The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-07 00:00:00

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MILITARY PRIJMOTiON.
Commis!lnn in the Prilbtoke ‘lifitln; signed bj the Lord Lied-
terhint of the County of Pembroke.
Royal Petnsirstke Rolle Corps, Joan Walkers (lama, Esq. td
be Captain., .
BAXIIRUPTCY ENLAgnEn.
J. Fret, St. Alban's, linen draper, from Sept. 12 Id Sept;
15, at Guildhall, - - -
BANK RU PITT SUPERSEDED.
J. Hale, Cbesiet, blather.
BANKRUPTS.
J. 0. Head. ,Livetpotil. merchant, Get. 15; IS. 17; at t Mei
George Inn. Liverpool. Attorney, Mt. Cope, IS..
Gtay's Inn-Inue.
W. Cooper. &Menne!. Wallirook. paper-merchant, Sent;
19, 26, (kt. 17. at Guildhall; Attorney, Mr. Husligton, Dyer's-
court. Aldermonhurv.
J. Doa,nu, gunshots Westgate, Norfolk, bookseller, Sept;
15, 19; Oct. 17. at the Notrolk Hotel, Norwich. Atlantis-S.
Messrs. Itignold and Co. Nora ich ; and Mewl. Aletander
anel,Co. New Inn.
W. Morton. W orksop. Notilnghoensti re. potter-snetehant, Sept:
118. 19; On. 17. at the ToTiste Inn, Sheffield. Anornies, Mr.
Wake, Worksop ; and Mean. Wigleswurth and Co. Gray'f
lon.
R. Feltoo, ("toren& Polontney.lane. hop aid seed-wlerchaot.
Sept. IS, 17. Oct. 17, at Guildhall. Attorniel, Messrs. Greven
and CC Angel-court, Thromonnon.street.
invinEkns.
Sept. 18. F.. W. Dickenson, Liverphot, hserellant —SOO:
SO. It, add W. Parry. Caerleoa, Monmouthshire, Ho-plass
manufarturen—Oct SI, 13. Seljeant, Kingston-upon-Thames.
carpenter—Sept. 28. E. Webb, Birmingham; linen-draper—
Oct. SI. W. Grieves, Holhorn.twidge. cheesemonger—Sept. SP,
N. Ablitt, Great Yarmouth. corn-merchant—Oct. 14, 0. Ito.
bens. Analweh. Anxieties', shopkeeper—St-W. 19. C. Morehouse!
and M. Brown. Kinastoi-updo-Hull. metehoorts—Oet IJ. T.
Smith, /idolisation, (iloseestershire, dealer—Sept. 19, 11. Ca-
ration, Liverpool. merebant—ttep..ll3, 5. Trent, Yeovil, So•
onenetshire. mitler--Oet. I, it. T. Sharpe, M icklettring. York-
shire, mosey-scrivener—Oct.?. I. tinted; Scolcomml, Yorks
skim, beastjonher—Sopt. 1.1. W. Rowiitree, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, Miller—Sept. In, J. and J Mullett, thain•ter, homers
seishire; flax-spinner.--Oct. 7, Wiillim Mathear; Liverpool;
merchant —Sept. 503; W. Holloway, Nedwardoine, Worer-der.
shire, taddier—Sept. 16, W. May, Crispin-street; Spitedlields,
warier.
ChRTIVI CATF.S—S4Pf. 46.
J. Prichard, Clinrch-lane, Vihitechapel. cooper—M. Karon;
Coletord, Gloucestershire, krivener— P. Ingieny.• Birming-
ham, common carrier—G.' Borne, Threadneedle-street; deaf.
—J. Buckley, Lawrence-lane, warehouseman.
The Avenge Price .of SUGAR, fur the Iteelt; erillitit
Sept. 2, is Sts. 10,1 d. per Cwt.
Average Prl-es of CORN of I:NOLAND and WALES, per
quartet, from the Reims, eliding Aug. 29 :
Whedt. Rye I Barney. 1 Oats. Bruit. Pease. Oats.
is. 6. '. d e. 4 tr. 4. a. ak la. d. .. 1180 1 52 5 55 3 6.31
.9 791‘61$ 36 It

lIRIGII3'‘)N, SEPT. 5:
Themley having been appointed h'y the olefin+, Mg.
gistratee of this division (11. Hopkins and J. 11. Bates's
Esqrs.) as the day for renewing victoallers' licences,
upwards of 50 innkeepers and tortilicans belonging to
this perish. attended at the Town Hall for that par.
pose. Be'.itles the worthy Magistrates abote men.
dotted, Mr.Serjeant 11..intsittglon very unexpectedly
appeared and took the chair.
The whole of the licences as grinted lot year.
were then, with few exreptions, renewed. The Most
prominent of these esceptions was the Cll9O of Mr.
William Ridley Mott, the landlord of the Royal
Hotel, in St. Jernes's.street, of whose conduct
Waiter Bjrrell, KN. one of the M. P.'s for thit
county, complained on the following groom& t
Mr. Burrell wrote to Mr. Mott, on Setorday, the
22.10 f August, reqeesting to he informed if he count
have a bitting-room and a bedroom at his hotel, as it
was his intention to he at Brighton on the following
Monday. To this letter no answer was given, and
Mr. Burrell in consequence dispatched a servant to
ascertain if he could he accommodated as he wished.
The matt went to the hotel, and was told by the
servants that apartments had been ordered and pre.'
pared for Mr. Burrell. Three hours • afterwards
(about seven in the evening) Mr. Burrell arrived in
Brighton, and was set down at Dr. Tierney's. The
coachman then proceeded with the carricle to the
hotel, where he saw Mott, of whom he enquired if
Mr. Burrell had not taken apartments? and arati
answered iti the allirmative. On the coachman rive
siring that somebody might be sent to assist in taking
oat the luggage, Mutt replied, that if he would take
the horses into the stahle.yard, he would send a
porter to him there. Mr. Burrell's servant upon
tl.is observed, that lie was to take the horses to Mr.
Peofold's stables. 66 Then," said Most, 66 I'll be
cursed if I will tsk• Mr. Burrell without his horses."
In this resolution he persisted, and the coachman was
therefore obliged to leave the house, and Mr. Burrelt
was put to the inconvenience of seeking accommo-
dation elsewhere.
This formed the substance of the eo4p?aint, which
was supported by the evidence of two of Mr. Bur.,
rell's iiervants.
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Mr. Mott, by way of de'ence, elated, that hit
motive for desiring the coachman to take the horses
to the yard was, that he might not he 'objected to
the importunities and corruptitig influence of the
stable-keepers of the town, who had frequently by
bribes induced the servants of families' cooing to his
house, to take their horses to their yards. " And,",
added Mr. M. " I wish to know by what law int,-
keeper., are compelled to reserve rooms from day to
day, or even for a single hour, for Gentlemen not
coming- themselves to take possession. If the Hon.
Member (fee whom I base the highest respect, and
to whom I hate to expreis my regret that the sir.
comstance inmplained of sh.nela have occurred) wilt
try the question in a Court of Law, I shall be happy
to meet him; but with the power to do this. I think
it lard Wet he should aim to deprive me of my li-
cence, and thus to destroy property to the amount
of 30,0001.
Mr. Burrell professed his motive to he purely of a
public nature. He knew nothing of Mr. Mott, but
thought his conduct wholly indefensible. Mr. Bur.
rell further stated, that for 12 years his horses had
stood at the stables now possessed by ['enfold ; and
although he had always resided at toe New Steyne
Hotel, yet Mr. Mott's predecessor had never ob-
jected to receive him; but, on the contrary, had ever
manifested the utmost civility and attention towards
him.

Mr. Serjeant RtmxtNOTON was impressed with an
id.a, that Mr. Mott•• conduct was contrary to law;
be begged to be understood as not giving a decided
opinion on that point. At all events it was hostile
to every priuciple of justice end decorum, and he
felt that he should not perform his duty to the Pob-
tic did he not refuse the license.
In these sentiments the other Magistrates acq.fiesced,
and ttte licence was for the present suspends].

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MOST EXTENSIi.frg FogGERIES.
Saturday afternoon a most.insperlent investigation
look place before liltitAlln Biawit, Fag. at Bow.
sfreet, respecting forgeries to an enormous amount,
supposed to be committed by a Gentlemen of high
consideration in the trading and mercantile world.—
Frilay information was received by the worthy
Magistrate above mentioned, of
.f everal forgeries,
but of one definitively, and he accordingly directed.
W. 11.itol to go (armed with proper authority) in
pursuit of the Gentleman who was suspected to have
committed the offeAce. This Gentleman (for we on•
derstand his former habits and pursuits entitle him to
that appellation) was found by Bond seated iii a
Kentish Town stage, near Staples inn, he having
rode an appointment to dine with a friend at Kentish
Town. The officer, with every feeling of kindness
towards the unfortunate Gentleman, communicated
his errand with all possible delicacy to him, and con.
veyed him to the office,. where he underwent a cur-
sory examination before Mr. Birnie, during which
time he kept one of his hands in his coat near his
breast, and the worthy Magistrate tosiceiviug that
he either was meditating self.destrUction, or wits
anxious to destroy instruments which he knew would
appear in a criminal shape wing him, -ordered the
officer to take him out end search his person diligent.
ly ; this oas done, and in one of his pockets was
found a knife fully este-elated to effect that which
Mr. Dirnie had contemphrted. Upon this occasion
the charges against the Prisoner were only of a sus.
picious nature; there being no positive or tangible
proof against him ; he was accordingly remanded for
waamination on. Stturday. Mr. Birnie, however,
with that precaution which always guides him, made
it imperative uvou the officer to cause the Prisoner
eo,be watched most narrowly during the whole of the
eight; this order was strictly complied with by Bond,
Who 'stated that his captive had experienced a most
restless night, and he_had felt it his duty to take
from him his neckerchiefs, and every garment like-
ly assist him in the horrid act of suicide.—
The documents foetid upon him had, in the interim,
qndergone an investigation, and the- result was, that
long before the Prisoner's esesuination, John Elwes,
Esq. son of the late eccentric and parsimonious
Gentleman of that name, appeared, and being asked
by Mr. Birnie if he had been in the habit of accept-
ing bills for large amounts, said, to the hest of his
recollection he bad not, in the whole course of his
life, accepted more than two. Shortly after three
o'clock the accusing parties had arrived, and the
Prisoner (as brought in and placed at the her, Ile is a
fine athletic man, estretnely well dressed and pow.
tiered. He was placed at the bar, and upon seeing
Dir. Elwes, appeared rather affected by his pre-
sence: he immediately leaned his head upon his
band, and continued in that posture during the greater
part of the examination. He answered to the name
mf " Mr. Adams ;" and it appears that his name is
Balllunur 'Mama, residing at Beeuleo, pear South-
ampton • be has been an eminent ship-beilder, and
is stated have built several 74 gun ships, and has,
it would seem,•heretofore possessed character and
/.1 means, which have entitled him to the best consider-
ation of some of the first people in the metropolis.
Indeed Mr. Snow, of the bsokisig-house of Snow
end Paul, upon whom be is.supposed to have forged
to the amount •of 19001. stated that he had heels
epos intimate terms with them for these last twenty
years.
Mr. George Johnson, of the firm of Hurd end
Johnson, solicitors, of the inner Temple, stated,
that be knew the Prisoner. On Friday he came to
witness and asked him to discount the bill produced
for 2001. Witnees accordingly gave him a cheque
for 1971. 10s. upon the banking-house of Messrs.
Gosling and Sharpe, deducting the difference (21. 10s.)
for the discount. The cheque produced was the one
he gave the Prisoner. The bill was nearly as fol.
lows.:--
" Bunten. Seer. k—SlOl.: Two months *flee date pay to
asy order in London, two hundred pentode, for value received.
" B. ADAMS."
To Messrs. Charles Brook and Co. Smith:impost,. created
'ot Messrs. %Mimes and Co. Bankers, London. Charles Brook
ocd Cu. accepted for Self and Co. "
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nulifitT SNOW."
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The chute was proved to be a fcsfseryt
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Win. Bond, belonging to this 0 cf, stated that
to took the Prisoner into custody, an, Friday after-
noon, and he foand,upon him the pocket-book pro.
duced, with its contents ; and in his pocket lie found
a five pound note and a few other notes. The Ave
Pound note was proved to he one of those given in
payment of the cheque, and the contents of the
pocket-book were chiefly other bills of exchange,
ready for negocietion, which *mooted in between 3
and 40001. among which were two upon " George
Elwes, Esq. High-street, Mary-le-bonne,"- which
were shown to that Gentleman, and who pronounced
them forgeriei.
There were two others upon Messrs. Snow and Co.
tone for 10001. and another for 7001..
Mr. Snow.—Mr. Adams will you tell us what you
have done with the other monies ?
Prisoner.—No; I do not choose to tell you.
Mr. Stastss.—Mr.•Adems, if you have any thing
lit I shoe be happy to hear it; Ido not at the

say __ppy . ;
same time wisisjou to say a word if you are not in.
clined--perhaps it weeldbe mere humane in me to
rerommpud you not to slay any thing. . ,
Mr. Adams.— I &auk you, Sir; I do sot wish to
say any thing.
Mr. Bitters then stated to him that he felt it his
duty to apprize him, as he did all persons placed in
a similar situation, that the Sessions were very near
et hand, and If be was anxious to procure legal as-
sistance, he ought to lose no time in obtaining it.
He was then fully committed to Newgate for

On Friday night, about nine o'clock, fear fellows
were observed by • woman to cut .away freesia cart
which was proceeding towards town along the Kent-
road, two trunks, with which they made off across
the fields. The woman attempted to go after, the.
cut to inform the driver of the circumstance, ,fit hen,
being observed by the robbers, two of theraysturned
to the road, and with horrid imprecations threatened
to murder her if she did not immediately walk away
In an opposite direction. This she did, but gave rtt
alarm- at the first public-house she came to; when
several persons, with Hare, the constable, went in'
pursuit of the villains. One of the trunks, contain•
itie a quantity of valuable bid furniture, was found
11,3 field, but the robbery escaped with the other.