The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-04 00:00:00

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S. Dirt" asd 110MItio NAM at tie SIMMIODO
Bane, Nowiagawie lis esimedarii, emparstivoly.
Sea oae, ale 10 sus of boom 'mural

rail, epos 't&l *Alia. The eerpiiii
what the soldier had advised hind" le to
heffeaffs4 'Pon -blOdat-iilifeh, witness .modkis
;ease ami Lis
closet. tie inquired' 'top
0 Dl7O Your. 61 it:yos don'e get oil of 01 "IP
'l'll ruin yore tromp with my bayonet." curve.
earthen MA his unites from his shoulder; andlOwer-
ed the point. Witness started, back, or be ready ho-
!laved' tie defendant Weald have no him throsgh.
On his cross-examination by Mr. ADOMPIIIM he said
that he was. about six years ago. in the militia. sad wail
Gel a special pleader. He bad not taken hold of the
corporal's arms, bat might have touched hi.. The
bayonet wail lowered, but not so low as bli body.
A man named Talbot confirmed the Prosecutor's

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Mr. Apobenne, in his defense of the corporal, ridi-
culed what he called Mr. Whaley's frothy declama-
tion, and assured the Jury that he had studied dili-
gently the records of his country, and had ascertained
that the estates of the realm were as happily blended
by the constitution as never to be capable of acting
but with one interest, design, and object, and that it
was impossible that one part could, from jealousy,
bring the soldiery to act against another part of the
community even to parricide. This military had a right
to pass through the striete•as they were in the habit
of doing, and it could not be **pasted that they were
to be broken and driven about 'hy the carriages. Be
had learned, that since the extinction of the feudal
system, it was never known that the civil rivers were
put down by the military except when feeders dema-
gogues destroyed the institutions of the country. After
some further observations, in the coarse of which the
Learned Counsel took occasion to east imputations ere
the Prosecutor and his evidence, he called
Pour soldiers, rho were of the marching party, aid
all of whom swore that the Defendant went between
she second man and the corporal, and took hold of
the arm of the corporal which supported the
musket, and seised the musket with the other is a
manner which obliged the corporal to tyro rouod, and
prevent his piece from falling. They also swore that
the corporal had not used a word of abuse.
Mr. Comma contrasted the evidence given upon Stab
sides, and observed upon the likelihood that common
men, who messed and lived together, would be ottani-
mous upon any subject connected with any one of
them.
The Costmow SCROILINT, in summing up, said that
certainly the soldiers bad ne right to shove the people
off the pavement. In the present ease, he considered
the soldier had not acted with impropriety; but if the
assault had been proved, the most severe punishment
would be inflicted. Verdict—Not Guilty.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

These Sessions Sessions commenced yesterday, before N.
CONANT, Esq. Chairman, and a full bench of Mogi*,
trates.
Edward Beensoind Virtue his wife, were indlited
for having wilfully set fire to the house in which they
lived.
A witness produced a model of the greund4loor q
the house in which the prisoners lived. The Itouseesoe
situate on Saffron-bill, and the groandoloor,
was the only part eeespiedly the priseamoi;OenelsteiC
of a shop and parlour.
Satoh Marshall stated, that she lodged on the lit
Boor of the house, immediately over the wisoucr's 4(94
that about seven o'clock in the morn's, of the
19th of September, Virtue Evan! came into her
room and said, "We are all in a blaze below." The
witness immediately ran dews stairs, and took a jag
of water with her, but on coming to the parlour door,
Virtue Brans refused to let her go in, saying, No
one should go in till her husband cams home. Wit-
ness seeing the fire said—Then we'll be all consumed.
Virtue Evans replied—No matter, we are insured.—
The witness then went to the door, and gave the
alarm of fire.
Edward Sparks, a carman, saw Virtue Evans buying
brandy at a shop near her own about seven o'clock on
the morning of the fire; soon after beard Sarah Mar-
shall cry " Fire!" at the door, and immediately ran
into the house; but Virtue Evans refused him admit-
tance into the room that was on fire, saying no one
should go in to plunder her property till her husband
I came home. The witness then went to the yard, and
with several others got in through the window. There
was a bed on fire, and also furniture on fire in other
parts of the room ; and in a box in the shop a handker-
chief was found on fire. He did not think from all
the appearances that the fire could have been accidental.

Charles Passaway, • watchman, heard the alarm of
fire, and, on coining to the house, found a number of
persons endea►ouring to get into the room where the
fire was, and Virtue Evans preventing them. He forced
his way in, and saw a bed on ire in one part of:the
room and a chest of drawers in another,,and a child's
bed, which wee between them, not touched by the fire.
He saw fire in four separate parts of the room. Ewd.
Evans canto home -in -aboat-an.ho.nr.after, and bin wife
complained to him that the whitess had Parsed htioieeif
into the house, and that the people salt*, had set it
on fire. The shop bad nothing in it InatJabin posed&
of bacon and butter.
Abraham Levi saw Edward Evans and his trio sons
' leaving his house about siViretoctrtn the morning of
the fire; they all carried bundles with•them.
Mr. Thos. Stead, surveyor to the Sun Fire Insur-
ance-office, stated that he had made a valisation °Ohs
loss sustained by the fire, which amounted to 30/. 7a.
The prisoner stated his loss at 1591. 10S1.•of which he
said was in Bank-notes.

A Clerk of the same office preyed that' the priooeer
had his premises insured tkere three years for 1001.,
sad that a fortnight before Aare, he insured for SOW.
Mr. ALLEY addressed the Jury for the prisolers,
:and expressed his hope, that even. if they should think
the female primmer had set' thrferalitue eu ire,. they
would not hold her busboad aseountable for what she
had done in his absent" ,P;ii
The'CRAIIIMAN Charged the hey, tbatifthirbe,
Tiered the buslisnd had planned setting ;the premises
on ire with his wife, he wts aralit rtollty'asittelks,d
done it with his own bald; ; •
. Tliejery,'Wltiniut a "atolaeari lieoagitA*tailatinit
the prisooers •
The. 1441i1111.01 islJ, the Oise jai One or..sarlit
greotenermity, chat thfeoar; taoot
berate punishment. :
At' . Mai.

. OLD 14411/111' 41114.10 N&
The Olen &edges coma tae, on Wednesday next;
tote leis closed on tbe 2.1 eli. since which there have been
committed Sr WO 192 prisoners. of which The follow-
ing Is a coereetlfst of their Varian* *Centel :•.•
. Leaks. ilikkikeez.
BergIATY • . - •
Highway Rob ry - • , •
Stealing In a dwelling-hmme * , •
Forgery - • • - 1 .
He stealing • '•• • • ' •
. . . . . . .so j•
Mercionsly Stabbing '. , • I
Embezzlement • ; • •' 1 f 4" 0 - •
Receiving stolen goods • • , 0 7
Larcenies • - . • 1$ 106
Stealing from the person • • I 22
Selling counterfeit coin $ 3 •
-L.

164

The following is a statement of the whole of the pri
angers now in- Newgate:— Matsu. Valuta*
Convicts respited during his Majesty's
pleasure - • - 23
upon whom the judgment of the
Court has been respited - 5
under sentence of transportation
for life - - • - 6
- under sentence of transportation
for 14 years - - - 3
- under sentence of transportation
for 7 years - • 23
Prisoners under sentence of imprisonment
for felony and misdemeanors 12
- for trial at present Sessions 155
- at the Admiralty Session. -
- committed by the Commis-
sioners of Taxes - 1
- for trial at the Assizes - I

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POLICE.

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DOW-ITSERT-.-4 man of the name of MIUTTIII/t
was brought up from the watchhouse yesterdayouid
*barged with an attempt to rob Joseph Provisial ea
Saturday night last.
Tbe prosecutor, who is an Italian, stated that heload
been spending the evening at the White Bear Public
house, Bear-street, on Saturday; and on his return
home at night, %ben passing nuclei the Piazza ofCo-
vent-garden. he. was surrounded by a gang of five
fellows, who immediately began to bustle him. One
of them took hold. of his skirts, and attempted to search
his pocketi, saying, " D—n this rough coat ; have
you got nay thing here?" The prosecutor resisted,
aid struck din fellow. when the other font instantly
attacke4,l44 He called the watch, and seized one of
them, (thpprilotter) who bit him in the band. and
Made him bleed from a violent blow with his fist on
tie nose. The watchman eleming 'to his assistance,
boweVet, be succeeded is securing him. The watch-
-osno Hied Wont. in pursuit of the others who bad run
*wail amil"*ir meter tag ohm into cesfety.
.Urfunu tae feapf aot lhr of talkie* fiVisivie"
Tile secbld prisoner was also pat to the bar, but as
the prosecator.could not identify Mena as lane of the
five, he was discharged.
Hargrave was, committed tie trial & and the pro.
secutor directed: as he bad stated that hiline'abiedtsi
return to the continent, to go at'once 6 the Saslow;
which are now sitting, and present his bill.
The Magistrate then asked the'prosecutor if he bad
bad a quarrel with a French officer at the White Bear,
whom he sent to the watchbouse on the same even-
ing, and who, having appeared at this office in the
morning, bad been discharged.
Senor Provisini replied, that be bad been illtreated
by sucks person ; but he was a blackguard beneath .
his notice; and having punished him &efficiently by
sending him to the watchhouse. and being, moreover,
about to return to the continent, be gave him leave to
go about his.business.
DARING FOOTPAD/I.—Yesterday John Williams un-
derwent an examination before Sir RICHARD BIRDIE.
charged on suspicion of being connected with another
man, not in custody, in a daring footpad robbery,
which was committed last Wednesday afternoon, soon
after four o'clock, on the turnpike-road between High
Wycombe and Great Marlowe, on the person of Mr.
11. Lewis, a foreigner, who was knocked down and.
cruelly ill-treated. They proceeded to empty his
pocket', in which was his pocket-book, containing
cash and bank notes to the amount of 471. They also
robbed him of his blue bag. containing a quantity of
valuable jewellery, among which was a gold musical
repeating watch, a gold chain, three gold seals, an
engine-turned gold musical snuff-box, a gold seal en-
graved with the Duke of Gloucester's arms, besides
some valuable ladies shawls and scarfs, &c.

The Prisoner was apprehended in consequence of
i'nfornsation that be resided in Bedford Bury, and.
answered the description el one of the robbers,' wbe
was of t of London when the robbery was committed,
and when be• left town be bad. scarcely any money,
but on hie retprn be bad plenty, tbis, with other cir-
cumstances, induced Mr. Minolta% the Magistrate, to
issue a warrant against bim, and on Saturday evening
Jefferies, the Patrole, brought him before Mr. Min-
shull, when there being no proof against him, the Ma-
gistrate ordered him to be detained in a . watch-house
till yesterday, and a communication be vent off to
Wycombe, to say the Prisoner was in custody, &c.
quiring some person to attend at the Office to authorise
his detention. Yesterday, on the Prisoner being
'brought from. the watch-house, before Sir RICHAIID
litaittp, amen attended, who stated his knowledge of
'hiv...Lorlporbo had been robbed, and that he was pre-
sent at the examination of three men before the Magis-
tratewat Wycombe on Saturday, on suspicion of their
enneerne4 ie the rubbery. lie confessed he knew
•noithing of the prisoner, but requested Sir • Blatant,
BAarsta. to intogrogate the prisoner to , give an account
of _kit:melt leliva: be was at the time et the robbery.
The Magitimtp, declined cloing that, as there was no
proof before him,,fox.amin aground of suspicion; how-,
elver be. KR* 4," ipl"...the prisoner his business, and,
.where be llTed. 3 -
Tbe 1) 171(71110!eltl .ttaihr. and
tredt.
Awe he led is Utiforti lease at,wbich
I the prisoner lodges being a resort for suspicion' cbs-

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op by monetoos under tbs Net Stems Act, firm
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a dead horse to veinal. in Neentntenetoni
Dean. the tolerator of pavealsol of St. (hap%
Parish. reamed dolmen which had sliedliiasas•-•
a hearse. and the Magietrate dieniesod As assosesio-770
on the ironed of disquiet. bevies beetwelksed Am*
removal of the began
liarrennusoan ...lf • Weed", le go sums jais
asaka„ a obousneker, sublime is Toruhr-stunk.th
lassepondntrest, Gryedatmisee. was brought op hi .
'custody of Wm. Pond.. Isms Charged. with 4464
his wife witl intent to seeder her.
The statemest delis onfortenate woome.lowritiiii
Immo—Hee maidsn manse was Mary Ana Nelseswehe
was the lasi of epees wives which the prima" lot
' She was married by kens to him twelve years Ns
'Nur; shg bee foot children by him. She livid iiikk
'the prisoner about eight years, bet parted fora hi
on Sadie( be had two of his wives living, and sktimi,
Sired separate from hies fear years.
The Magistrate told bee, if that was tbe oak lb*
she was not the primmer's wife, and then inked h.
to has sworn. About twelve o'clock tbatday she saw
atthe Owner's lodging, to inquire of him why be
kept her two chi! Iran from school (the Noting!
Sheol, in Shoe-lane.) u the master complained to lee
of their non-attend:lace. He threatened to tern hse t
out, sayingshe had no business there, as she did asei
live with him. An altercation than took plan, whim T
she threatened to send fora constable, and have ma
taken up for' bigamy, and get hiss trumpeted. The'
prisoner, who was sitting at his dinner. pt tick*?
passion, and laid hold of his knife, off Ocean
which he used to sit at work ; she ran outside...ow
and the prisoner followed her; she fell en the iddis.
and the prisoner threw himself spun her. Alai .
stabbed her several times in the side. It appsend
that.the prisoner's daughter, by one of his (env,
wives tried to save the complainant from the hey el,
her husband. and that in so doing she had kw
Angers if her left band nearly out of The. poi.', •
seser's• daughter did not appear daring the resat
nation of her father and step-mother. but Themes
Lee. a shoemaker, living in the same house with the
prisoner, and who took the knife out of his hook
proved the murderous attack made upon the esespleim,
ant; and that, after the two mined. were indicted ea:
her. the prisoner exclaimedos what am I to de? whet:
am Ito ll* ?" Such was the relactsat testimeay, of,
this witness, that the Magistrates not only slimed& .
ed him, but threatened to commit him.
Mr. Skinner. a. surgeon, who dressed the weak •
stated, that there was one on the right and °sees die
left side of the Abdomen r they were very day aid
penetrated to the baselines t be considered hue Is h'‘
dange*n sale, as isdanunation might take plseeka.
few bone, mod 4MIIIO death. The women.wee inlortta.
the Hospital attd Ike primmer was remanded.
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-• maces or Inva..-otintertia.—We fad sideime tor
Kent at having to reseed 0 melancholy Inettneenforfil
ilaoghter, which swooned es Wedeasulay last stikipsrt,
Parade. beyond Black Reek. A young 'enthuse el
the tams of B—a, from Outlands, near St:nervy lat.,
lag been exceedingly attached to an interesting ad
amiable young lady of the name of H—ll, of this 4% .
Min died at Wilhamstewn, on Tuesday morning lest'
was, SI it appears. overwhelmed with affliction at bets
loss, sad, as we arainforined, saw her funeral praise
Idea pass the window of his lodgings, when be pates
pistol to ibitheart. and discharged its contents threoglt,
It. Mr. M'Carthy, the Coroner, held an inquiet 20111
sloe body of die unfortunate young gentleman, else die
Jury returned the following verdict:—" We had dot.
the deceased shot himself, basin been is a state die.,
sanity from hive, for the deceased, Miss —."—(Dee.
lie Piper)
SMOCKING ACCIDINTr3II Saturday Harriet, aged
10 years, the daughter of Mr. Hatcher, of NOD.
steed, St. George's, Southwark, went to a neighbour's
house, a friend of her father. on a visit, and while she
was reaching an article from the the mantle-shallow
the ire-place, her frock caught fire, and the pose
creature was instantly enveloped in lames. She ma
up and down the street, crying 6, Save sue, good 0.4
save me!" and when persons endeavoured to wrap a
blanket, round her, she erelied from them dims *e
street into a yard, where she fill from weakens, bee
apparel being almost entirely consumed. From
knees to the forehead she was burnt to that shaking
degree as to appear like nothing human, and the hair
was burst off her bead. She was a corpse in a few beers.;
On Sunday night between Id and 11 o'clock sees&
60 male convicts were removed from Newgste to
Woolwich in a large waggon provided fur the wpm!
Whei the waggon came into Blackfriarmroad, it tae/'
stopped by a gang of fellows. many of thee steed
with sticks; tad it being apprehended that a muse
was intended, the Dragoons who escorted the waggon
immediately rode up in heat of It with theleirmen
swords, and soon made these fellows wrest. TM
latter then said, they ugly intended to make proem
to some of the comic's, who were their friends.
On &today a bey on board the Albior waffle* "'
set, lying before the dock of Carpenter Smith. 1014
seer St. Juho's. Herolydown, was foiled bassist le
the forecastle; he was cot down. bet life wa____a_ts___,

MARRIED.
Yestenlay, at Petworth. Resses.Mr. William Rea? *d`
*why, of 80We-tans. to Jaye Fraser,. eldest "Ole
William Hale. Esq.. of the former place.
On Sunday last, at Kensington. Lisatrnsat Georg•Esios
of the Royal 'Nary. and of the Foil/ House, !pistol'.
Miss Yarrow. of Jeneya-street.
• At Stateroom Chorea,Whlissa Goa, Esq.. of Fort Ladle.
County Kerry. nephew to Lord Ventry, to Margaret, I,o*
eond daughter Of Moats M`Kenny, Esq., of Fltswililam.
'tweet, Immo( the Aldermen of Dublin.

DIED.
At Woesteat Douse. near Readiest, on Wednesday 0110
• Ann, the wife of Thiess, Fraser, Esq.. late HOED"
✓lf of OS fordski re.
At Webster. on the 29th all., Jane, the ideal doled°
.Rear-Adallrel Harvey,

mem worts* AT LANDON•91111:101r Te-mosseer.
Morning 1 m. after 9.—Eveaiug 114 min. after 11.

; Edited. Priototi, and puolished at Use OSes el
141:1114s STATIC/MAN aid ..Tui Coptssistssios"(ittailmi
Pais'el. No. IN. *mid, opposite St. Moors Mos&
"bif It. WARDZIL. LL S., to whom all Cossomisottos,
*r on. lite..sro revisited to be odisolool.

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