The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-30 00:00:00

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TO TOR RiWPM Ur TUIL STATIGUILIN• • —"
s4s..gale, eenserps nee of the well established fail, ttlek
Illiesn
11.11 of your paper have-been ever open to the
of those whose object has !Tern the exposure •
abuses, I am desirous, throngli the channel*(
ilaSeasuisusu, to arrest the attention of the.ratepaylog
lisileshelders of the parish of St. Pancras, to a subject,
logo I :dank IN guires some attention. Altliungb it.
rM flksti dio us in me to make a formal.appeal to a w
.011 such a subject as that of Chi istinas Boxes, ym I
alkient, that fellow parishioners will, when they
gigs *topsider it..hold me blameless for having so called'
it htlwition to this matter.. - •
• fed &stanch as any man the gond that results from a
Mess reward of
-juvenile merit at this season of the
yeiklillif:slionlTiot feel mach did ke at this demand
lag deeousivated a Christmas Box; bit., beyond this,
tio prectiee-nreght-to tie &bond's 1 That to which I
a particularly wish to call the rotice of my fellow
pariltiesers is, the practice of the beadles goieg from
kgess to honse, slainsing a Christmas Box from the in.
labileats; vet .1. ;la not blame them, so ninth at I blame
liejsrish far subiniting to studs wcostont. • .
This morsiag I bad one of these worthies call at my
Maw,. with **long hook in Lis hand, and fir-
doled sib p,n end ink ; in figure a tall, able
Itidhlmak, dressed in scarlet and gold I ice ; the garment
daiabetteted this tisatcould not have cost the perish tors
twenty-five pounds. This mats, without the least blind%
(baa-nditesse from the reflection of his scarlet
came throng)) my • front room, to the back room,
. his pre like the truncheon of a Field Marshal.
words were these, " I have clime for a Christmas
bite— beatile,-Sir;", and upon my referral to comply
with* destmaiLL obeerved, that vomit sort of math was
elitned to the book shish be tarried in hie hied. Now.
lanYikOidittnittliOple insist jut stop sad examine
tAn Ike rdity of this cui:om, I think anothse leer' wools'
I Asti of. ite-e-tisterice. When it is considered that
I .Ibeadie is ode of the seberstinete officers of the
Plidtediarcb, which 'church is a temple erected for the
lieltierof sttirtststlifillip,and the nevroulgatiou of the sloes
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Ititehrist, whetted's. humility at the same date that
01,460 aces. pride and extortion ; I say, is it not as
s, led • highly injurious to the character
A* lastistiat &Zoo, that a mutant of this Terilspla.
simillnki eletlieA one of the Pope's Cardinal', std ,
'Sallies home • it ea authoritative manner, demanding
nosey is words ding imply a purpose that all ProtestSnts
lilillalis allatir; ....1.." CltigiVlOS Box?' Are we, the
ellightmed and pious Protestants of the p . t day, to
finish money for dirt/lass Bost. and fantastically dress a
Prish beadle, lii a more valuable sp?arel than the
F_,Weatftt the Christian Faith ever pirsessed, or weeld
Mr wee? Let stake consistent. If the salary of the beadle.
brim talleiri*:- heft be increased. Threepence a year
fros every heaselukkips would raise a good sum,—and
wield presses the opta Needle subjecting himself to the
'llistrmlika 'and uperalion of the New Vagrant Act.
saillag.that Am. .faicrnmarks may call public. attention
11l this siortiitestatiomd ultimately cause its abolition,
1 ' e'rl ,4* . 1 remain` ir,
1- Yost obeilisat Savant:
018014iek ate .l J. W.

fallide Maio, as Nits Price, of Byerield-buil4l4lo.
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• .IPesrilittrrinrs returning home, She entered,
dslalq the pts d t bras to the well u4ed by the haw
7." qf 100.1113ibit444,sad wsslastaatly poecipitated to the
a aepth oUtpwards of 20 lest, aysistatteo test home:
al heed, end alio Was extricated from her perilous ss.
=we offbeat sustaiatufrany serious Jujuy. It may not be
Ms,: to observe, that tills well is most improperly ex-
sad a to elibee ottlessdjolnlite houses
oalsols pirticalsrly -liablosstbe some sueldemt, which
Ilitaitftelreirtitylillatt involving torte serious
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• SHIMMY WINTER, ASSlZlll3.4—(Twol)att)
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00551 STCALING. • . o ~
ThantasUaldwin alias Baldesiek, was placed .at liss Bar
upon three indictments, the first of which charged him
with baying stolen two Mares value 151. the property of
some person or persons unknown.
Mr. Bootvx stated the ease for the prosecution, and said,
dot notwithstanding the mares were stated in the indict'
fasept to be the property of some person unknown, they were
shortly after discovered to be the property of a Mr. Lomas
df this county.
John King deposed that be lived with Mr. Lomas ; re-
collected on the 14th October riding a brown mare, and
turned it into a meadow io the evening of that day. He
went to see for it at 9 o'clock on the following morning ;
but could not then find it. Some time after saw it brought
home by a Mr. Reffit, sad is'quite positive Ott. mare is the
same, and the property of Mr. Lom as.
John Neil. a farmer, living at Layfield, stated that on
the 16th October, at night, the prisoner came to him and
turned a brown mare into his meadow, and said he would
come for it the next morning. Prisoner said the mare was
a famous one for going, for she had brought him with two
tubs from Hastings without resting. Witness suspecting
from the prisoner nut making his appearance on the
following morning that the mare had been stolen, turned
her into the stable of a Mr. Woodman; and the prisoner
coming the day after, witness gave him into custody.
Mr. Weo iman stated that the moment he saw the mare, he
identified it as being the property of Mr. Lomas,, having
known her from a colt.
The prisoner made no defence, and the Learned Judge
having slimmed up the evidence, the .lure, without a mo
ment's hesitation, returned a verdict of Guilty, and sentence
of Death was recorded.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
William Plate, aged 19, was indicted tor assaulting, on
the li‘ug's Highway, Daniel thstick, and taking from
his person 10 sovercigns, and other moni, a, his prop-rty.
Mr. MANGLES stated the case for the prosecution.
The prosecutor, an old man, a hawker and pedlar,
residing in the parish of Wokefurd, had, on the 9th• uf
June last. taken the prisoner into his service without a
character or rec miner dation •, agreeing to give him as.
per week, and board and lodging. On the ltith of the
same mouth, the prosecutor had been to Wukeford, to
inakea pnrchaso of a flock ofgeese. Ile had sold 12 score at
home on the same m.enioc. Prisoner saw hint receive the
money. The prosecutor went to Wokeford,but did not agree
about the piece of the flock. and in returning through
Sandy Lane, leading to %Volreford, the prisoner made his
appearance, and, without speaking, struck him & violent
blow on the stomach, which knocked him down. lie then
rifled his pockets of the racoey named in the indictment,
and made off. Prosecutor saw him in custody of the
gaoler of lioildford. in the early part of the present
month, and immediately recognised the prisoner Lo a mask
is his right hand. The prisoner had confessed to the
gaoler that lie had robbed Lord Oracitly of some veoison,
and the present prosecutor of some sovereigns, for which
warrants were out against him.
Mr. JCSTICIC PANIC stemmed up the evidence, and the
Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Learned Judge then addressed the prisoner at same
length; remarking witlt great severity on the baseness and
ingratstaJe of the pritmair. in robtong and ill.treating a
man, who it appeared had endeavoured to snatch hint from
the jaws of want, and had taken him without a character,
to enable him to gain an 'honest subsistence, In the close.
the Learned Judge observed, that in consequence of his
youth, he should recommend him to the mereitul consider-
ation of Ida Majesty; bet at, the same time cautioned him
not to rely too much upon that recommendation; for al-
though Ins life might be spared. the most sotere sentence
the law could inflict. short of death, would certainly be
carried iota effect against Mm. •
Sentence of death was thew ordered to be recorded against
his. .......mumemig

QUEEN SQUARE.—(Tuts esm.)
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Erramiree Ro sssss ov Toot.' —Chas. .ElswertA, alias
Tbts de Baker, Chas. Netall, Itabert Weise*, James Green,
anti Miry Ana Kill.. a cyprian. who cohabits with the first
mentioned prisouer, were finally examined before A. A.
Wif ITC. Esq.
'For some time past depredations of considerable mug
n'tede
Ms been committed epos carpenters and builders, euployed
on new bosses in Westminster and Pimlico.
The prisoners were seen lurking about the premises. an;
watched carrying bundles to the lodging of Elswerth, and the
female prisoner in Duck lane, on Christmas slight. and info,'
mutton being given at the office, the officers repaired thither eV,
an early hour on Friday ramming, where they found nearlyis I
cart load of tools; eliti all the prisoners in the same room es. 'I
%ambled, misery making. They took them into custody. bit.
there being so one to claim the property, they were all rt• I
mended tit this day.
George Wetmore, a journeyman carpenter, Edward Lindsey,
a plasterer, and several others, now atteaded. and imutitied ail
tile tools. Wetmore claimed property se the amount of 100.1
sad said he had beets robbed od less thee three limes during
the last month.
Toe °Meer% reeogni.ed all the prisoners to be old offenders;
They were all folly committed for trial •
Wes. Jeff: waiter at the Elephant and Castle, In Orchatil
street, andcrwent a Mal examination upon a charge of stealing
a sliver watch, with itaappendages, the property of Joins C`rm
lodger. in the same house, out of his apartment„ whilst belied
been &hales in the parlour last Smudgy week. Fatly set'
vatted. . .
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. Btrrotruia Occounaucit.--A few days SIM a cheque for
181. was pres-nted to the banking house of Messrs. A.
Heywood, Sons, and Co. Liverpool, purporting to be draw'is
it
by a reopectable merchant in the Irish trade. It was pre-
Hosted by a woman ; and no doubt being entertained of the
.reality of the rignature, the money :was counted
out. The woman was, however, quite. astonished
at the quantity of sovereigns which were thrown apes the
casette for her. Sle at tuall4-trange as it may appear,
took alarm at the glittering horde, and ran oat of the
bank, protesting, that, if the man who employed her wanted i
the money. he might come for it himself, for she said she
would have nothing to do with it! Sospicioo was int- I
mediately excited as to the authenticity of the cheque, and
measures were taken to discover the person who had sent
It for payment ~• but, in the first instance, without effect. It
its almost superfluous to add, that the cheque was torged,
'that so admirably executed, as almost to deceive even the
Uentirman whose signature it purported to bear. Shortly
after this occurrence, a bill was presented to a respectable
whOlesale grocer in the town for 2401., in payment for a
quantity of sugar. sad purporting to be drawn by a house
in Dublin, upon the same gentleman whose name bad been
forged upon the cheque. The bill was taken, the goods
were delivered, "and, we ooderstand, immediately sold again
for 3111. less then they cost, The person who had presented II
the bill, which also was found to be a forgerbreas im-
mediately taken into custody, and after undergoing an
examination before a Magistrate, was committed fur trial
at the next Aseizeo.—(3finclieger Guardian.)
On Saturday last, while the boriog mill at the manufactory
of Mr. R. Wilson, engine builder, of Forth•street, is this
town, was at work, John Lindsey, an industrious worthy cha-
racter, unfortunately get his lett arm entangled in the wiealscold-
r. In
machineattempting was immedi to eztrioate it, his right hand was
eruyshed. The atoty stopped, or his body
would have been drawn its. lie wept with all possible expe-
dittos to the infirmary for surgical assistame, and the arm was
amputated, but it is hoped the Other hand may be saved.—
(Newcastle Paper )
On tire 13th inst. as Wm. Smetbatst, a collier in Mr. Rbbt.
Clutrlton's coal pit. ha lAttba Mblawn, was at the bottom of the
pit, a hook attached to a belt most his body caught a tub,
then asceadlag. took him operywardwoteOyares. Wiwi he fell,
aatimaa bitted u??lrabe spit. A.Cbsemm`e Wispiest wee held,
sod a verdict of -Atiohloatoldoatir" rotaraod..—filid.)

uustiv,PLOlX 'AND LINOIN:''" " •
tastosa-lsouse, London, 'Dec...s; 410.3.1
etc:messier—it nppearing that the certificate nrirtnerth
and manufacture requirid under the Acts of tbe Tcp an d
Bth William 111. cap. 38, OA 114 161110,0. ti: 4,p '.,emu,
no longer necessary for the eiernittletitteif Wish Flax
Linen front dory on impartation to Brest lkitairi, no
ties being now payable on foreign griods of any,description
imrted into West Britain ifrom Inhale!, ; we seri:ratio'
youth erewith, and direct you to govern !Mimi( itecotd-
ingly.
'The supply of cattle at Penryn fair on Monday init. was
not abundant ;—snost of those offered for site were &phi-
ed of. at advanced prices.
At Annals market, on Thursday last there were npwarda
of thirty carts of pork, the average price of which was 4s.'
Bd. a stone of 1414.
CORE NI 4 RIATII—Tvaerc&T, Dec. 23.—The supply of
Pigs continues good ; 30e. to 311. for heavy wt. Butter as
follows :
To the Merchants. 86e. 82s. 78s. 741. o& 40s.—To the
Country, 745. 70..645. 58s. 525. 28e.
CLONMEL MARaETS.—The quantity of Baron Pigs
offering is rather limited, hence these may be rated at 375.
6il. to 38s. per ,cwt.—Firkin butter at 86s. to 87s. and
prime at 88s.—(.9elver iiser of Wednesday.)
WATERFORD MARILITS--.WEDN RADA T•EVENINO.—There
has been little or no alteration for the last few days in the
price of butter, which continued this day at 90s. generally
t.rr first qualities of this neighbourhood, 91s. for prime lots
and &I. over in slew imatances. Bacon pigs have increased
in value ; 395. G.I. was paid this day for some good lots ;
general rate, 375. to 38a' Scalded Pork, 325. to Mr.; prime
heavy pigs, 37.. to 37a. 6.1. per cwt.
Last a eek Mr. Lipscomb, butcher, in this town, exhibit-
ed two hind quarters of mutton, the fat of which near the
rump measured just aye inches thick.. The sheep. we be-
lieve, was of the Leicestershire breed.—(lbid.)
Mr. Wagliorn, butcher, of licstiugs, a tery days ago'
slaughtered six two year 'wethers, the beauty and fate-es
of which attracted mud; notice. and were thought to equal
any that had been produced. They were bred and
fattened by Jr. Hollends, of Bexhill. The carcass of
the heaviest weighed I7et. Lib The rest as follows :
41b.-16st. 211).-15st. 616.--r-15st. 31b.-14st 71b.
The DOER ox, purchased (as stated in a turner paper) by
Mr. Noah., of Boreliam, died, us ere butchers term it,
badly, Irsvinz hut little fat about his k'dnies. The car-
cass weighed 199 stones hewer Jouraul )

Doncaster, like usher turliautre towns, seems to
animated with the spirit of improvement. The Corpora•
tion have determined to enlarge the Grand Stand, and to
plice it upon a scale sufficiently capacious to accommodste
the company which usually resorts to this distingaislred
seat of Turf entertainment. It is alsn determined to
level the interior area of emit:me course, to afford roam
for training the two regiments of Yeomanry cavalry,
which are expected to assemble at Doncaster next summer.
And the Corpor •tion have farther resolved that the two
additional Chartered Fairs of February and November.
which bad been permitted to fall into disuse. shall be
reviled.
CANAL FROM TIMOLES TO CARRICK.-00 Monday, the
15th inst. eta Meeting of the Slievardagh Agriculture!
Association, held at Killenaule, Nathaniel Taylor, Req.
in the Chair, it ass agreed to thaw up a memorial to his
Idgeellency the lord Lieutenant, on the sullject of the
Improvement of the inland Navigation of this County, by
a Caeal from Thuile, to Carrick on-Suir—the same to
piss nese the towns of Littleton, Killenaule, Fethard. sods'
Clontuel. The memorial is now in the progress of eigaa-
ture.—(Cionine/ Advertiser.)
CANAL BOTWEIIN L01:011 Eau AND LOUGH NCION--•
BILLIAST, Decennew23.—The plan for effectiug the above
impoersos - porpoises, which originated with the Settees
Chamber of Commerce. has never ceased to orecopy their
anxious attention: and it is nitb great satisfaction we
state, on their authority, that in coneequense of the
valuible exertions and judicious. repreeentetions of Sir
Arthur Chichester, Bart. this great national undertaking
las• berg brought under the favonrahle consideration of
Government, who are now disposed to grant considerable
pecuniary aid towards its execution.
We understand the Carron c pony have been increasing
their trade fur the last two years. and are now doing more
business than at any other time storing the war.
A case of mime importance to tradesmen is now pending
before the Court of Session, at Edinhtsreh.• A chest of tea,
proved to have been delivered to the Elinbergh and Leith
shipping company at London, to he transmitted by their
stnacks to a person named Armstrong. at Dumfries, was
found, on its arrival at its destination, to he tilled with-sate-
dust and rubbish; when shipped it weighed • 11611 m. on
arrival at Leith 151.11tre.: it was hence considered evident
that the fraud was committed when in the Company's pos.
Pension. An action was therefore brought and decided,
against them ; that decision was reversed by Lowl.slearlow•
bank. whose judgment has been set aside hy the Come of
Session, and stir. Arm ordered, to give in a condo-
seetulence of his grounds of action.
forgery on the guinea note of the Bank of Scotland is
in circulation in Perth. Its general appearance, however.
is such, that the slightest inspection will be stiflictent to
detest it. Time whole is very clumsily executed, being more
like the traces of a coarse pencil with Indian ink, or
an iii defined lithographic impression. than that of an en-
graving on any sort of metal.
On.Tueeday night last, the following melagcboly
dent happened at Ho lds:ins Bridge. near Ecolefechan ;
liascoigne, butler to General Sharp, of Holtiom
Castle, when returning from Beclefeohan, rather intoxi-
cated, accompanied by two other persons. io crossing the
above bridge too hastily came in contact with the parapet
wall, which is not above two feet high, overbalanced
himself and fell into the river Annan, which runs beneath.
The night being dark, no assistance could be afforded him,
and it is supposed he was stunned by the fall, which is
considerable. His body was found next day near New
Park. He was a married man of middle age; and has left
a wife and two children at York; he was much esteemed
by his master and all his aequaintascee. It is hoped that
the above fatal accident will operate upon the militia of the
Trustees of that line of road, as the parapet walls of this
bridge are shamefully low.
Daring the severe gale of Satorday week, the chimney
and part of the gable °La house, built for Mrs. Henning,
innkeeper in front street of tiatehoose, the mason work of
which haul been newly ti.,istied, fell with a tremendous
crash, carrying away more than the half of the joists of
three several stories as well as the roof and door of the
adjoining lonise. This horse was occupied by a woman,
also, had she been a minute later in passing into an outer
apartment, meet have. been crushed to death amidst time
large masses of stone and lime that were hulled so suddenly
from the higher hailding. The were
mail coach
was passing at time time, and, independently of the
storm, it is thought that the coneuseion . occasioned
by the rattling of the wheels along the street had sou,*
effect in hastening the catastrophe.
On Saturday list an inquest was taken at Newhaven, by oar
Coroner, ti. Gwynne, El. on view of the bodies of James
Banks and Jen) Nledlorst, two lads, belonging to the woe
place, who hnd in comps
ay with • thlrd boy, of the unmoor
Thomas Balcombe. pat str Msea in a boat, for the purpose of
amusing themselves, near the harbour's mouth, and it se hap-
pened that in their attempting to retarn Into the harbottr, the'
boat was soddenly struck by a ware on its side, instantly tilled:
tees Ma, and Batis and
with water, and tuned keel uppermost, by which the threw
hoes were In a moment dashed into
Medhuret werembhippily drowned; but Beleorehe contkrived
to keeptirnself afloat. until he was rescued from a watery
erase, by • boatinaa who witnessed the catastrophe, and im-
mediately put off to his assistance, •,-ertuct—__Aczideatany
Stowned.—(`ussce .4tlr.)