The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-22 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.—(Tan Oki.)

CROSS MISCONDUCT OP ♦ WATCHMAN.
This morning, the conduct of a watchman, whose name is
James White. and whose best is in Nightingale Lane, became
the subject cf investigation.
Judd, the (Meer, deposed. he was on duty this morning abox;
2 o'clock, and in passing the defendant's box he observed him
with his head hanging over the watch box, and on going up,
found he was insensibly drunk, and that In his box behind him
was a woman, also intoxicated, named ollinsworth.--fie
suffered the watchman to remain on his beat; the woman he
lodged iu the watchhouse. Judd further added, that it was not
above five weeks since the same watchman was suspended by
the Trustees, and fined Ss. by the Magistrates for being
drunk.

The defendant made a general denial of the charge, and as-
serted it to be a fabrication.

The Magistrate observed, the conduct of watchmen was
become so very qu.stionable, that it behoved them to see
that they did their duty. Great sums of money were paid
to defray their expence., and the least to be expected was
attention. The Magistrates were determined in every case
that was discovered, to pursue the offence according to its
merits ; and in the present case they peremptorily dis-
charged the watchman, and would send orders to the
Trustees that under no pretence should he be taken on
again.

TOR RECORDER'S RRPORT.—Yesterday the Recorder
made his Report to the King in Council, of the following
Prisoners under sentence of Death in Newgate, ssho were
tried in September and October Sessions:—
Stealing in a Dwelling House to the amount of 40s. and
upwards.—James Hughes, aged 17—James Clark, 26
William Smart, 20—Samuel Hadden, 28—Charles Coe
Kalmeyer' 20—William Clarenbole, 18—John Young, 47
—GeorgeFletcber, 23—Maria Healey, 26 —Sarah Hitch-
man, 20—John Williams, 21—William Kitson, 21—Henry
Cockrill, 19.—Uttering Forged Bank Notes.—John Smith,
24.—Highway Robbery.—Samuel Thomas Fielding, aged
21—Henry Bardon, 19—John Elgar, 19—Mary, ; Kennedy,
20.—Horse Stealing.—Ssmnel John Chalfont, aged 47—
William Brown, 21.—Returning front Transportation.—
, Sarah Courtney, alias F.lizahetb Jones, aged 27.-Ihr-
glary.—James Williams, aged 16—William Smith, 16
William Young, 20—Samuel Phillips, 15—Thomas Jelfe-
ries, 63 —John Crisp, 29—James Field, 37—John Ford,
17—John Wright, 25—James Dixon—George Ambrose,
18—Thomas Wellman, 20—Henry Thompson, 18—Joseph
Shepherd, 19.—House-breaking.—Joseph 13race, ;Ted 30
—John Hyden, 20—William Leddington,26—John wn,
27—James Gregory, 20—Joseph Farmer, 46.—Cutting
and Maiming.—Edward Hogan, 18—James Scott, 48.
When the following were ordered for execution on Wed-
nesday next :—John Smith, John Crisp, Edward Hogan,
and James Scott.

The other prisoners were respited during his Majesty's
pleasure.
A singular circumstance occnrred at the Bench of
Magistrates, last week, at the Swan Inn, Chichester. C.
H. Smith, Esq. had just convicted a man of the name of
Peunicott, in the penalty of 5/. for shooting, he not being
qualified, when his brother came forward and said he had
an information to lay against C. Peckham Smith, Esq., the
Magistrate's son, for shooting a cock pheasant, on time
15th of October last, and brought his brother (who had
just been fined 5/.) for his witness; and after some consul-
tation among the Magistrates, the hearing was adjonrned
to Tuesday, but we have since learned that the penalty can
only be recovered by an action at law, the Magistrates not
having the power to receive an information in this case.
On Monday last, a coroner's inquest was held on the
body of Mr. Thomas Johnson, of Helper, surgeon, who
was fennd Drowned on the Sunday morning pre-
ceding In the canal near the Long Bridge, Derby.
It is understood Mr. Johnson came to Derby to witness
the ascent of Mr. Sadler's balloon, and having in the.
course of the evening visited several friends, bad on his
return to his lodgings at the Royal Oak lon, missed his
way over the the canal bridge and fallen into the water.
Although part of the canal was dragged soon afterwards,
the body nas not found until the morning above men-
tioned.—Verdict, found drowned.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Mitre,
opposite Islington Church, on the body of Mr. John
Indge, formerly superintendent of the press in the print-
ing office of Messrs. Gilbert, of St. John's Square. Edward
Owen stated, that on Wednesday evening, about ten
o'clock, lie was crossing a bridge over the New River,
near Canonhury House, when he saw the head and shoul-
ders of a man in the river, apparently alive, and as if
choking with the water. He called to the watchman, who
brought a drag from his box, and dragged about half an
hour. Being unable then to find the body, some further
assistance was procured, and deceased was got out about
twelve o'cloek—The watchman said, he with assistance,
got the body out of the river ; there was, at the time, a
handkerchief tied over his bead and face, but his clothes
were not disturheil.—Mr. T. P. Indge of 15, Penton street,
Pentonville, said the deceased was his brother, and resided
at No. 4S, Chapel street, Pentonville. He saw him last
alive on Nunday week; he then appeared as he usually
did, but if any thing, more elevated, being in the soci •ty
of his friends, but still there was a dejection about
him. The cause of such dejection the deceased always
attributed to the closeness of his business, and being su•
perintendent of the press, his business was to correct the
matter that had been composed ; this was frequently in
several languages, and required the most minnte attention.
The business latterly In Messrs. Gilbert's Office having
considerably increased, the deceased's labours were in a
like manner increased also. This he bad represented to
the witness, and expressed his intention of requiring assist-
ance. lie had been thirty years employed in the office.—
Juror.—Was his salary adequate to his labours ?—Witness.
I believe it was not; without assistance it would not sup-
port his family as he wished.—Mr. Richard Coventry, of
2 Queen Street, Clerkenwell, goldsmith, a brother in law
oldeceased, and Mr. Greeted, the auctioneer, said they
had known the deceased a number of years; latterly be
has been very dull, and complained of the great pressure of
business hail operated in some degree upon his mind, and
returned a verdict," That the deceased drowned himself,
being at the time in a state of temporary mental derange-
ment."

LYNN, Nov. 19.—We had a fair attendance at market
this day; the supply of wheat rather small, the demand
for which continues brisk, and for the picked samples full
Is. per quarter more was given than last week; the second
and inferior descriptions remain much the same. Barley
was not in such good supply as last week, and as our
demand continues the same, the best samples were taken off
brisk at an advance of full Is. per quarter: the second and
inferior sorts were in good demand, but without improve.
ment in price. Peas and Beans but few offering; prices
remain without any variation. Oats in small supply, for
which we have a good demand: prices remain nominal as
last week. What little Seed appeared was taken off at an
advance of I/. to 21. per last of 10 quarter.

CHICHESTER CORN MARRET.—rbe Inspectors Return,
this week, was—Wiles', 521. 4,1t1.; barley 275. 3kl ; oats,
215.; and peas, Us.
ACCIDENT.—Last night. about seven o'clock, one of Gra-
ham's Kentish town and Camden town stagecoaches, the For-
titude, on leaving the Blue Posts, in Holborn, was overturned
about thirty yards down Gray's Inn lane, in consequence of
the fore axle tree breaking; there were two Inside and two
outside passengers, all of whom escaped with only a few slight
bruises : one of the outside pissengers (a woman) was thrown
into a baker's shop; had the door been but, it is probable she
must have been killed, as the coach reached across the footway
as far as the house. The lower window was shattered to
pieces, and the traces obliged to be cet to tree the hone..

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AIELANCHOLY CASUALTY.
(pion THE DUBLIN MORNING POST Of xnuasnat.)
A Coroner's Inquest was held on Tuesday, at Tacnock, Bal.
iinteer, on the bodies of Elizabeth Cardiff, sad hlargaret
Thompson, otherwise Weare, who were found dead in bed eu
the preceding morning, as mentioned in our publication of yes-
terday.
After the examination of some witnesses, the Jnry adjourned
to yesterday, when the inquest was resumed at Hayes' hotel,
Portobello._ . . . .

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Surgeon M'Namara was the principal witness.—lle stated
that he examined the bodies of the deceased ; that he opened
their stomachs, which exhibited a healthful appearance, and
that he could discover no symptom whatever of poison. It was
his opinion that they died from suffocation by smoke; he form-
ed that opinion on the abeence of every ether appearance that
might account for their death. There was no external appear-
ance on the mats of the stomach, no extravasated Wood, nor
was there any appearance of the rupture of a blood vessel.—
Persons who have died from v.:nett:ion at a lime kiln have ex-
hibited much the same appearance they did. The only way he
could account for the froth or foam at the mouth of one of the
deceased is, by supposing that she suffered convulsions. From
the appearance of the room in which they slept. he thought
there was a bad draught in it. Where people die from f.'•il
air, if they ate standing, or sitting in an erect position at the
time, they are frequently convulsed, but where they are sn:fo-
cated in a recumbent position, they in general exhibit a tran-
quil appearance. The face of Margaret Thompson, orlVenre,
was quite black the first day, it was fair on the next day. T.da
might have proceeded from the grits Ration of blood. In per-
sons who die from poison, putrefaction takes place sooner than
where death proceeds from other causes. The contents of the
stomachs were analysed in a chemical laboratory•, and there
was no appearance of poison.
A boy named John Connolly, servant to Mr. George Watts,
'jun. stated that he dined with his master, (who wen: there by
the name of Thompson) and Mrs. Thompson (one of the de-
ceased), on the day before her death (Sunday); and that he
came into town with his master that night. Thi► witness stated
that the chimney smoked,aud that the window, in consequence,
was mostly left open.
Surgeon Walker deposed to the same effect as Surgeon M'
Namara.

The evidence being concluded, the Jury, at six o'clock yes-
terday evening, retuned the following verdict :
"We find that Elizabeth Cardiff, and tlargaret Thompson,
otherwise Weere, on the night of the 16th of Nov. inst. had
been sleeping in a viola in Ticnock house, county of Dab:in,
and that they were suffocated on said night in said room, by
smoke, whereby they died."

MURDER OF MR. W. WE IRE.

Ilertfo-d, Friday Eveni-ff..

Mr. Jay and Mr. Fenton, who are no:v ree.tgnized ns the
solicitors of Tnurtelt, are, we understand, making preparations
to apply fur the postponement of tee trial of their client, en tboi
ground that the public mind is so biassed Ity ex-parte statements
that it is impossible to expect an impartial opinion from any
jury that can be formed iu the county. However the Magis-
trates do not appear to contemplate the success of any slat
applications. Throughout the whole of this day Mr. Williams,
a respectable solicitor, was expected in this town. be having
written to the Re•v. Me. Lloyd that he was authorized to act
as the professional adviser of Probeet. Probert, who had beets
all 'Ion; desirous of employing Mr. Harmer. bet (Jr want of
means was unable to do so, heard the inte.ligence from the
Rev. Mr. Lloyd with the greatest satisfaction. It is under-
stood to be at the instance of a third party that Mr. Williems's
appointment takes pace. Probert's conduct all through s:ems
to be such as merits the degree of sympathy which he has ex-
cited. A lady in town has transmitted a few pounds to a gea-
tleraan in Hertford for Probert's use. A professional gentle.
man residing here also, has told Probert, that if twenty pounds
could serve him, he was ready to advance that sum to assist
him in his defence. As soon as Mr. Lloyd received the above
communication from Mr. Williams, he called at the gaol to ia•
form Probert, and also wrote to Mr. Fenton, desiring that he
would communicate that fart to Taurtell, as he knew that it
would give him some gratification.
To-morrow the Magistretes are to nssemble, and .the differ
ent witnesses who speak to hasin. semi the prisoners about t:.e
time of the murder, are to be here in order to identify them.—
On this occasion, it is expected, the conduct of the Rev. Mr.
Lloyd will undergo some inquiry. for which. it is understood,
he is fully prepared. lie i'. is slid, made the necessary
arrangements to move for a criminal informstion against a
Morning Paper on Monday next, for what he cousiders to be a
gross calumny against him.
COUNTY FIRE OFFICE. '

We are requested by air. Ba!ber Bea unont to state, that
the article on Hertford gaol in oar pap-r of yesterday wov
incorrect, in stating that flint's affi lavit of Toorteil's
adtnission ofsetting fire to the house in Watling Street
was procured by " Mr. Barber Beaumont when he visaed
the prison," as thel information given by Hunt to that
Gentleman was at Els;ree, before Ilaut was committed to
prison, or expected to be so committed. The alli.lavit
was subsequently procured by the solicitor to the o,lize,
in conformity with the advice of Counsel. It is stated
that Mr. Beaumont's opinion was against taking Hunt's
affidavit, because be considered that the office had an
abundance of unimpeachable evidence, that it might sully
the case of the office to use the testimony of an accomplice
of the Thurtells. _ _

By the subjoined extract from the minutes of • the Di-
rectors of the County Fire Otli.:e %vial which we are
favoured, it is evident those tientleni-n have had the
means of gettingrid of the pecuniary claim of the Thur.
tells without further trouble, if their object extended no
farther than defending their fonds.
" Extract from the minutes of the Court of Directors of
the County Fire Office, held Nov. •;.(1:
" The Managing Director stated, that on Friday morn-
ing lasq Mr. —, the solicitor to the office, bad called
with a proposition from Thomas Ttiurtell, a prisoner is
Newgatr, on the prosecution of the office, which was com-
municated to him by Mr. —, a solicitor; in which
proposition Thomas declared that he was innocent of the
transactions in Watling street—that Le never had a;iy
property there at all—that the scheme was John's; only
(Thomas's) name was used ; and that if the Directors
would relieve him from their prosecution, he thought he
could induce the assignees not to attempt to support the
verdict. . . . .

" The above proposition beinz taken into consideration,
it was resolved that the Board will enter into no com-
promise whatever with Thomas 'Fburell."

THUR rELL's BANKRUPTCY.

The patience and resolution of tlr. Steelman, in whose
house in Cumberland Street, New Road, some prop...sty
supposed to beloog to this bankrupt was deposited some
short time ago in the name of Brown, have at length given
way to the persevering activity and exertions of the officers
acting under the Commission of Bankruptcy.
Johnstone, the messenger, was yesterday admitted into
the house, and suffered to take an inventory of the furni.
tore contained in the apartments ; but not, hoverer.
until he had consented to give to Mr. Stedman a mit-
ten indemnity against any future claims on the Fat (dottier
persons.
The property, it appears, which is now in the rooms, ill
not of any great value, and a large chest, which was sup-
posed to contain a number of articles of very considerable
value, the Commissioners (according to Jo►-

tints) having evidence before them to pros,'
chest was conveyed away from the Crack, ii
it was so heavy as to require the strength
place it in the caravan, was found, upoi
the messenger yeterday (to his no small
to contain only a few old papers and dirty
It should be observed, that this was preci
Lion in which this chest was found by Play
Marlborough .treet, when he broke it o
instance ; so that if it had contained any v.
it must have been removed during the visi
who brought it there, and before the apai
in charge of Mr. Stedman, who seems qni
transaction, be being a carpenter, and. has'
valuable time to no parpose.

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