The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-15 00:00:00

LEEDS BOROUGH Br.•SSIONSf Ave. 6. -

Thew. nary, aged 60, was charged with an as nall
on lia•nah Pickies.

Mr. WAIL Es stated the facts of the ease.
Hannah Pickles, a child: apparently shat ten yeap
of age. whom the prisoner was charted with assault-
ing, when called into the witness but, secs in Visa.
She was asked how old she was ; and repttedi'sbit
did not know.
The Cocap.-4 Can you say your prayera ram
" Yes."
• Tisd Coustv.--g" DO you know the ronserinenen of
speaking falsely. when you have taken an oath to speak
the truth
touar.—" What are they r"-4."1 dual nut
p ti Heaved."
Sb *as then permitted to give her evidence, while
she did in a very artless way. She detailed tie ipso.
ser in which the prisoner had enticed her, amyl awn,
other shildren, into time field caned Cowper Close,
The prisoner did not ask her any questions bnt said.
all which she bad been speaking was false. The ekilc't
burst into tears and exclaimed, " No indeed its every
word true."

tier -evidence was in part confirmed by h, s'atef
Frances Pickles.
A pens.. of the sagovefitethy4lll/40bour -tbie
prisoner had lodged, gave him a good character for
meaty, &c.

The prisoner, in his defence, denied the charge, -tod
ac.n-ed the chilAretCof a design to pick his pock"t•.
After the licconoen had somme.l up, the J.tri,
wi.hour hesitation found him "Guilty."
The prisoner also stood indicted fora similar nß,nc•
• Cradock, another child; bat no evidence
was °tiered on this charge.
The Mcrae/nu passed sentence upon him in the
most impressive manner. lie commented upon the
enormity of the aeries., which, he said, must he pu-
nished with severity, though not with indignation
for indignation did not belong to the admit.ist. t-
tins of justice. If be had been a younger man, ilia
'Gen would have awarded a much longer term of itn-
iptimement than that to which he worthd now b• con-
demned. He had been justly represented as hiving
tem foot in the grave ; and it was not improbable, but
•the term of imprisonment would last his life. He con-
jured him, therefore, to turn his thoughts to the enor-
mity of his offence ; to repent of his crime ; and to en-
deavour to make his peace with his offended Goo. lie
then passed upon him the sentence of the Court whicis
was, that "he be imprisoned for twelve calendar
months in Wakefield House of Correction.

Finc—Yesterday a Cre broke ont in the extensive
patent rope manufactory of Mr. Dunn, leading off Alfred-
street, Stepney. The fire originated in consequence of
a pan, containing a composition of pitch and tar boiling
over. The whole of the premises were destroyed, to-
gether with a quantity of the Stock in Trade.

In the statement of a Police Report we copied into
our paper of Tuesday, a young girl was represented as
haring informed the Magistrate thatshe had been cruelly
treated while in the service of Mr. Clarke, of Borlinetem
Arcade. We now understand, however, she did not
state that she 11311 been so treated in Mr. Clarke's boo:. ,
but in another family, to which she had been bound ap-
prentice from the Military School, at Chelsea.
An inquest was taken yesterday at the Wbite Hart,
High-street, Shadwell, on the body of Mr. Joseph
Stiemore, aged forty.five. The deceased, who WAS
a master cooper, resided at No: 9, Mercer's-row, Shad-
' well, and since the death of his wife, which happen-
ed about a munch ago, he gave himself up to drinking.
and had hardly been sober since that time. He Cl6O
home on Sunday about four o'clock, so filled with
drink, that I.e died of its effects a abort time after.—
Time Cor.mer having briefly recapitulated the evidence,
the Jury returned a verdict " That the dbeessed ditd
from excessive drinking."
Yesterday rnornirg ii-qiest was tAk. aet the
White• Hart, Hooper's-square, t!Jodroan's fie7ds, on thu
husly. of Jobe Kopp', aged 19. The 'deceased was a
German, and worked at the sugar-house of :Ajar
Rhodes, Honper's•square ; lie was employed • wish
others at three o'clock yesterday morning, running
lump sager from the ground door of the sugar house
toemetber floor, Which he taus accompliehing by means
of a rope with a noose, into which that loaves were
psi several were reisifved io this manner, but iu
one initiate the loaf beiame disengaged, and fill
from a height of about tireaty feet, on the deceased's
heed, Still killed him on the sput.—Verilict; "ACcidin-
tal deatis.".