The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-20 00:00:00

-I'HE STATE

this
case come to such a conclusion as their conscience
anifcanntry would yipiertge,; •
ithoot any hesitatioNtptiry totted for the Par.
sui4(Plaintiff ) agalinst thf Imperial lasprance Com.
pil44..The verdict bait 'ilfren' general sitiagsction, the
eissetreinir endsidered that part of
iihe kingdom. It otoshiiitigierh lOodiscelatudions.
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42TEMPTED

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-Theytowmaa.t...—William Balonammia was yesterday
IKoutthf before fhe LIII *stre!es of this office, by Ed.
ward Pidder,, itemile.of tel,nry, therm, with attempt.
z
ink tosmeidei Mary meads, his wife, Mary, ;bis
ifiiikftter, a child siren years of age, and Sarah
Dfr r :
. .On Monday, the 12th instant, as Mrs. Sarah Mass
fry, of Polley, was passing by the residence of the
Prisoner, shout eight o'clock in the morning, she
hyoid a cry of " Murder.;" being extremely terrified,
she Was afraid to go in, and went past the house
"bent twenty paces. k woman named Dalton came
.iret" in • dreadful state of agitation, and informed her
that Edmonds wait murdering his wife and child. She
rt, upon the point of going to seek for assistance, .when the Prisoner's daughter ran out of the house,
walled by her father, who overtook her and WO&
her t blow on the neck with Something which he bad
in histend, but the distance prevented her from etre,
ing what description of weapon it was that he used ;he
continued to pursue the child for several yards, and
theft fell down. Mrs. Massey carried the child toy
the nearest house (Mrs. Dalton's), and eaamined the
wiseiid'in the child's neck, from which poured tot'.
Cents of blood as she carried it along. She foui;11•
deep cuts at the back of the neck ,which appeared a very
dresdful and-dangerous wound. After delivering the
child.to Mrs. D.'s family, she went in search of some
.pelSola to secure the Prisoner ; she met Mr. Stevens,
of Putney, who, when informed of the circerestance,
went immediately. to Falmends's residence, and upon
his MAW is the Priaocier lying on the ground. fast
held by Mrs. E Imuisris, and a young man named
Dyer. Mrs. Edmunds was then bleeding very much
from a wound in her stock ; and as soon as the Pd.
sonet was secured, was carried into the house its an
eshatoited state. .A messenger was dispatched to
ruttier, the Bondi, of the Parish, to state the tircum-
stance,. and to require his immediate attendance ;
he promptly obesed she summons, tied upon his ar-
rival found the Prisoner in the custody of Dyer and
Stereos, anti was Wormed that besides wounding his
wife and dauehter. hefted inflicted dangerous wounds
on an elderly female earned Dyer, one on the neck
and the other on the hack part of her head. The
Psignr.ee's conduct was indescribably outrageous ;
and Pirider considering that he was not sufficiently
secured, procured a straight waitcoat and put it on

him.
The Parish Officers were informed of the portico.
lays of the transaction, and from the representations
made to them, being induced to consider that his
territdo conduct lio.d been occasioned by a fit if in-
sanity, rtitected Ores he should be taken to ts wail►.+
house ar Chelsea and property secured. Their orderi
were carried into execution; and subsegoently re-
ceiving information from the keeper that his conduct
had been steady and rational, and his mind ap.
patently composed, they gave instructions to the
beadle 10 conduct him before the Magistrates that the
a hole of the circumstances might be stated and the
CAW 11111,41igated4
It was stated by Pidder, that the wounded parties
were its a dangerous state, and 'maids to attend for
the purpose of giving evidence. Mrs. Dyer had in.
formed him of the particulars of the transaction. On
Monday morning, shoot half-past seven o'clock,
Mrs. Dalton went to the house of the Prisoner, who
is a cow-keeper, to purchase some milk, he was
then reading a book. Upon her entrance he started
upend spited her violently by one of her arms; he
uccasimsed her considerable pain, and made her cry out
very loudly. Mrs. Edmonds hastened in from a back
carom, and the Prisoner instantly took up a clasp
knife, which wa. open, and stabbed her in the neck ;
I•hit daughter next camel's and perceiving the situation
of her mother, and the attitude of her father, ran out
of the house its great te►ror and was overtaken and
wounded by her father as •hove described. Mrs.
Ddton had escaped the moment previously. Mrs.
Dsor, a keighbner, hearing the cry of •• murder !"
,went in to ascertain the cause of the disturbance, end
was immediately attacked by the Prisoner and re.
ceived two &newel wounds, one in the neck and
the other in the head. Her son went to her assistance,
and by a well directed blow brought the Prisoner to
the ground. Mrs. Edmunds, with her remaining
streegth, assisted its keeping hint down, when the
arrival of Mr. Stevens ensured his security, and pre-
, vetoed further mischief.

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The Plianner, upon being interrogated as to his
motives, said that he was perfectly acquainted with
the trettatictioo ; he was subject to fits.
The MAGISTILATE observed, that it was necessary
In have the Opinion of some medical wan as to the
state of lb. Prisoner's mind, anti it was indispensibly
necessary to hue the evidence of the wounded
parties.
The Prisoner was romended, and orders given that
he sbnuld be brought up on • fatuse day. He ap.
pe•ted to be about 45 years of axe, of a dark com-
pletion and gloom, countenance.

Friday sight the bleaching grounds of MPFSMI.
Reywolds,'nf Csrshalton, were robbed of a large
qwuntity Of 'cloth, which was placed not to bleach.
.° Yesterday morning a hey of die name of Turner,
'vritbirstwail *witch began tw tickle a horse ohtter its
tail, whilst another boy was riding it up arid iloW,
the and of alistry etable, near the Blue Linn, iw
draio's Inn.lane.road the animal, in consequence,
klrkedhiiii with both Its hind legs, broke his kw:
goOkove in tom; whole of 'Wren! teeth;
kit neves mi. broke in a &wife, manner. $l4
was immettitilt carried to St: Baitholomatesilie.
pita,.
foga/ men matched, eight in numbers all
l'atiraltrriniabtlerday for training. Betting op
4*
' different' 1114604 )everday as follows tt;,l
Ititinibrapiniiiiu'rrlt • 7 to 4 no against Files;
'tip 4 Maki; egainst Cciogglna; sttd even between
Aiding and Isureill which lust match was made on
.
ig'iniste-gilii.itistAl and Tatper.

-dTTEMPT 4r SUICIDE. ,

John "mow, e. uenpeniable young man, a cola.
net.msker by trade, attempted to put an end to his
existence at his father's house, in Tottenham.court•
road, on 6atorday night, try. bleeding himself to
death. About eleven o'clock he sod another young
man, woo slept with him, retired upstairs to their bed-
room, to go to bed. Lerner told his companion to
go 10 bed, as he should sit up a little to write a Let-
ter ; that he might go to sleep, for he should not
tliaturb him. Laymer took off his coat, and sat in
his shirt sleeves to the table to write, whilst his com.
pinion went to bed and fell asleep ; he was shortly
sfterwartjs, however, awoke by hearing something
fall heavily on the floor; he started op In bed, and
on looking roand he perceived that Mr. Laymer, and
the chair on which he sat, bad fallen on the floor;
he called to him, but receiving no answer he sup-
posed Mr. Lapeer had fallen in a fit, and, is at-
tempting to take him up, he found aim weltering in
his blood, and the whole Hoer all over blood ; he
alarmed the inmates, and it wes discovered that he
hod rut his left arm across so as to divide the veins,
and from the loss of blood hail fallen to the
They stepped the Wood as well as they could uistil
the arrival of a surgeon, who dressed it. Ile at:
tempted twice before to commit suicide. lie mow
lies with little hope of recovery.

.POLKE.
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Mmistow-noose.—George
.11ammond, t driver
of site Of the mail.carts, was summoned to answer
the charge of having driven his vehicle, with
violence, upon the payment, a few evenings 'since,
in Abchurch-lane.. The complaint was sepport-
ed by Mr. Deputy Walsh and Mr. Depot, 'Wil-
liams, who stated, that being in Abcbnrch.larte,
about eight o'clock, they stopped a few moments on
the pavement to inspect the gas-lights, While thus
engaged, they saw the Defendant driving down the
lane with moat violence, and called out to him.—
Instead of noticing the caution, however, he drove
on, and passing the Complaini"run his cart so
ame to the lotuses, as to endanger their tieNta.,
Mr. Aldermanghx, who eat for the Lord Mayor,
said it w.s must 'fortunate that no accident had taken
place with regard to the Complainants or other pas.
(tenger,. tfuch had been the ease, he would per.
hart have had to answer it at the Old Bailey.
The Defendant was fine# in the mitigated penalty
el los. end the costs. , •
MARLROROUOII-STREET...-.A case Of a most dill.
boliral nature was heard at this Office on Saturday
night. A man named Jonea, who had been com-
mitted for seven days for begging, charged J.trdan,
a constable of St. Giles's, with robbing him of a
'motile and 21. which Jones said he had left in his
care. Ills story was innocently tolti,and had so much
the appearance of fact, that Messrs. BAKER and
BVIIROWES were much inclined to credit it, not.
withstanding the positive assertion of innocence on
the part of the constable. The case was order.
atAl.tut /Woad over until Saturday, and Jordan's
word was takers to appear; but in the mean time be
consented to have his apartments searched wititout
a warrant, and Plank, a very diligent officer, un-
dertook to make full enquiries into the mysterious
case. 'The whole turned out to be a must diabolical
fabrication in every respect.
Plank, being sworn, statedthat he had made every
enquiry, and that Jones, who had ioliated into the
.46th regiment of Foot, and afterwards discharged,
had wither a 21. note nor a bundle, as the recruiting
party who brought him to London were at hand to
prove ; and he had also traced Jones to where he
slept every night, and he was proved to have been
pennyleu and without a heroin., and consequently
Plank brought him bark to the Office.
Jones here confessed his monstrous villainy to
Plank, and stated, that a man named Richards bad
advsed him to ask charity in the presence of Jordan,
who would take him into custody, and that after his
release he should charge him with the alleged rob-
bery.
Jones confessed this upon his knees before the
o Magistrates on Saturday evening. lie was com-
mitted as a rogue and vagabond.
HATTON GARDEM.—Yesterday J. Roberts and 7.
Dysart; two miserable half-naked vagrants, were
brought up by some constables, who found them
sleeping en the brick-kilos in Spa-fieltla, where
they had slept every Hight for about a fortnight.—
They were committed for seven days, in order to be
passed to tit, ir parishes.
Qotcsi PQUARE.— Yesterday FV. Sythe and Sarah
Smhh were remanded, on suspicion of stealing three
pieces of Belcher handkerchiefs ?rain the shop of Mr.
Potts, in'Sioatie-street. The woman was looking at
them while lbe spron was bargaining fort black silk
Itatulkerrltiq, for which be offered 89. Thiiy went
away, sod when gone the articles were milord. 'They
were followed and taken, but the property was not
found on them. _ _

-- Moody, the proprietor of one of the Wind.
one. coscheS, Was summoned for that his coach had
upset the blacking cart of -- Francis, arid spilt
all the blacking. The Complainant asked 41. com-
pensation, and Moody offered him 11. The Magis-
trate told Francis he might lay an information, and
the parties left the Orme.
The driver of a waggon belonging to Mr. cocas,
of Milbank, was charged with damaging a cart and
horse in St. Martin's-lane by his incautious driving.
—lle was lined ion shillings and costs, and told that
the damage aright be recovered against him in another
Court.
-Woneinwellalalt.—Two Irishmen, named Burk
'snit itl• KiUan, wet ellai jral with dreadfully beating
Yf..Allen, a mae. in. the employ of Mr. Mot, a
possiter'er. ht Leadenhall-Maiket. The servant-maid
et the Red Liork in Type•sireet, Finsbure-sqoare,
'fated, thet thelsrisoners were drinking with Alien at
leer nraster's house on Friday night ; till it ism a Oise
pole Dose, In consequence of Allen retorting to toss
for beer with Burk ; when they both began beating
him in a dreadful manner. She interfered in order to
'lute hist, but Oa was beat, and they dragged him
'by ;he heels into the street. He was taken to St.
Reftholernevriv Hospital.44fiey were committed till
the fate of Allen is knoarrs,.
14,11111trill•STKEET.—Yftttrtley J. Watts was re.
mantled, on suspicion of being one of a party 9ft

about a year ago robbed a public.honse lee ihe
hourhootl of Bristol, to the amount of others
4001. The inning's, who were alarmed bli"
breaking into the house, were tied by the thieseepi
the hasinisiers, and threatened with desth if they ,
an alarm thie of tie go !ipso' executed for the
and infornio'ion being given that one Primensc,
posed to be another of them, was residing at Stepney,
he was liken tutu custedy. The reason of bie,
remanded ass, because the Ile( gOliti from Bristol
1/Pl.ll able to attend.
Ginconstt..—.losei.h teas folly contained
charged unit s.• aliag front the warehouse of Messrs.
brothers, Ludgate-hill. two reams of paper, on witioid4
I-ad:Quer walked delitteratelj, jinn the aorebo„0„ is
day, and seiglme his booty,' eau of Being otia.rved,
by mintroe, a porter_4lits suspected him. the rubbery
covered and he Istr'Usken into eussody.
Bow.eater.,Miiuday a MI. I fellow. 1001 e limo,
high, Calling Marvell' John Press; pa* coerced i k
•
ail robbing I). l.iahlirM. a poor labourer, upwards
years of age. The Ilroseciiier soon:, that on Nownin%
noon, us he was crossing linfield-ehase, on his *ay ham,
ventage to Loudon. he was joined ay the Po ember. db.
ed. that us they were going the same road. they Wolfs ota
walk together. To this he uterde oo esturctiolt. mud Okay 6:
eerded on till they it Id passed through %Isetstinie ; nbonV:
Promeutor said, as it was getting lute, be should ship*
nearest puhlic-house for the .night. PrisuiteS dihi j 4
ed. that be knew a good house, a bitcle way um of intik
road, nod persuaded the Prosecutor in nrcompatty higttio,l4
lase. Atter a:tottering for Aligir ten'e• %Wnt, Aiding ihr
bow, tbeyogrevd to go on to High ;
tenor the Pris•ecutur.v.ambled and fell The prE;;o,7giama""lrnt.
Iy jumped upon his stomach_ seized him by Ilse throw.
tbrestieffing to murder him tf hr resisted or canal otn• r -
pockets of a tativonsiug eon aiming atom so. In
then left hint. and she Prosecsuors elm a to atm,* iankei, thy
on the groom, fief • cou-idertehle lime. At Imo he us,,,,ded
to crawl itsteithe h;glt roatiortsere its a tea sesassies he noel *rte
of the horse polar's., in shows be related what had *minted,
and they bet after the rumor,. In a 1.40111 OW they overtook
him, and conducted him to rite Welhaßbw4.l2ohlic•lloose,
the tlighgate Archway. where he was searched, sad the
with the sum btolett from ibe Pmsecotor, was found it
pocket. The walking-stick belonging to the Inner wet
Nand in kis hand. In his hurry. after committing the tom"
heated. it arpeore.l. token this stick Lagettd of hen aaa,Tird
Prisoaer was !alit committed.

On Saturday eveniog a conil;ct of a moot &spews
nature took place at Tenbridge, between
smnitgleas •and
ssome liscise Officers. The
were the victorious party for some time, when
the smugglers aimed a desperate blow at one
Office's. which obliged him to drop his apes,
smuggler seized it, which decided the battle,
Officers were obliged to make off With the
celerity to save their hoes. •rhe smugglers
who hove for some time carried on their
piectices, ao,d the Officers without beetle sk
dare not situ' k them.— ( Kentish Gazette, Oci.
DARING AND EXTENsIVN. ItURBERY.-0.
0301 fling, 4001,11 two O'CIOCk Sioffie broke
the how,le of Mr. Leftwich, ',Apr, in Poranise.tew
R.,therintlie. They entered through the "'Apt-
Into the shop, from whence they stole 4'
copper ; they then proceeded ep stairs, hr
the chamber d.:or of Mr. Leftwich, and while .
and wife were bulled in sleep, took from under
bed • boa, and rifled it of 2501. io 8814.4114E4.
adjoining room, ie which one of the shoproen
nest became the scene of their nocturnal depredations,
and w ithoot disturbing the man, who aleeshmed
soundly as his master• and mistress, they:
,a bureau, and took out 971. in notes, sad ,
silver, and made off onsolested with their vale*,
boot,. Two casks of butter and two large parcel* Of
sugar were set apart, and ;ricked up in millions'
taken away, in the yard ; but it is conjectured
they were found too bulky for couveyouce.
Sunday morning, during the absence of the Ise
•nally, who, it is supposed, were watched from lose,
a thief entered the premises occupied by Mr.
win, Nn. IK, Stanhope-street, Clire.marl
by means of a skeleton key, opened the snub
door, and carried off property of considerable
wannest which was a large quantity of far,
to a Gentleman who had sent it to be otanufact,

FIRE.—An alarming Ore broke oat at elbow
past eight (o'clock last night, at the back of
of Mr. Bethel!, carpenter and undertaker,
buildings, near Fleet lane, Fleet..market ;
*non communicated to the entire of the premises.,
Several engines- were soon upon the spot,
supply of sever was obtained immediately.
small tenements at the back of Mr. Bethell
raises were burnt partially; bet Mr. Bethel'
was (except the waits) entirely destroyed.
fusion caused by the alarming event cannot
scribed. The pickpockets never were more
Seversl persons who bad imprudently (Twos,
very near the premises on fire, were knock
and robbed of their watches,itc. by gangs
Syme persons had their coat skirts cat off,
also attempted to make the least oppositiol
dreadfully best. By ten o'clock the dame►
subduer).

It is a consolation to the indostrious
And persons of moderate income, who are
to know, they may hare the best advice,
they attend at certain hours, namely,
Thursday, arid Sunday mornings, until one
tittle Medical Board, Great Charlette.st►ee
frian'•road. That thousands suffer from
treatment is a fact— the latent seed of a &Neel
disease lurks in the system, destroys domestic tope
*tress, and entails debility on the rising generations
—The Medical Board claims the attention of those
*aimed with Strictur►s, Fistulas, Cancers, Screphue
la►, Nervous Dehilities, Eruptions, ulcers',
Pains in the head and limbs, frequently
Rheumatism, Node. on the shin bones, &c.
COOPER and Co. after forty years practice
Hospitals abroad and in this metropolis,
►ed at Woodstoct.street, Oaks& street,
deight till eight ; and at the• Medical Boar,
lotte-house, Great Ctsartotte•atraet,
road, precisely hesitated,' until eight in
,ing.—Raptered Patients, whose lawmen
124 inches, have had tbem retained, to
of the Medical Profession.--A shindtme,
rooms for females.

DI ED.
On thel6 h kst. of his boomr, SUS nwoli. Middleser
likeenee of a fat from his fidfte, Juts- ICIN 'Hetet, '
, trusts Colkge, Contbrwir.
On she litb ins t. so hi., sophist mil 47. Mr.
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(ate of Great Newport-street.

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