The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-13 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

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On Saturday Ilenr.y Gazi:kr was indicted for frau-
dulently obtaining; under false pretences, six pro-
missory notes, for the payment of one pound, from
Marysthe wife of J. Spright, on the22d of Oct. last.
It appeared in evidence; that the Prisoner, at the
'time of this transaction, was a Clerk in the Ticket
Office; -in the Navy Ofiee. The Prosecutrix, who
resides at Kentish Town, having been informed that
, the, Prisoner had interest to procure the discharge of
her jion-(i/y a former husband), who was serving u a
seaman on board his Majesty's ship Active, called at
his house itt'Ossulston-street, Somers Town, for the
-.purpose of applying to him on the subject. Not end-
.hue , however, at that time, she left her
-ctiusitiands and, returned home; in a few days after-
, svards,lthePri,sener himself called upon her at Ken-
tish
Tobin, and said he understood she.wished to ob.
thin beFson's discharge, adding/ • that he could settle
'the business at once, and that her son might be home
at least in the course of two months. The Prosecu-
trix, delighted with the hope of seeing her child,
aAedliim what world be the expence ? He said it
I would cost .401. to procure the discharge. The other
Lcircumstances of this case are already known to the
public..
I - The case on the part of the prosecution haring
Ibeen clearly made out, Mr. ALLEY submitted to the
Court, that however infamously wicked the conduct
of the Defendant was in the eyes of every honest
man, the case had not been 'made out under the Act
lof Parliament by-which he 'was tried, inasmuch as
Bank-notes did not come within the meaning of the
word monies, Which
.was the term used in the sta-
tute. This point he -urged confidently, and he con-
teutkd that no lawyer could correctly contradict him
this position. •
The Court, however, after hearing the question
argued at length, were clearly of opinion, that if
Bank-notes did not come Within the meaning of the
term money, yet as they were money's worth, they
were to be recognized as money under this Act of
Parliament.—The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty.
Mr. ALLEY again,earnestly pressed the same point
of law, in arrest of judgment; but it was again over-
ruled by the Courts and the Prisoner was sentenced
to seVen.years transportation. •

. A man of the name of Biritsoloinew Brurnmit was
found dead near the east gate of Lincoln Cathedral,
I not far from his own house, on Wednesday morning
Ilast., The occasion of his death is not known ; but
it is'probable that his untimely end was owing to a
practice too common with people of his rank—spend-
I ing the evening from his family in a public-house,
and quitting it in a state which renders a slight acci-
dent dangerous. lie waS heard to cry out—" Lost,
Elost !" by several.persens, who did not thick it ne-
cessary to take notice of the cry. His own house
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was very near to the public-house, which he is said
to have left in a state of intoxication, and. perhaps he
may have tripped on a Stone, and been thrown down,
and choaked by the fall, • when unable to afford him-
self any relief. May his. fate be a warning to the idle
and dissolute.
At the late Assizes for the county of York, a
.cause was entered (but the trial put off) for the re-
! covery, from a respectable clergyman, of divers pe-
nalties' for not residing on either of his livings, in
the West Riding 'of Yorkshire. "It is said that
1 there are 22 parish churches in the city of York, and
but one clergyman resident in his parish. - 1
I FIRE AT CARMARTIIEN.—We are sorry to learn,
I by letters received in town yesterday, from Car-
r marthen, that a dreadful fire broke out iu that town,
' which destroyed the Post-office there. The flames 1
I raged with such fury, that no exertion could arrest
I them before theivhole of the building fell a prey to
the flames. The particutars have not yet reached us,
1 but we understand. generally, that the loss, in con=
sequence of the fire, has been considerable.
Friday two women, gedteelly dressed, went into
shop of Mrs. Such, in King-street, Holborn, under a
pretence of looking at some millinery goods, but did
not purchase aph saying .they.tlid not suit, mad left
Cw... shtite- &Cott afterstfiey were gone it was ascer- ;
Wiled that they, had Stolen a large quantity of lace, 1
of the value 'of 1.501. but it was not discovered till
they had got out of *sight, so that no trace of them
'.icitld be made. . . -
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• ILtotaxoro,X, APRIL 241;.A most daring an 4 eta
traordinary species of robbery was committed tbis
4ter setuaight in thisneighbourhood : a woman, tzar
I veiling tl)e country under pretence of selling pepper.
mint water, called at a house on the road betwixt
this place and Gifford, where there was only and
aded.wealan by herself; the impostor sat down to
warm herself, as she said.she was very cold, and 1
then•pretailed on•the woman of the house to take a
glass of her cordial;•apon Which she immediately fell
asleep. She then`opened w chest, from which she
extracted about 51. ssorking, and several 'articles 'Of
wearing pparel, went off, locking the door, and
putting t; o 'key under it. - The poor woman 'still
continued to sleep; till her son 'came home' in 'the
evening frbm his work ; then he, with meth ado, got
his mother awakened, when the robbery was disco.
vered. 'The von traced her next westward, by Pen-
ton, Daikeith,' &c. and at last fell in with her o 4
the street in Edinburgh, got her Opprebended, and'
she b bow Iciagad in our jail. ' - ' -.,
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at Thursday
the u lateva neon,Y
Maidstonetbe Assizes6ve f
for °ll°wi
117, were
ectictp.
cnted, viz. J. Moore, on Pendenden Heath, for vie.
lating the person of Charlotte Knell. of last Ma;.
ling; Guillaume Leman, Jean _.Fidelle &wile
Francois Adams (French priconers of war), and F.P.
Franklin, fur forgery, and being aceessaries to the
same, on board the Glory, in the Medway. They
underwent their fate with much fortitude.
Early on f ridgy morning, the house of Mrs. Mal.
leson, who keeps• a. respectable Ladies Boardivg.
eahool, -Cheyne-walk',. Chelsea, was- broke open, and
'robbed of property to the amount of upwards of
fifty pounds. • ' • •
1 On Mondayi-the 31stottfarclt otie ef the Work.
men in the employ of. Mr. John finder, of. norm.
castle, brass-founder,
.had nearly lost his life by the
following circumstance:--a erucibk.;containing a bont
1411). of brass in a state. of fusion, was on the fire,
and this man was taking the dross from the metal
r3vith a piece of iron hoop; by freilbently oppib in it
to. themetal, the iron became hot; and in ct:der to
cool it, he plunged it its, water, and then, without
drying its put kagaiu into the crucible. :Ilse liquid
metal, on receiving the wet iron, blew up, Rill, a
dreadful explosion, burstinethe crucible, and ll)ing
about iii all directions ; the poor-fellow was nearly
covered •with the hot metal.; Which scaldedhim chock.
-ingly in several parts, and set tire to bin
Fortunately a neighbouring smith came ir imraedi:
ately, who extiuguislted it. Surgical assistance ‘43.
Immediately procured, and the man is iv. a fair nay
of recovery, though he is very much scaldedabout
'the head and fare. Two other men were ou the One
at the time, who providentially escaped all injury ;
bat were so stunned by the explosion as to be lima.
pable of affording their suffering companion any as.
sistaoce. 4 .

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A droll circumstance occurred at Holbeach last
[week. A . person named Francis Addy, who had
been three times asked iu church, and had had ao
! cause shewu why he slwiuld not be united in holy
matrimony to Ann Gull, was inst.-tied oh 'Thursday
jto a young woman named Mary. Defetv, who, not
caring much about a thing she had. imule up her
mind to part with, did not regard what, the clergy.
man called her by name, and answered to all the
interrogatories of the service Without letting his Ite.
Iverence into the secret tlfat she was not Nanny- ult.
She and..her swain were accordingly made " one.
.flesh." On the day after the wedding,. however, the
bridegroom went with.a long face to the Clerk of the
Parish, and let the cat out of the bag; hoping, rery,
sincerely, that no harm was done, andtliat the thing
did'ilt signify The Clerk- went to the Clergy Man;
and the Clergyman desired that the Min' should be
immediately, by licence, reonarfied ; and the re.
marriage took place accordingly; 5g that Mary De—
few, by great gootl lttekji'uot.onlyjulled another of
her rightful espousal, but got. two wedding-days her.
. self, by the dangerous eaßedient of a trick, which
for a time made her" neither maid,-"nor wife, nor wi.
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EXAMPLE-or REAL VII ferur.—ln an * when vice
and knavery are so common, and sterling 'honesty
Lore so seldom found, we should deem it an injustice
to society to hide from the public a_praise.worthy
example of the latter, which has, during, the. last
week, occurred in- Sunderland; altficiugh in doing
this, at the request of one of his late Creditors, and
entirely unknown to the wilathf person himself, we
are aware that we may for a moment hurt the feet•
. logs of one who, we understand, is a modest ass well
as an honest man; and whose late conduct, we are
persuaded, has been the result of a strict sense of
. duty, without a wish to seek the praise of any one.
, —" Mr. A. Landers, of Monk wearn:olith, saihneker,
' owing to some unfortunate circumstances in the way
, of business, was about 16 years ago ahligedlo make,
an assignment to trustees for the equal bet** of ids.
: creditors, and a dividend of ss. 6d. per pokindwii
paid to them. After haling thus giving up every
thing Ike was possessed of, not finding encouragement.
to puisue his own business either.at home or in LOA-
-1 eon, he went to Guernsey,, and being there likewise
dill°. ppointed'of employment in that way, he deter.
Imined on going. to sea as a common seaman, though
he had not either-sea clothing or bedding nor menex
to purchase them. The wages of 'Ms first !,eyage he
I laid out in..the purchase of thOsenecessaties, during
which he slept without covering on the cables, or is
! those parts of the ship where, he. could hit secure
himself from the cold, and the first aitide obtained
towards his comfort was a Dutch blanket, of which,
when got, he was heard to say, be then thought him-
self a happy man. After suffering many hardships
i and experiencing various vicissitudes of fortune, but
unceasingly persevering in
_a course of honest in-
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dustrvl he at length attained the summit. of all I.ii i
wishes. Providence Crowned his labours with cc•
1 cess, and he was enabled to pay the remainder of !I e
debt due to his creditors. FOr this pupese a pal ty 01
•his friends and crediturs were invited by him to 1110
, Golden Lion, Sunderland, on Tuesday last, wlicu
he discharged his debts and gave the company an ex-
' cellent dinner, and the remainder of the day wdi
Ispent in the most rational and pare enjoyment."
!` Les- Tyr spa BEavvica,SWlrlilf,. '''.4/rrine'd . - .4ttif,.
Swallow (White), Leith .10Apr:1 16. April, —4, P.M.3
[ Albion (Jameson). Bernie!, rlO.- I 16, —4, I.M.
l• blid.LEft'a wharf: - •• ,„.
1 Trilsty (liallIngall), do. II ' lit —4,. P. N.
Comet (Gambols), do. 11....' • 19,---. 1, A: M.
'f4o6,(Marsbl4l), dn. .• 6 29, --,11,',4- m•
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• tilkilf WATER AT leISMI)0101 lliftthr:E. TIM PAT:
*liming, 96 minutes after!): l Riming. 43 minutes after
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• MAitittip.
011 Friday, James Ormond Norman, Esq. to Mary, vounerit
daughter of the late Bev. George Bethune, LL.D. of Roo 11D.,
SI:SSeX. • •
On Saturday, Edw. Tlerney, Lig, of the city of Liineritk, to
Miss Anna Joars, daughter or the late N,rury Jones, of
bury-strafe,' Esq.
011 Friday, John Maoship Escort. Elti. fo striae, ellied
daughter of the late 1)r. Bethune, of ItowLint. Sussex.
()a Saturday, Sir litnOry.l3.try, to N'rY.. Apreeee.
- Satitrilay, Major S. (+. Nerrport, to Pria^lll4 eldest daLghter
of the late, and sister of tht-present Sir Beilingttam
kiart. of Norton Conyers }DAL Yerkshire.
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On Whirslay last, atSbe PultesseT 11otel, Piccadilly, her Grace
the Doodles, of 1 iordow. •
On Thursday last, at East M. the lady of W.. row
of hew_ at idgepst reel ev.
At York, on the 6th instant, Mrs, stow, wife of die R
'William Penny, of Fairfield Wl7. to the. West Riding of Twk7
shire.

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