The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

THE STA TE.S74A N.

ther-in-law. Mr. Carney, tbs prisoner, and a cousin.
Mrs. Stapylton, were present at the marriage. The
witness came (reward to give her evidence with the
greaten reluctance. Believed a claim had been made
p.r the expenses of herself and het sister of 3001. since
May last. The witness was a servant to her lowlier.—
Wine and peach were drunk after dinner. She was
certain the marriage took place before she went to bed.
She bad never seen Tobias Burke at church before the
marriage. She had seen him after at mass. She knew
him bnt a short time before the marriage. She did not
know how long her sister had been acquainted with the-
prisoneee brother, Tobias.
Re-examined.—Did not wish or expect any reward
farther than her expenses, and now came forward with
the greatest reluctance.
Eliza Butler corroborated the testimony of her sister,
and swore positively that the prisoces gave his brother
away.
Mr. ACED' said this closed the case for the prosecu-
tion.
Mr. Pamirs addressed the Jury at some length. lie I
complained that Mr. Alley had not kept his pledge to
produce the wife of Tobias Burke. In fact the Counsel
for the prosecution bad confined themselves to Galling
no more witnesses than prescribed by law; and one of
whom could only have been twelve or thirteen years of
age at the time. He dwelt on the admission that 3001.
was expected, and called on the Jury to weigh well the
relative situations of the partiestand to giro tie prisoner
the benefit of any doubt.
The RECORDIR summed up the evidence to the Jury,
who found the prisoner—Gmlt.y.
The Court was crowded during the whole of the trial,
which did not close until a quarter-past 11 o'clock.
The Recoenca immediately sentenced the prisoner
to bejmprisoned six months, and then transported for
seven years.

Whitton, 1F,,;. tester,Johts Currie, and Win. Royce,
were liroarhs before T. Halms. Esq , on suspicion of
being concerned in stealing 351. in gold and bank
notes, four watches. a quantity of plate, and other Pro-
perty, to the amount of nearly ltto/., at the White
Bear Inn, at Hounslow, un Wednesday evening.
The following facts were collected from Mr. Corti.,
the landlord of the White Bear, and several other wit-
o eses:—On Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock,
the two prisoners Ferby and Whitton called at the
house in a gig, and ordered dinner. After &niter they
drank some grog, and departed, as they said, for Egham
Races. Abut half past eight in the evening Forhy
and Whitton, in their gig, and the.other three pri •
mares, together with a man named White, who will
be mentioned hereafter, in two other gigs, drove op
to the do w together, and all went lam the parlour,
and called for different kinds of refreshment. They
were very merry, sang several songs and Mr. Curtis
remarked that they were paricularly noisy. 'they
maned also to know each other. Soon after nine
o'clock they all got up, as if by concert, and having
catled their gigs, they drove off towards town. They
bad not been gone more than tea minutes, when Mrs.
Curtis having occasion to go up stairs, found that her
chamber door had been broken open, and every thing
within the room ransacked. The bureau and other
places of deposit bad been forced open, and plandered
of the property mentioned above. Mr. Curtis went to
the high constable of H. stan, who, with Staines, a Bow-
street horse-patrol, galloped off towards London. At
Kensington, they came op with the three gigs,
stopped them, and took the prisoners, and the sixth
man, White, who was in the gig with Leiter, and had
a very large 'cox coat on, into the Marquess of Granby
poblic.bouse to search them. While they were doing
this, White contrived to es-ape. No part of the stolen
property was found upon either of the prisoners.
Whi e the search was going on, an old gentleman
standing near the door found a watch lying in the
street. This watch was shown to Mr. Curtis, but be
mild not swear to it as he; ng one of these stolen from
hia house. Lester, when tax. d with hating been one
of the party at the White Dear, positively denied it,
and swore he never was in the house in his life. Mr.
Curtis and his ostler, however, were both positive as
to his identlry.
Filthy and Whitton were well known at the house,
they having dined and •ler there I times.
The prisoners were interrogated, and each gig party
declared the others to be total strangers to them.,
Furby, who is a respectable looking man, was rather
indignant in his protestations of innocence, and com-
plained bitterly of the ismouvenience he had been put
to. Ile asked if ball would be taken, and was told not
at present.—They were all remanded till to-morrow.
UNfrate Hau..—Yesterday an elderly man of res.
;seeable appearance, named Thomas Ball, a collect-
ing clerk in the employ of Mr. Matthew Cowell, ale
brewer, of Great Snflidk•street, Southwark, was
charged before W. Swauee, Evq. with having embez-
zled several sums of money, the property of the firm.
Ile following case was selected from many:—
Charles Weare, landlord of the Cock public-house,
stated that the prisoner had called at his house on the
26th of August for the sum of 21. 10s. for a barrel of
ale. The prisoner received the money, and gave a
receipt for the amount. The receipt was produced in
the bared writing of the prisoner.
proved that the prisoner had not ac-
counted to him fur that sum, neither had it been en-
tered by the prisoner in the day book.
The prisoner, is his defence, ssitl that there was a
most important document in the possession of the pro-
secutor, which, if produced, would clearly prove that
be bad entertained no intention of appropriating his
employer's money to hie own purposes.
. _ _ _

Mr. Cowell said, that the document alluded to had
no reference whitever to the charge now brought
against the prisoner, and added, that it had been taken
from his office, he had no doubt, by the prisoner, as
no other person lied access to the office.
The Magistrate committed the prisoner.
A Gentleman here applied to the Magistrate to
know whether the offence was bailable, and epos
being answered in the negative, he stated that a highly
respectable man of business desired him to mention
that the prisoner had been entrusted by him with very
large sums of money, and had in every instance acted
with the utmost correctness.

Mt. SWABIY said, that it might be of service to the
prisoner to have the attendance of the gentleman who
had so conidentially employed hint upon his trial.

Woaeutr•errtasr.—Yesterday the Rev. Robert
Crosby, Minister of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, corn.
;deified of a report that appeared in some of the news-
papers of Wednesday, which stated that a little boy
had been grossly iil•treated by the master of Shore-
ditch charity school. The Rev. Gentleman stated
that he had made particular inquiry at the charity
school, and that nothing whatever of the kind had
taken place there. He brought the master with hi:u,
who would say that he bad not been summoned at
all, nor had any complaint bean made by any of his
scholars.

The Magistrate concluded that the Report-mr made
a mistake, as the person who was brought before
them described himself as being the superintendent
of the education of the workhouse children, and not
as the master of the parochial charity school of Shore-
ditch.

The Rev. Gentleman considered that in justice to
the master of the charity school the case ought to be
I set right.
Tussles Poucs.—Mr. Todd, a ship chandler, was
charged yesterday with attempting to smuggles quan-
tity of brandy oot of the West India Export Muck.
The [tack Constable stated that yesterday morning he
was standing at the Dock, and sa► Mr. Todd guise
out of the gates. He had a large coat on. Ins sus.
pinion waa excited, and he stopped Mr. Todd, when he
found is each coat pocket a do case formed to fit the
body. containing about three pints of foreign brandy.
Mr. Todd said tbat be had bees into the Deck to see
the Captain of a ship, an old friend, who made him a
present of some brandy. Mr. Todd was ordered for
re-examination on • future day, when the espial',
could attend, and a steiroons was lasted to him fur
that purpose.

Ole of the Bristol stags combos was orertartod oa
Wisiihesday last, betwee■ that city aad Bath, by wM
saddest a possessor of tits aro at Limb Mom wet el.
fereteetely killed epee Ike spa.

EXPLOS/ON OP A SF,
ce.
of
Cements's estetday morning at eh",
o'clock, an inquest was held in the Committeea
Camberwell Workhouse, before Charles Jemmett, &-
Coroner fur Scirrey, on the bodies of Jon
and Samuel Hockleridge, young men, who met ti 6;
deaths at Messrs. C1eaver,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
tory. Wells street, Camberwell, is
explosion of a steam-boiler.as
The accident was of such &dreadful deuriptica
thethe agprpeaolensttedinhoereursftowas
the inquest Room was crowded to excess.
The first witness examined was John Sparks, a yetia.
man residing io llowyerdane, Camberwell, who mg,:
that on Tuesday last, about five o'clock in the big;
noon, he was employed in the manufactory of
Cleaver and Yardley, in Wells-street, Camberwell, satt
the deceased. They were at work at a stream-Lek
Witness Was at the fire in order to simply it •itli a,
necessary fuel, when one of the deceased (Denford)
coming into the manufactory from the yard attacked g
it; Buckleridge was near to the boiler, and unfits g
them was more than nix yards therefrom. The hair
was at the time charged, and they bad the stems g
work at 361 b. upon the square inch, which was aka
under what the boiler was supposed to contain. Tb,
was the first day of trying it, to see whe.her it wai
sound. Mr. Haughton, of the firm of Ilaughtes ass
Fraser, who had lately repaired the machine. au pit.
sent, to superintend time trial, with Buckleridge, his
foreman. Mr. Ilaughton a ished the boiler to be big
at 40, and witness was potting some fuel on the keg
order to raise it to thzt pressure; on deing gldo.
felt the ground shake under bin while we was at tist
furnace; being very much alarmed, heattempted tong
away, and at the moment the racers joists gat
way, and fell on him, which knocked him dorm, wan
he beard a great explosion—which appeared ha Moon
like the shooting of csirt-loecis of bevy atones. '('ha.
mas Denham, the engineer's man, wan stickling on as
erection above witness, and be, together with the arm,
came down in consequence of the shock, and fell epos
witness. At this period the whole of the building em
falling down, and the upper part of the boiler was
blown about 120 feet in the air, leaving the bottom it
its original situation. Os recovering himself, be et,
deavoured to creep from under the rubbish winch ear•
rounded him, and he proceeded with Denham Ude
assistance of those who uric more perilously skaale‘
On getting into Site yard, they heac.l time gross ask
Haughton, the engine-m.o.er, who was hurled aide
a mass of bricks, timber and rubbish. Ther went :I
his assistance, and succeeded in getting him from nnihr
the ruins. Buckleridge, just before the explodes tag
place, said that be would stand near the place emit
was at tio degrees—be was killed on the spat. Wilms
had worked at steam-engines before, and this was made
in the same way as others were made. He did sot set
any of the deceased until they were taken out of the
ruins. The force of the steam and water daslwd Des
ford against the corner of the wall, and he was lessees
scalded.—Huckleridge was quite dead, hot [Wen!
heaved a very heavy sigh and died almost immediately.
The weight of the boiler was estimated at about fair
tons. It was never sound; it 11,1 a leakage sad,.
repaired, hut was afterwards unsound, on which a sew
bottom was pat to it.
A Juryman asked, whether the bottom was net rise-
ted on a new plan ?
Witness answered that it was 'riretted in the nor
way as others, but it was all the new work Out pre
way. They bad the valves fixed at a certain pressen,
and occasionally they were relieved. Witness aced la
own discretion in the supply of fuel to the fire. hide
whole five persons were injured besides the deemed,
and so seriously that they were carried to the baits\
without hope of recovery.
Mr. Charles Yardley, of the *ewe* Chtver and Yard-
ley, glue-maendadenerem, of Welhamatemt, Camberwell.
was next swarm. Mr. Yardley appeared to beery mach
injured in consequence of the melancholy accident; his
head was bound up with a hathilittchieC lice. sal since
Ilme accident he bas been under the care of Hr. Brows,
surgeon, of Camberwell. Being sworn, be stated that
on the day of the accident, he was at the masofartety,
viewing the operation. He was standing near the Janke
when it burst. Witness at first heard the noise, bat did
, not consider it of serious consequence, until a mass cf
bricks fell on hint, then he anticipated all the mese
inences which arose from the accident. He was shoat
six yards from the machine when the bricks counnemed
falling on him, and be was obliged to ran to sane bin
life. Mr. Ilaughton was present when they were wring
the boiler; be beard a rushing inside, which he theight
was the steam. He ran to the extremity of the yawl,
and on turning round he perceived the whole of de
building falling down. The pressure of the evillest-is
from 33 to 3:4, but was guaranite I to hold (Wilk au the
square inch. Witness heard the groans of 3fr.llaat;li-
ton, and saw him when taken our of the ruins. The
deceased, Deaford, was witne-s', foreman, and Deckle
ridge was in the employ of Air. Haughton, who wer•
ranted the boiler to bold 1500”. on the square inch wires
it was brought from Dirmint h..w. It had hero altered
twice.

Mr. Brown, surgeon, of Camberwell, stated that be
was called to attend the drcea.e,l at the workhouse im-
mediately after the accident ; Denl..rd evidently died
through suffocatios from stelin and dust, and kluckg-
ridge through a dreadful frac:tiro on the skull.
John 4ngel, a eoal-porirr, e•nplused at Mr. Hicks's.
opposite to where the accident n k place, heard the s•
plosion and trent to assist the un'ortunate sufferers; the
building was all in ruins ; he f. mod Mr. Haughtim iy
ing on his face covered with the ruins over bis brit
and shoulders; he next fair :ii who was sea-
rd very much, lying in the corner of the manufactory;
13nekleridge be found eight ur ten yards from the
door way, covered with the rubbish, and seeerelY
braised on the bead, and be hail the arsearancr of
struggled much to esrriea•e hitusell ; they were CAI•
sled to the workhouse on shutters.
The Coroner could attribute blame to nn party. The
circumstance of Mr. Naughton being present sod is-
jured himself, proved that he hail confidence is the 'ac-
cess of the boiler, and that here was no iotentioo of
injury. Under these ciretrinstanees the ease could be
received in no other light than that of accident, but it
was for the Jars- to de!er. .1...
The Jury after a short c,imiltat'cut, returned a Ter-
diet of " Accidental Death, vrasiotied by the borstiog
of a steam-boiler."

M UM! E:t.
At the Palace., on Tivemtri
U, nil Mahon, See. Or
lain in the 39th regiment. a;.(1 I. v, to the lute Lord Hart-
land. to itearletta 1311Sh'er of the Bishop
of Norwich.
On Thursday, Mr. Permit, of Mcnnt-street. Beriielet-
vinare, to Amelia, youngest daughter of John Liustrid.
kni• of 'lading. Nor.olk.
On the Mill test. at lAmbetb church, Frederick Titewss
West. Esq. Pavesnent. Finshurt, to Sarah Penelope. WI
daughter of Jobs Prayne. E.q Br i ton -common. Surreys.

Ili Fit.
On Teesday last, the 17th Elizabeth Louisa. wiled
Mr. Gone, Upper John-Ntreet. Go:den-square. aged 37.
At her brother's house, I.uwer-terraee, Isli- gus. Mrs.
P.ll:abedt Crap, formerly of !Stoke Neologies, is the
Sear of
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t.endon t Xdtten. Prinked, and Pabllalted at the Odle* el
"DJ: ihoressi&x" Nd « Tae CongriToTten"
Petjkr. No. 07, by t. wA tont.. LLIL 111
Et otiose all eotomoosiesiloos,- ardor*, -4to. w requited
to .
to addressed:

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Charles Jeonett, E
q men,
d
red to sit snci t°:titisepoe ewthrinecelso:;:lt,
to excess.
LS John Sparks, a ye", NE
!autherwell, who staid
folly I
ye o'clock in the 44. ofety
manufactory of Mese, perior
htreet, Camberwell, thi
work at a stow-boiler. lint"
er to supply it skit, three
deceased (benford) w s No.
mom the yard attached'.
he boiler, and neither el
therefrom. The We
th Veer
limey bad the at g woos
loch, which was midi
geous )osed to contain. wish
to see whe.her it os Case
firm of !fought's aid OA
d the machine. owlet. wpm
with lluckleridge, hs noel
d the boiler to be nisi Barka
viral some fuel on the finis
ire; doing which, la
iron while we was at 14 1110
Ire d, he attempted to nm
raf:rri ...rid joists gat
inched him dorm. nonhllb •
appeared ta wits%
Mg.
Of he.:cy stones. Tlia.
sin, was stickling on •
together with the Ens ,
he shock, sad fell sow
sole of the building Pm • P
part of the boiler us at 7
r, hawing the bottom is
Deering himself, he “, termi
wad
the rithhish Slidell var. the
rd with Denham title Mel
more perilously sitsate‘ Time
heard the rfOiSs of me.
who was buried cider few
alshish. Vier west ti psi
grttiosr bins frog tith!ir
efore the explosion mot and
near the place mad 5.1
rd on the spot. Wines par
?fore, and this was mark at°
• made. He did not so 1
r wee. taken oat of the for
and water dashed Des had
tall, and he was orrerth
ite dead, hat Derlini thr
led almost issatedigek.
rationed at abut hi:
• leakage sad was Os
mead, on which awe M
to bottom wasnet tin. tic
ft'
IS ri vetted in the no
be mew work that gate
a at a certain presser?, ai
wed. Witness used In
fuel to the fire. lode
I besides the deceen,
carried to the baits\ at
Pm of Clever asd Tani- •
Aireireet, Gesalmerwelle •
ppeared to be my mark
'll
elancholy accident; hie 7
kerchieC &c. and since
:be care of Mr. Brows,
sworn, be stated the
was at the masotictorT, 1
Itamliwg near the beilet
heard the noise, bat did 1
!peace, argil a mad cf
th•ipated all the cease-
scilicet. He was shoal
to the bricks eounneneed
iged to ran to save bit
: when they were trring
wide, which he theight
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