The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-29 00:00:00

takPrt it under his care on leavint the workhotter.

Miller, the officer, stepped forward and said, he
atr!erstood the child, a female, was with a, cosier-
monger, in Sharp's Alley, Cow-cross, who treated it
very cruelly.
The Magistrate said the child was now traced, as .
decidedly belonging to the family of Itayal. lie
would leave it to Mr. Stott's discretion to prusecute
the prisoners for cruelty to it, find told him, under 114
circuinst , to suffer them to bate the child again.

Mr. Scutt remarked that is most cases of this kind
the prosecuting' wu tabu up by the radii where the
IwelVage osartrolt. • •
Mt. Low, (woof the chlirchwardeu of ilitAltyrate4
io the East, where the case originated, said that he
would refer the matter to the Committee the seat
Board day.
The Magistrate desired the child to be sent to its
proper parish, Clerkenwell.

. Air. Scutt said they would take it back in a friendly
manner, to save the parish of St. °corre the expense
of faunally passing it.

The Prisoners were ordered I. give 24 hours notice
of bail.

A serious affray between some Excise officers and
smugglers took place early on Friday morning, on the
road from King's Ferry to Key-street. The officers
gained information that a quantity of tubs were to be
run on the shove morning, secreted themselves on the
road, and soon after they had taken their station, three
carts laden with contraband goals made their appear-
ance. The officers stopped the first cart and order
the mai to surrender, but he obstinately refused, ant!
attempted by force to pass the officers, when one of theca
fired and wounded the smuggler between the shoulder
and breast. He was conveyed to the public-house at
Key-street, where be now lies in a very pecarioss state,
as the ball is not yet extracted. During this affair the
drivers of the two carts behind made off with their booty.
(Maidstone Gazette.)
Exactrrtos.—Noncrtcu, Aro. 21.—0 n Saturday
last, pursuant to their sentences at our last asaivq, •
James Smith and Henry Carter were executed on the
Castle Ditches; and, from the evidence adduced on
their separate trials, and the words of the unhappy
culprits at the place of execution (having both acknow-
ledged their offences), no doubt remains of their hay-
ing d d the ignominious punishment. It is 25
years tince any one has been executed for the city;
and from the very solemn and awful manner in wl.h It
the whole of the proceedings were conducted, we trist
it will be loag ere we again •••:-
and heart-rending a scene. Si
man, single, and about 25 yes
little known in Norwich, but hi
to been of the worst •
trait always appeared very
fall to the chaplain (the Rev.
attendance and attention. Cu
Norwich, single, about twenty,
character. He was found guilt
bootee of Mr. Clark, without
Smith of a similar offence in .
house without St. Benedict's gates.
the droadful spot, the prisoners "
cart, sad the clergyman imusedii
them to prayer. After they bed
hoar in prayer, the unhappy
steps to the platform. Carter
pray, and cootinned till be was
After the cep wu4cawn over t
fixed mud kits seek, be called
nions wise mood near the drop,
and said " Sam, let this be a
am sure it ought." The twi
touted and shook bande,witb et
tissues( imAloriog for mersy,
fatal, sigma was given, when the
were lauasbeil into avail.. Li
persons were present. The bodice,
in one grave on Monday mon&
church•yard.—(9g7 Gazette)

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