The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-25 00:00:00

'ME STATESMAN'

POLICE.

Marevrnw-nousk.—Yesterday, a young woman
named Gonnoi, was charged as fellows :
Mr. Thompson, of the firm•of Thomson, Gordon,
and Thomson, seedsmen, in Fenchorch.street, staled,
that a f• -•w d4ys ago the Prisoner was hired by him as
a geneial servant, at the recommendation of a Mrs.
Saunders, who gave her an eeceltent character. The
Prisoner, however, had been only three days in the
house, when she get intoxicated, and behaved other-
wise tfatreately ill. Witness gave her warning to
quit the house the day following. On the same
nighl, as the watchman was going his rounds, he
discovered the door of the house standing open, and
heard the Prisoner in conversation with a man in the
passage. The next morning, she was found in a state
of the most beastly intoxication ; several things were
missed from the warehouse, and on the cellar stairs,
five parcels of seeds were found packed in a handker-
chief belonging to the Prisoner, ready for removal.
The LORD MAYOR asked Mr. Thomson if he had
sten Mrs., Saunders upon the subject?

, The Prosecutor said, he had endeavoured to find
her for the purpose of punishing her, for giving a
false character, but she had absconded.
Mr. Teague, the Keeper of the Compter, said,
that the husband of the Prisoner was executed at
Maidstone, in 1816, for being concerned in robbing
a hoy upoit the River Thames of a large quantity of
dollars.

The LORD MAYOR observed, it was dreadful to
reflect, that with such an awful esample before her,
this woman should still persist in vicious courses.—
She was remanded for a week.

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found the glass and other cloths, oird he bar4a small
desk to keep thion in. A. he was going to leave the
place, no persnn had any right to the cloths, and .he
was going to take them away, when his master clime,
up to him, and insisted that he should not take the
cloths or any of his property away with him, till Inv
had settled with him, at the rate of a year. At'
this time he gave him a violent blow antis breast.
Mr. Taylor, in his defence, stated, that on the.
Prosecotor's return home, oir Wednesday, be had
been drinking till he considered him to be int oxicartid,
whkh was the cause-of their dispute. Ile persisted,
that the Prosecutor agreed to pay him 301. a year for
his place. -He denied striking the Prosecutor on his
breast in the way he had described.
Sir N. Coarser, the Sitting Magistrate, told him
he was not' justified in •forcing Gore the Prosecutor
the cloths, which were his property, for arty disputed
question between• theM.
Several Gentlemen, who were in the coffee.rootn
at the time, attended, and one of them having ob.
served, that the parties had better make it up, they
retired for that purpose, the dispute was soon settled,
and the warrant was discharged.
MARLBOROUGH- STREET. —A tradesman in Oxford.
street, charged his daughter, a young woman about
eighteeu gears of age, with creating a riot at his ,
house, and facilitating the escape of his other daugh-
ter, aged fourteen. It appeared, that the Prisoner,
for the last two or three years, has conducted herself
in a very improper manner, courting the company of
loose characters of both sexes. She was frequently
admonished, but she was too _hardened to listen to
the advice of her friends, till she fell into that snore
which her bad conduct bed led them to anticirste. She
lived al art from her relations ; but from her conduct it
was suspected that she attteropted to seduce her sister
to the same course of life, and this suspicion was yes-
terday morning verified by the sudden disappearance of
the girl. For some days past she was kept under re-
striction by her father, who caused her clothes to he
taken from her when she went to bed, and returned
each morning, notwithstanding which she contrived to ,
escape nut of the windoiss quite naked, before any of
the family were up ; but, as she could not walk the
streets in that condition, it was naturally supposed
that her escape had been effected by the Prisoner thad
her confederates, as she was seen in the course of the •
Clay its St. Giles's. The Prisoner was in consequence
brought before the Magistrates, and questiossod wifh
regard to her sister's retreat, upon which she threw i
no light, and she was discharged. She iromediatei y
proceeded, after leaving the office, to her fitheos
house, assaulted her mother.isi-la a, and, by the I
violence of her conduct, caused a riot, and a large
mob to assemble. A constable was wkh difficulty
(hood, into whose custody she was consigned.—
Every enquiry after the runaway has proved fruit.
less. The Prisoner said, she only went to her
father's house to get some clothes, which she had
there, and that they beat her with a stick.—She was
held to bail.

Au interesting female, neatly attired, and whose
appearance altogether bespoke an afflicted heart,
was introduced to the Sitting Magistrate by Gen-
tleman, who found her wandering on London.
bridge in a dejected state, on Wednesday night,
and who compassionately hired a berifor her at anion
in Gracechurch-street. She told her story as fol-
lows :
Her name was !Webster, and she was seduced from
her home at Lichfield, Staffordshire, about a fort-
night sinte;by a traveller from the George inn, who
brought her to London, and after leaving her unpro.
tected, a Staffordshire woman, whom she had rev•r
before seen, came to her, affected to pity her case,
and offered to introduce her to a friend's house, where
she would be taken care of until /he could hear
from the country. This asylum tarried out to be a
brothel, in ilittford-itreet, Fitzroy-square.; bet is
she refused to *Coin' an ...soda te In the iniquities Of
the other inmates, else was 'desired to quit the boose,
and her linen, &c. was stopped Irk in alleged' sum of
thirty shillings for two do's' board.—This was her
Onforturtate situation, when the Gentleman alluded to
found her.

The 114aciirtiate referred the Appellant to the.
parish, In which she slept the preceding inigta, and
iK3 tted a summons to the brothel keeper for the clothes
detained.

LAII B ETII-STR y haac Norris wag
brought up from Whitechapel watch-bottie, 'charged
with an attempt at robbery, on Mr. Chitty, barrister,
of the Inner Temple, on Wednesday night lost :
It appeared from the evidence of -- Dungate, a'
watchman, and James Harrison, post. my, in the
employ of Mr. Ilenry Butts, Livery-stable-I►eeper of
Carey-street, Lincoln's Irrn•fields, that on Wednes-
day night last, Mr. Chitty, accompanied by his piston,
set out from Mr. Butts' stables in a•tiost-chaise,
about eight o'Llock, to go to Bury St. Edmunds.—
The post-boy holing fastened •their trunks; which
contained considerable properly, to the chaise, pro.
ceeded on as far as the Mile-end-road. The Prisoner,
with three other nototioes characte►s, was seen by
Dungen', the watchman, running after the chaise,,
and the Prisoner at length contrived to get between
the *heels, and commenced cutting rometiiing-; it
was very dark, and the-watchmen having his suspi-
cions ran after the chaise, when it was fourith he Pri-
soner had contrived to cut the strap which fastened
the trunks. Dungate seized the Prisoner, and Mr:
Chitty ordered him to be taken to the watch-house ;
the other villians, when the watchman came up,
made their escape. The Prisouer was remanded for
the attendance of Mr. and Miss Chitty. The night
previous to the above attempt, two robberies similar
to the above were committed on the same road, and
considerable property lost.
Vonstire•sTntLT.—An information was yesterday
laid against certain• persons acting on account of the
Gas Light Company, in Brick-lane, Oid.street, for'
having broken up 100 square feet of the foot pave.
merit in Coleman-street, St. Luke's, Middlesex, for
.the purpose of le.sing down new pipes, by which,
according to the New Street Act, they were• liable'
to a penalty of 40s. for each foot, which aMounted
to `2OOl. The information was laid at tire insta ece of
the Surveyors; but, after it had-:been argued about
forty tninates, the Magistrate was clearly of opinion
'het the Company, by virtue of their own Act of
Parliament, had an undeniable privilege to break up
the place to question, notwithstanding the strictness
of the Net, Act; add cousequeutlx the automation
was quashed.'

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% Barrow-naaosx.— faursday
fed t 0 tatwirtite for -rial,' ehargt-d with tt
from the shop of John ..'impitou; jeweller,
row, IJul.mrn. 'rise Prisoner is a want lo
about 17 year. of ae.e. Sarah Churchman, the
vast, was the pcison who de rc rd the robbery
OLD VALLE

THURSDAY. Sarr,
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Richard Wheeler was indicted for steal
;lumber. a h 4, value 41. the property of
1110 Id, of Pink-plate, Chelsea.- Guilty.
George Taylor. aged ltl, was indicted tot
hf Mr. James Brett, an Officer in the 51st lte,
amilk handkerchief, on the 9th of July last, at i
during the time of relieving the guard —Guilty,
hlizabeth Harslet. aged 13, and Olivia Sr-
tire most iateresting females, were indicts
• iltleof J aly last. a great quantity of In
Capt. George Keelboat. of Ilauchester,
square, w ith'ishoin they lived as servants.
The Prosecutor having missed the pro
apartment in which the Prisoners slept, a.
in question secre.ed between the bed and
pair of silk stock tugs were also produced, t
to a dealer in left Ml' sewleing apparel, on tht
A considerable umbel of very respectable
Prisoners most excellent characters.
The Itceottont, in summing up, WO
rested- on Mr. lieetham's evidence only,
it a very weak one, and directed an ,
proved that they had gone together and
stockings; this *eel made theca-e
Prisoners. From the careless manner is
about, they might have got tinder the
should be remembered that nothing had
their boxes. The character here sodi
the Jury entertained any doubt,. they wi
the benefit of it.
The Jury found theta Not Guilty.
A Mrs. Atatnell, whom Olivia StepheiFon had lived With;
llntiminely undertaking to keep her till she could send her to her
friends in America, she was given up to her. The other Pri-
mmer was handed over to her father.
' John Rishop, a very genteelly dressed young man, was is-
dieted for robbing, on the fish of August, Elizabeth Rose, of
41. its notes and other article-, Ihe Prisoner met the Proseca.
Kix on the nithc mentioned, and pretended to have a most via-
lent passion fur her, lie c..scribecl himself to he painessed of
an unlimited for.une, and . uere..l her .t purse, u hich, he said,
contained 2W. and a gold sovereign, to go into %Vey mouth
Mews. This:the Prosecuirix returned, and declined holding
any conversation a ith hint. lie continued to tallow her, and
bring laden with the articles she had purchased, lie ofered to
provide her with a couch, which was also reittsed ; the Pri-
soner, however, con inued to follow her, keeping very close to
her side, till arriving at sleymonth-street. he took bold of her
arta and held lier..ot the same time takink from her the 'property
is question. Some reams coning up, the Prisoaer run au ay,
but was parse d and taken, having, while runuiug, thrman
ass.,y the pocketbook of the Prosecutrix, am! the purse which
he had offered her. dawn two areas. Onsetteihing the purse,
I was round o conmju only wage. paper' ands topper coin.—
The Prosecutor's vac!. -t book was f, and with all the ;instantly
iu it.
Ihe Provectittit and the witnesses were most rigidly exa-
mined by .Mr. At.r.Ev. but they did not in the least vary the
..ratemeitt they first made.
The Pri-o .er pm hi, aand to his heart, and solemnly deviated
his innocence. lie threw himself on the mercy of the Court.
Five , prune, wet.. called to 416 character, who described him
to have paid theca hoite,tlY.' They did not, hawevert know how
hr got fi p; Ili nod ; they moderato' dfills to bea (academia.
'1 he R.,;Colu)1411 • ismst.ed,Vp the eriotACt, dud the Airy found
him Guilty, withuutthe INA hesitation.

ciaitONitici4 -INQUESIt

M-ELANCHOLY.. ACCIDENT.
An Inquisition Wll4 taken on Thursday before Taowus Sari,.
TON, Fsq. Crooner, at the Crown, Heat hoareet, Barbican, up-
on the body of friary Roach, aged six years, the daughter tif
Mrs. Roach. of No, 5, White Itose-alley, White Cross-wreet,
who was killed by the rim, of the house where she re.ided being
driven iohy a stack of chimnies falling upon it during the slurs
on Tuesday afternoon Inst. •
hdr. ei.arles Vetter stated, that he heard of the accident in
about two minutes after it happened; he ran to the spot, being
informed that three persons were killed, the inhabitaatist the
court were in the greatest consternation, expecting every owns
other stacks of chimuies would be blow.. down and demolish
their houses and property, the whole of the Houses appearing to
he is such a very rumour condition,lhat it Was dangerous fur
persons to reside in them. Thenbitatties were lamas 14 fees high,
and only two bricks wide. He saw the mother 1.1 the deceased
running about the court in a frantic manner, calling fur her
children, and he made his way among the tains into the house,
and heard a child calling to her mother, " Takeatr out, mo-
ther." lie removed some of she rubbish, and saw the deem-ed,
quite dead; her head had beett•pressed quite Bat by a helm.—
The .oilier child was lv tug nosier the beam, the end of which
tested upon some bricks. and presented her receiving any W.-
Haus Injury. One df BR mother's arms was broken iu two
places.
Mr. Tomkins said that be saw the stick of chi:units blown
down. and he expected the tither cliiinoies would have fallen;
one had givto way, and the others were iii a very dangerous
slate.

The Joey went to examine the prensises in White Itoseadley.
On their return to the Jury-room the forcinau 'Aid, that they
were of opition 'bat the Ives of the inhabitants of the court were
in great dance. troll the dilapidated and 'insure taste of the
buittings, particularly ft am the excessive heighLof n'te chimaies
%bid' ~ere witfortit ally support; they liar also of opinion,
that there was yet y great negligence en the part of the landlord.
in sults:ring i e Moves to be What/nett in such a trondition, and
they espies ed ;heir wish that the landlord should besusamoued •
before them.
Ter CORONER said, that no benefit could passibly result from
lulu being .utomoned, because slit y p. messed no power to pan*
him toreny negligence of his, which urght bare produced the
fatal catastrophe.
It was agreed by the Jury to present the buildings to the
(iaad Inquest as a nuisance ding...nuns to the surrounding la-
habilahrs, and after some consultation and Observations terng
mad/. tor the Jurymen mid Coroner, she Jolty returned thefol-
lots ing verdict :—" '1 he death of the deceased was caused by the
preraises which were in a dilapidated nod unsafe state, acci-
dentally falling. upon her."
The premises have been prr.ented to the Inquest, and will bee
come a subject of di.cossion before the Court of Aldermen.
An Inquisition aas taki n on Thursday. at the Loudon hospi-
tal, pn the betty iof William Igo., aged itl, who, it appeared,
was a curter in the employ of a fanner, in Eases. On ti,e llth
lust. be came to tout n with a load (Allay, and was got g themes
Threadneedle street, o heti. by some accident, he got beta ern
the vlois-zomw heel and a post, and sat crushed so dera.dfolly.
that iet fell senseless von the gloved. He was can led to the
ii ik• al. ti here he lingered until Saturday last, abet) be ex-
pire .• Verdict— Ace dental heath.
T rsdrry sin furriest Was' herd at the Roe and Crown, Stoke
Nov/pram, before. J. W. Umst+J. Fay. on the body of a man of
respectable appearance, aged sixty, a ho was found drowned is
the Slew River."Pltormis Copeland, of Homan, sworn, said that
on Sunday morning la,t. about eleven o'clock, he was passing
by the left halal side of the Miser, and.saw the body of the de-
ceased floating in the water; he got it out on the hank—be otos
quite warm but dead--was sr stranger to witness. nor -did he
Loo_w now be came. t:. the wafer. fin is about 5 feet 3 Mabee
high, grey hair, dressed in a blue coat, hiack waistcoat, buck-
skin small-el.ohe's, a white shirt, shoes, and black bat, Vet-
diet —kr uund Drumaal. .
BIRTII.
At Paris on theMb hirit., the Hight Hoc •Lstify Jame, MEN
Of it daogit,,r, . . , ._. .. .... - .._

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On the 223 inst.. at Ay-too. the Earl Firostaluw. to Giro•
ree.ind daughter of George Fled) er, 111. P. of rip(0011
to the comity of Itittlaud.

DIEM •
On Ilse is Is int.. at his hatt!,e ie ?Juke-street, St. James's,
'Mr. It. W. Sall, im ell, misilattire-paimer.
Oa the sth oh.. aced 5:1, Freiimek eldest son of, Me
lam Frederick kitsch. Eyq., of Lawrence. Poitniney lane. •
On the 11th inst., at tits home in I? ederielinlelace. F. P.
Martin. El.
On the 18th in4t.. at Cheltenham, aged 61, Mrs. Irving.
widow of the late Thomas Irving, Lsq, Inspector General of
but Majesty's Cu.tiouis.
Oa the 21th Ir.t., Mts. Jane Whitelv.ated N. wire of George
Whiteley. and daughter of John Iliggsn. Esq. of Landoll-
Street, ha'. ing previonsty been delivered .if a still born infant. 4
On the 'loth Mary. wile of Mr. w. Turner, Sargeon, of
New -treet, Upper liaker.strees. aged 41 years.

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SIATESOItre Owr E, No. I,i th sbary-coutt, Flivt-sreet.

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tra Pilasollrlet, commit.
th steaUnc a gilt w
eller at fro. 6. Middle,
aert Inekiag youth.' and
he ProseCatot's set.
robbery.
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rr• ?4.
ruling, on the 3tl of lie
pt
of M s. Mary Ann Got*
y•
ed for picking the pocket •
gist Regiment of kom,
last, at the Horse Guards
—Uuilty.
icedepheason, sitd 21,
fur stealing an the
' wearing apparel, freak ant
Ae
ster-.greet, hl asdieuten
nos.
property, searched the do
it, nod found the articles oh
I and the sacking. Tete
cud, which they had soil
on the6lh of July,
ectable persons gave the
aid, that if the case had r, hashould have thought as
se
n *cookie'. But it was
ind sold two psi. of silk
en lady Ittrong against the
in which things were left
e been f bed by widest. tar it al
Et oiled
of great weigh in either of
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would give Priseseeet