The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SRSSIONS, 'crabs: 10.

POSSESSION OF STOLEN GOODS.
Robert Rirgenc, a railknuut, stood indicted fur leaving io kb
possession twelve pieces of tir timber, of the saute of the
property of Alessrs Borstals, carpenters, of St. Martin's-lahr,
knowing the some to have beenstoleit.
Timothy Bomall-proved the timber to be his property, taken
from dhouse which be was re-building in Blenheim-street, in
August last; and a Mrs. Hawkins, rho had lived opposite to
where the Prisoner resided, deposed,: that she saw a bricklayer's
labourer hring several parcels of timber from the building to the
Prisoner's, which they put i .to the kitchen at an unseabonable
boor, namely after all the workmen had left the new Wilding.
Mr. Ilurstatl, and Jackson, an Officer, searched tits Prisoner's
house, and ;trier much trouble; coutrived to get into the kitchen,
r twr.• they were told there was no timber, bun where they timid
the twelve pieces of fir in question, &ed eartsloads" inured
tins!)-1, which Mr. Borstall strongly suspected to belong tonne.
fin .; ry returned a verdict of te s.—Sen intim, three alum;
imprisonment in the House of Correction.
STEA COALS.
/Joni, I Nerrget was indicted fur stealiu: coals from a barge at
the Hirer side.

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The robbery took place after dark, and the Prisoner acknow-
ledg-d, when taken, that he was the robber. The Pmsecarms
stated, that they should odt have proceeded ar,ainst the Pri3,;:;t.l.,
nederstauding that be had A large family and a wife, but tint
they were nightly robbed in a similar manner, to u very eq.,
siderat.le extent ; and for the protection of their non property,
they found it absolutely necessary w have reemirse to thine
modes of severity, which they should be very glad ;I- they could
do without.
The Prisoner wag found Utility —Sentence, two months' hn-
prisonment in Cold liath-Gelds prison. Nea,;el had already beta
to confinement about ten weeks.

asomOtteall(tliFsintroeiCelka: night a shocking occurrence took plat"
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sew eonft
aopyperretiow above
ngadespelratcee w
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;bituh the
t called
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lNviouuued
a
respectable young woman, of the name of Smith, to
I renew his addresses, which had formerly been le-
-1 jected by her parents. They walked out together is
the neighbouring lane, when the villain, in a fit of
!desperation, took out a double-barrelled pistol, the
contents of one of which he discharged at the tiger-
' tunate young woman, and with the other shot him-
self through the head. Ile died on the split, but nix
intended victim survives, and hopes are entertained
of her ultimate recovery. A woman, in passing
through the lane, heard the man exclaim, " In that
case we v; ill both die together." She had not pro-
ceeded above a • hundred ards; when the reports
of the pistol induced her to return, and was the first
witness of this dreadful scene.
Tlfia man who murdered the boy belonging to the
Ferry, at Bulwell, Pembrokeshire, was taken on
Tuesday morning by a party of artillerymen, at
TCMpletoWll, on the road to Tenby:
A villain in the service of Mr. Haddocks. at Trs
Madoc, lately robbed the house of a poor farmer
which he lodged, and murdered the daughter of hi;
host. The murderer is in custody. To add to the
tragical occurrence, the uncle of the murdered air',
when searching after the villain, accidental!), f
a precipice, and was killed:
F'EMALL Pot:GER.—A young Lt‘dy, a teacher is
a boarding-school at tho west-end of the town, has,
within the last few days,
committed a forgery, by
which she obtained 50h from the guardian of one of
liter pupils. It appears that all the children, having
been instructed to write by tinetriaster, have adopted
style nearly sittilit,• bud the fair criminal received
r her instenctieti from the same master; and, wig
ofleined an;octionintance with the tooting sae
&c
;the pupil stood ;vith her gnardiarri ?runs When; she
*received an
.annual allowance of -501. for dress,
!Louanti:Sltticott V hi accomplishing her pitrpose• She
sts absConded; It is said, with a young man to whom
:she was attached.

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