The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-31 00:00:00

POLICE.

ffi6w-ernatt.e—Yesterday. 'Mows (We, a calk.
shop keepet, living in Ship-yard, Temple-her, its
convicted in the penalty of 5/. for suffering his shay 14,
be open within the hours prohibited by Act of Paris.
ment. After remaining in custody about three how,
he paid the fine.
Hugh Rogers, charged with defrauding George
Dykes of two bills of exchange for the payment
501, each, natter pretence of obtaining for him a
ation in the Excise, was fully eotnmitted for trial.
We are concerned to states that a melancholy acct.
dent occurred in our river on Sunday last. A boat
was run down by the Cambria steam-packet, off the
Magazines: three fishermen were on board, of who*
one was killed, and it is snppased by a blow from the
paddle wheel; the two others saved themselves by
scrambling up the side of the packet. A Coroneei
Jury held over the hotly of the unfortunate sufferer,
have returned a verdict of tusualaoghter against tic
Captain, on the ground that sufficient precaution
not observed in keeping a look-out. It will he

collected that it blew hard from the westward ; aai
at the moment when all bands were occupied in hoists
ing a sail, which obscured the view of the Captain's
the helm, this fatal erent happened. Extralrdinas#
as it may appear, t!:e boat was not even seen by one .1
the crew, or of the nittner.en• passengers on deck, till
it was too late. We hope this unfortnnaie occurrence
will induce all masters of steam vessels to keep one
man constantly on watch, in the fore part of The
deck, whilst navigating on the river—(Limpsut
Coed icr.)

INOPSIMON Or A GANG or Gsrstrs.—ln consetptenet
of numerous depredations having been eommitted lately
about the neighbourhoods of paolalisigton, E I;iware
Ilampstead. gm information was laid at the Vestry of
Paddington parish, that gniitts of griesies hall pitched
their tents" on Westbourne Green, and other parts
adjacentiand there was no doalit that they were the per-
petrators of some recent daring offences that had been
committed. Ilumplities anal a party of officers were alis.
patched for the purpose of dispersing them; on their
arrival they found various niartptees erected in ilistaitt
fields, anal their swarthy initiates regaling. eiciiiselvea,
The officers stated the nature of their errand, anal ortbe
e.: them immediately to disperse, n hiih they promise*
to do, but there being rather a strong party of despera-
does, the officers retired for the !merge of adding
strength to their forces. As they were proceeding back
again, however. the gypsies, who had laid wiit for them,
made an attack upon the officers, and a desperate con-
flict was the consequence. The latter saietteeded in ap-
prehending two of the party, but the others escaped,
!tacked up their tents, and walked ; the two prisoners
were brought in custody to Mary-le bone office, where
they underwent examination. They gave their names
Smith anal Ruff. and were travelling gymies. Ruff was
a desperate fellow, and defied the Magistrate to punish
him by sending him to prison. Smith was less violent
he expressed his sorrow for what had happened, and was
discharged ; the other was comtnitted for want of bail

Mr. Same! Walker, a preacher of one descripti
of the Methodist Dissenters, tried at the New Bail
Sessions, at Manchester, on a chartri; of noiyomuv,,
preaching in the streets at Ashton under-I.rne, was
found guilty, and sentenced by the Rev. Mr. Bev,
Chairman, to three moNthe imprisonment in the '
of Correction.
Friday morninr,, between four and five o'clock,
Glasgow and neighbourhood were visited by a thunder
storm, and heavy showers of rain for two hours, after
a drought of about eight weeks.
linzell, of Bristol, and Winter•
flood, from Bath. This match was decided on Frill;
on Durdham Down ; Bill Neat and Bob Watson
emoted Hazen; and Mendoza and Bela% .o picked
Winterflood. It was a manly fight of forty-one
notes; at starting, betting was three to two on WI
terflood, who was considerably heavier than his ;
versary; he placed sonic heavy right-km.lrd Ida:
under the left ear which produced streams of clot
and he kept the lead far the first seven rounds. H:
sell's steadiness and science, however, soon gave 11l
the advantage of IVinterflood's superior weight.
the twenty-first round Winterflood, with his left peeper
closed, wits piping for wind ; in the twent••-fourth
was hit to a stand still, and cried e;mough.
immediately shook hands with him. The ring
crowded with amateurs ; and every species of convey.
ante was in requisition, from the humble thinker cart
to the barouche, and the veriest daisy from Kato
wood to the thorough " bit of blood," forming a gro-
tesque and motley groupe.
DIA rarsstxm: EvENT.—A more melancholy task
never fallen to our hit than to record the death
Mr. T. Forster, of Wells-road, near Bath, who
by his own hand at about one o'clock o❑ Mon:
morning. The deceased was a man of most amnia,
manners; was greatly beloved by his fatuity, and inuc,
respected by his numerous friends. Ile had been
supping with sour. females at his own house (sae
whom, a widow lady, possessed of a handsome fortu
he Was shortly to have married), when left he
room, and immediately afterward the report of a
tol was heard in the garden underneath, where
unfortunate man was found weltering in his blood
quite death! He had placed the muzzle of a pock(
pistol above his right car, and the ball lodged in '
brain. The cause assigued for this rash act is
violent altercation with his intended bride; hut it
supposed that it teas perpetrated in a moment of milli-
limit, occasioned by a violent attack of the gout, whim
affected his brain. His spirits had latterly been mach
impaired from the same cause, creating a desponder
which it appears be could not overcome. It is
possible to describe the consternation and agony
his family at this fatal catastrophe ; bat 'aortae
must fail to depict the distress of her who beheld '
man, who in a few days would have united his
with her's, a bleeding and disfigured corpse —Verchre
at the inquest, " Destroyed himself in a fit of temr
rary derangement."—(Beittol Merelr.q.)

MARRIED.
Lately. at St. Ann's, Westminster, Mr. S. Rulmer, of
ford-street, to Miss S. Harrison, of Kennington.
At Massinglon. on Saturday last, George Rite Je'
Esq. of the Bombay Engineers, to Harriet. cis:liner
0. Brett, Esq. of Grove House, 041 firompt )a.

DIED.
Yesterday. In Hill-street, Berkeley-square, Eleanor Sarah•
the infant daughter of H. Brougham. Esq. M.P.

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