The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-10-28 00:00:00

SPARRING.

The fias•li(ht Mau had his first Benefit at the Fives-
court on Wednesday, and it was tolerably well attended.
Oas and Shelton made a very manly set-to, but Shel-
ton's science was not fit to put his daring on one side,
or to get the best of it. Oliver and Larkin made a very
good set-to, with equal advantages, as did also Scrog-
gins and Sampson. Abbot challenged Martin, who was
present, and promised to oblige hips.

DARING AND 01;TRA0101:11 Roananv.—Thursday
afternoon, a little before five o'clock, as a gentleman
was proceeding along the Strand, near Charing-cross,
observing a crowd approaching him from Chasing-
cross, and suspecting from their disorderly conduct
that they were pickpockets, he in order to avoid them
stepped into the boot-maker's shop at tie corner of
St. Martin's-lane, intending to wait until they bad !
passed. As soon as he hail entered the shop, the!
crowd, amounting to 12 or 14 men, came up to the
shop door, and rushed into the shop, apparently as if
they bad pushed each other in, but their object in-,
shinty became apparent, as they in the most daring
and outrageous manner immediately seized hold of the
gentleman, forcibly dragged him out of the shop, and
when they got him into the street, they were joined
by others, supposed to amount to the number of forty.
who proceeded to ill-treat him, and robbed him of •
valuable wmtelt, chain and seals, &c. with 'thick the
whole of them made their escape.
Sense of the Swan-yard gang are in custody. The
place is a nursery for male and female thieves of the
must desperate description, and the parish shouhl en-
deavour to clear this den of infamy if possible.
Equally had are several receptacles fur rogues of both
sexes in Vine-street, Chandus-street, from whence
gangs sally forth at night-fall, and knock down and
rob the passengers. If search warrants acre occa-
sionally issued to take up vagrants and night walkers
N these quarters, Fleet-street, and other places, it
would he attended with great pishlic benefit. Tran-
sportation to Botany Bay is no longer considered a
punishment by convicts, and soave other punishment
should he devised to Pllkvent the commission of crime.
DARING lk .—A few nights since, the
I dwelling-house of J. Inglish, Esq. of Beggars' Hill,
Norwood, was entered by means of a ladder applied
to the library window. The thieves happening to
break a square of glass, which awakened dlr. Inglish
and the servants, they were compelled to make a
precipitate retreat, taking away only a few articles
of plate, and some linen. Mr. Inglish pursued them
by the light of a dark lantern which they carried
as far as the Croydon road ; hal the thieves finding
their pursuers gaining on them, their leader gave
or:lets to " (how the glint." The light was imme-
diately put out, and Mr. Inglish and his assistants
being left in the dark, abandoned the pursuit.
Cottosrates Ingram—The following particulars
appeared in evidence, iu consequence of the death of
Hr. Butterfield, as previously stated iu the Statesman :
—Between eight and nine o'clock, on Saturday night
hut, the neighbourhood of White Lion-street, Benton-
ville, were thrown into the greatest alarm, on its being
reported that Mr. Richard Freeman Butterfield, a re-
spectable atturn..y, residing in that street, was found
murdered in his bed, his throat being cut across. Mr.
Brownian, a surgeon iu that street, was sent fur ; both
he and his assistant immediately attended, as did like-
wise Mr. Briant, a surgeon, of Spencer-street, Clerken-
well, and from their statement, at the time, it ap-
peared he had been murdered. Mr. Weissman stated
his opinion to the constables, and ordered all the in-
mates, consisting of eight persons, into custody until
the result of the Coroner's Inquest was made known.
In consequence of which, Mrs. Butterlidd, her
mother, brother, and aunt, together with the servant
and family of Mr. flirt, occupying the fir,t floor,

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'I hrough the vigilance and perseverance of Potter, were mule prisoners, and kept in... confinement till
the beadle of St. Ann's, assisted by the inforwatioa of ' sit or seven o'clock on Sunday evening, when, he an
the driver of the coach No. 410, the parents of the order from Mr. Hirai', they were liberated till the
the child were at length discovered, in a lodging et result of the Coroner's Inquest was made known. On
the Wier tad of the town, and brought in custody Blonder an inquisition was held at the sign of the
the office. They described themselves as nra • , Three johns, corner of White Lion-street, and Suffolk.
,aod gave their name* John and Ann Mayan. ThOir street, opposite the house of else deceased, before
appearance was very respectable ; the female scarce,'i Thomas Stirling, Esq., Coroner, and a respectable
SO years old, and the supposed husband about /N. - P Jury of the neighbouring inhabitants, when Isir
Prom the evidence produced it appeared, that the Phillips, brother-in-law of the deceased_ and several
prisoners, professing to be husband and wife, hired a surgeons, were examined, upon wh. to testimony
second door at the house of a Mr. Watts, No. 55, the Jury, after six hours' close inquiry, returned a
111oucesteretreet, Queen-square, the beginning of verdict "That tile deceased died by his own act, in
Septe s.ber, saying she bad just arrived from the cows- cutting his throat in a state of temporary mental Je-
tty. The female was very far advanced in preguaney, rangement."
aid was delivered of a tensile child i.n Sunday evening INATANCZ or HOXFPTY.—A farmer of the name of
the third of September. The mother declining to Waller, who formerly resided near Stockton, became
.suckle the child, it was delivered, a day or two after t unfortunate and failed, and was unable to pay his err-
the birth, to the care of Mary Whistler', the wife of ditors more than tis. in the pound. Since that period
the bridle of that parish, residing at No. 9, Eagle- (VI years ago), he has, by his industry, realized a
`Street, lied Lion-square. With her the child remained i sulfieient sues to pay his erAlitora 20a. in the pound,
until the evening of the 10th of October, when it was i and last Tuesday summoned the whole of them to the
• ken away by the parents about Kali an boar after house of Mr. Simpson, lied Lion, Silverooreet, in the
o'clock, they stating that the child was going to i city of Durham, where, after treating them witha
aurae
is the conotry. 200 miles off. Within half an good dinner, he paid them a furtherdividend of twelve
,hour of this time the satue eversin,, according to the Shillings. His ereslitore, wishing to testify their ad-
'statement of the prisoner, Carpenter, the child was adratiou, as welt as gratitude for such an hooonrahle
'kit with her at the foot of illackfriars-bridge. solos, immediately subscribed a suns to buy Mrs.
The prise,,,„,. it.appearod, remained at Mr. Watts's Waller a set of china.
nod! the fettling of the 14th nest. when they gave op
Mat holgings, and weed away in the hackney* roach, . welhls:llrtlisivs7;:trialeTrha2l4.l.--4r
flue
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height of nips has.
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071 ti:ri a pheouttwoon which is eTere the
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