entertainment.: INFORMERS —A CAUTION.
n 1 ItLISORI)VGII.STIt6ST —WethadleiMi au i
during the fair. • • • ' •t•of Welt' heard hale Mr. NgAyg.
The next person examined by the wnythy the
driven ()Testis not Norio,: pointed on
man, was the Steward of Lord Kensington, .-who lhrir owner,Zeinmeen't ndig*:ecre.:"rastivlng
lurks via the
stated that his Lordship' received -a toll open She, hie with the plenaltv of 2as. and en.ts .17raer.pweW,,
erection of booths in the market, in right of his et! uf ;ndulged in some severities a:alma. the ..tfic,
castor, Sir Richard •Riche, to -whom the privilege- ellii!steraZibe7l and many
them of offered to
teeing 114 e carts' or borrow.,
amount to more from. 301. in 351. no only ex..llliebtfr. Nt era ve,ifaid that I,ncl, irrnt4 ail-coif! sinnereon.y,
was. granted by henry VIII. This toll did_ not.' reedy sworn t:3ss .1
tended to the market Indeed .rods •' his roe_ •It early cp,„otitt h'i:gwetvtleintattewsilliermlei.4l„,anh.,tv.lll;;Lticaa'"''
collection of the Charter by which the ,Fair vos per.; i the merits of the infouneiPt the ache.. hid c
their tint" and he apprehended tile •

Ara (hey 01 the tane persons, or 4ifereet per.
?-4he• difr it • sortrlfy I hat

mitred, ‘nd which. was originally granted to St.
Bartholor AO; Priory ,and Hospital (Smooth-fn•l