The Statesman.
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flowage at Wools The• prisoner had lees but seven kept the notes; mad his excuse for so manta now was, Uses
menthe cm -board her, and lmadnly 41. wages to Tecate), he Mad led to appreimed the chair-maker, for stea4ing
while the complainant having been three years and a on of them from the boy.
ban' in the ship, had an arrear due to bins of 47/. At 1, The Nfarisfrate ordered the notes to be advertised- ins-
the lime of their discharge, the complainant, feeling merliarely ; and unless an owner for them could be found
himself rich in romparison to his comrade, offered to that they would' become the property of the fiuder.—
share his parse with him. They went to toil together, The complaint, upon this understanding, was &s-
-ited lived upon the money as a sort of joint stock. till it oriesed.
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Was reduced to verylittfe more than 101. 00 e I turday UNION HALL.—Yesterday James Cain, a Iralapay
moruing last, the complainant left the prisoner at home, officer, and Matilda his wife, were brought up by twee
whilst he went out upon some business to Tower:llßL ! mona, the officer. charge 1 with obtaining 3001. and. up.
and upon his return, he found his old messusate bad i wards ander a folic and fraudulent pretence. It am
broken open his chest, and taken away five sovereigns, a I peare4 that in the month of May last the torisoners were
51. Bank note, and' several articles of messing towel.' introduced to a getellenean of considerable property in
The prisoner was takes i no custody at the Gentrd's-hall I the city, and were represented to be in the most urgent
Inn, Ban/4one, where he bad boeiked himself for Bris- distress, although they had upwards of 12,0001. as the
tol. All the articles of wearing apparel taken (ruin female prisoner :eat-a', in the hands of her aunt (MN.
Lyoe's chest, were found in hit possession, and also a Mary Adams), who resided in the family of laird Met-
a/. note, and 3/. las. 3d. in cash. bourne, at York House, Inaction ; hut (ruin certain
The prisonnr was cot 1111 l itted to Newgate for trial. circumstances• at that moment they could met obtain
BOW•STREET.—ltesterdity, John Graves, a man in the possession of it. The Gentleman to whom this shre.
employ of a carrier named Mott, was brought up on a meet was made, on the faith of the lentil« presetner,
warrant to answer the complaint of Mr. Wrench, the co- vanceil her money for the use of her feebly Iron near
median, fur excessive cruelty to a horse:. to time to the ontottnt of 3561. upon con ei ion of its be-
Mr. Wrench saw the defendant in the Strand, beating ing repaid with the usual iuterest. On the 19th Decent-
his shaft hot se most unmercifully. The pour animal her last, he received in order, signed by the husband, on
trembled under the pethishment, and did not tininediately Mr. al‘Cann, ante liaal gentleman residing in Porliamete -
obey the command of the brutal driver ; upon which he street, who attended his Lordship's family, fur 1001.; but -
took a strap and tied down the head of the horse as before the order was prss-uteri, a letter purporting to be
tightly us he could draw it, in such a position as must written by Mr. M•Cann was brought by the reansie pri-
have inflicted.txtreme torture, and then belaboured him soner, wherein Its stated that it would he impossible to
over the head with the butt-end of his whip until the pay any money on account of Mrs. Mains till that lady
animal Fell on his knees. This was dune in spite of the retureed to London, as she waa Biro s journing with
'serrations of a crowd of persons, some of whom bad Lord Melbourne's family in France; the consequence
well nigh inflicted summ try punishment upon the (le- was, the order was not presented for p eyenent. Subse-
fendant. Mr. Wrench took the number of the cart, acid friendp four or five other letters, putting off the paya
a set tttttt ons was served upon Mott to produce the driver, wens, and purporting to come from Mr. al`Cante, were
but be said he did not know which of his drivers it was, Stated to have been received by the teen ae prisoner.
and was evidently desirous of screening the offender from At length the suspicion of the credulous gentleman was
punishment. A second summons producing no het er arouaed,and.he ileterneimet on waiting on Mr. al`Cann
effect, a warrant was issued, and Mr. Wrench aecomp a personally, in order to ascertain the trite stele of tieing, ;
nied toe officer at six (Moak patentee morning to aloe t's and he ancordingly cello I on that gentleman yeStelMay.
stables in Satitorge's in the East, mei! painted out the de. when, to his great surprise, lee learn I that the letters
fenelent as be came to his work. purporting to be signed by him wer • forgeries—Bin he
The defence was that the horse was obstinate. knew nothing of such persons as 3lr. and Mrs. Cain
The defendant was fined 20s. and revs; but when he that he had never attended Lord al elbonrae's fooaly
had been lurked up in defaulter payment for two 01 three and that it was nothing more nor lesa thin a trick to
hours, he made a pitiful appeal to Mr. Wrench on account defraud him of his money. Ile had th-reltore coursed both
of his children, woo, be sail, must starve if he went to prisot.urs to be apprehended.
prison, and he had no 10441 to pay the tine. Ile ex- A gentleman naissea'Newenan said, that a friend of
pressed much contrition fur his telfeure ; and Mr. Wrench his had been bamboozled of •aOOl. by the prisoners -prevailed upon the Magistrates to discharge him upon der similar circumstances. He had Iseown :be father
payment or the costs, amounting to 12s. an I mother of the prison Ts, who were esti!' living, a'.
SEDUCTION AND ATTI:MPTEI) SUIeIDE.—H ATTON GAR- though they were mew:wets of ninety years oleo. Ile
DEN.—Yesterday, Mr. John Scud, Clenreltwarden of St. verily believed that the haanoted was totally innocent
James's, Clerkemvell, anent led by a young woman, of the transaction, and that the whol4
.guilt lay upon
named Sophia Ranson, 17 years of age, with a-female in• the wife.
fent, eight months old, at her breast, whom lie had taken The Magistrate asked if Mr. 3l‘Cann, or any person of
into the workhouse the preceding night, she having at- Lord Melbourne's hoiesehold were present ; the termer,
tempted to destroy herself by ceeteing leer throat with a to prove that theaetters, stated to have come from him,
razor. The poor girl appeared nut to he so old as she were not in his hand writing; and the latter, to negt-
stated herself to be. five the prisoner's -statement of Mrs. Aeatais' having re.
She stated herself to be the dangliter of a respectable sided in his Lordship's family.
farmer, in the county of Sorrels who fell into pecuniary • His 'Worship was answered in the negative, lout that
difficulties • and that she was under the necessity of emu. they wont(' attend on the next examistation.
ing to London to seek her bread, where she got a respect. Mrs. Cain said that leer aunt hail absconded shout s: a
able service, but was seduced by a young chemist and Months ago from Lord Melbourne's fimily, taking with
druggist under the promise of marriage; lett heti deserted her all the property belonging to her ( Sirs. Cain;.
her, and worried another. !Bombs- evening she was oh- which cireauesaince her tension I slid nut know till the
served by some persons walking en a very disconsolate present moment, area it was she who induced him to w
steer
e lie.
manner by
several hours, up and down Spa-fields. A the order on Mr. 31•Cann for the payment of 1001.;
gesoleman of the name of Voting was indueed to watch confessed that the letter she had stated to have heed seat
her ; at length lee saw her sit down and liv down a small her by Mr. M'C. *tea, nut writton Ly him, but by a
but :le whittle she carried, then kiss tier child and lay it woo ten legged moo evlioen shoe le id' eityloyea in the
down by her side, puil a r-zor oot of her pocket which Westminster-road; she sled it to satisfy the pressing de-
she opened, and as She teas taking off her bonnet and frill nneols of leer belief maw.
from her :leek lie ran towards her. When she saw him The husband at this disslustire appeared par kHz...a
she drew the razor acr. as her throat ; he rushed upon her and declared till that moment lee was ignorant of tar
'led forced the Ineerament oat of her hand, sae having aranmetion.
inflicted only a slight scar in consequence of her frill The Magistrate told him he had link -d himself in his
and the tie of iier -beaver 'bonnet being, round her neck. wife's infamy bywriting the oriler, therefore they were
Mr. Youug soothed her sorrow, and humanely conducted jointly culpable. Ile should therefore remand theirs beat
her to his own house, where he give her some tea amt for further examination.
toast, it b lug the first time• she said, that she had broken The prisoners, who were very resaectably dressed, ware
her last that day. 'flee wound on her neck proved to be then consigned to the ;rimier.
but slight. BROWK GREEN inlet —The of Hammersmith
ills.
Mr. Young brought her to this office at eight o'clock h • i
have had a full Meeting n the yourch, 04 the subject of
in the evening: on being asked where she out the razor,
this Fair, the inhabitants having generally complaitoot
she said her seducer sent her a small parcel that morn-
seri% feud those residing at Brook-Yuen in partiemlar,
re-
ins in which the razor was contained. The Magistrate
presenting tuat, for three nights before the tat, a 204.1
ordered the offre to be cleared n hilet lie had some pri-
dewing the three nights uf the Fair, they mere ob!iged to
vase conversation with her; after which he sent John
Litubrick else officer with her, requesting that Mr. Scutt, guard their houses and premises againit out-
gitll!!
such‘i pre.cautionsnotllari having al ways been siie-
the Overseer, would give an order to have her taken in
that night to the Workhouse to lee taken care of; to rage'sl' a !eine resolved. to a I rests the Ma 2
which Mr. Scott cheerfully assented. Yesterday, on her tirateatohn theth nuehitecit,,uitiliteyAlta.trangatstalt,itide at (this last t e,eeere
e power ro
being brought up again, the Magistrates thanked Mr. sAt:.itores'ett it lettiele.r certain. un't,tattetues;
Stott for his kind attention to her, as well as to many
others. It ups cored upon inquiry that th • p eor girl hal gi!trat-s in conscee tence of such aeulieation on behalf of
r?ver sworn the child to the tataer, and lead no allowance applied.' to the Bishop .er Lot ion, as Leal of
the' Manor' toaseertain whether the Fair was seamen:l
for its support. The reputed father was sent for, but ho
by any Charter, or. whether its suppression would teas.-
was not at home; his falter attended attended for him, fere wills
any
of his
privileges. It w,w then
and a long private examination took place. it is only durina recent years Gait fees have been recei re,'
NIARLUOROCOH-STREET.—John Keely was Yealer•laa' I by the -Bishop's Bailiff, to the anemia of 5(11. for ona
examined at this Office before Mr. Conant, charged under I shot of gronnee; that there has lately been appointed a
the following circumstances with leaving robbed his soma. nese ; and that the Ilishoa, so far from haven,
ter, Sir Geo. Alderson, with whom he lived some time any ohjection• to the suppression tit ° Bromic Green Fair,"
back es footman. d yawed it. These answers were y•esterelay commenicated
It appeared that about two months ago the prisoner I to the hamlet, and the Alajs:rates awl District Otti era
was apprehended by Clements, the officer, upon a charge then issued hills announcing the eliseoutintiance of
of felouy, when on searching his longing,Clements fowl,' Brook Green Fair in future; and that any persons en-
an immense number of pawnbrokers duplicates, chiefly
for wearing apparel. The Officer mentioned the circuit'. deavouring to erect booths, nr to u: .he other prepara-
lions fore Fair, will be dealt with according to the new
stance to Sir George, who on «awning his %sante lobe found
Police Act.
that almost all the drawers had been emptied, and pro- II
.:ATERFORD MARKET, MARCH S.—The price of Bat-
perty to a large extent taken away. ter is still nominally at 765. to ;as. for fresh first quail-
A number of pawnbrokers attended, and produced ties (eqnal to about tars. to Sls. with the former beam-
pantaloons waistcoats, dress breeches, shoes, stockings, a
eat )—but, as scarcely any of this description is coming
handkerchiefs, ace. in, no accurate quotation can be Liven. 'l'lle soles at the
Sir George's tailor attended to identify the articles Crane for the last two days leave amounted to 145 lira ins.
made for him. The prisoner acknowledged they belong- all from fanners, but almost entirely stale tuts, and chid-
ed to Sir George, and expressed ids sorrow for having lv of inferior quality, which sold iron/ &kis. to about 71.
robbed so good a master. lat• prisms of pigs continue to a.ltwice grydoaffy. Ito-
- The prisoner's mother, a very respectable woman, who can Pigs are now at 24a. 61. to 25s.—Scalded pork. '2lls.
keeps a school at Hampstead, anended, and seemed greatly to 21is, b,i, (•275. was paid en Thorn lay)—Heads, 12a• to
affected by the situatiten of tier sun. 13s.—Offal, 10s. to 12s. peraavt.
Sir George said, that from the high opinion he lead of
the young man's parents and friends, nothing should
induce him to prosecute hint capitally, and it was with
ninth unwillingness he submitted to the determination
of Mr. Conant, that the prisoner should he indicted for
petty larceny, in stealing a pair of shoes, the only thing
Sir George could swear to.
Upon this charge he was fully committed.
QUEEN Snoods.—DETAINING LOST NOTES.—Joseph
Kidd, a Constable employed to keep order among the
stage coaches, at Charing-cross, was suinmoned to slimy
cause why be detained 41. in notes of the Yarmouth
and Sielfeelk Bank, found iu clue street, and arc supposed
to have been lost or stolen hey some person at present un-
known.
About a fornight ago a youth, who sweeps the cross-
ing in Whitehall, saw a bundle of papers wrapped up in
the street, near the curb-stone; on examining it he found
live pieces, taith flourishing and writing upon each,
which he could not understand, and lie skewed the pa-
pers to a man who sells chairs in the street, near the Steip
I favern. It was atmat dusk in the evening, and the man
took the papers to inspect them by the light of the lamp;
lee then to.d the boy that the papers related to money,
cannoned him not to thew
and giving thera ntifortled,
them to any other person tilt the neat day. The men-
ion of, money made the troy more cations, and he shelv-
ed the nires to another mall:sand found lie had now only
(Mir papers. This man'toulatini to the constable, wbn

DIED.—On Saturday, the Silt inst. at his house in Cado-
gan-place, Sloane-street, IL Douglas, EN.
On Wednesday, the 2tith ult. Mary, the wife of Mr. J.
Mitchell, of the Borough of Southwark, in her 7tith year.
On Monday, at Lyon-terrace, Edgware-road, Mr. J. Jar-
vis, aged 4S.

COURSE OF EXCII INGE.—Tunsnay.
Amsterdam e f ..12 11 Gibraltar 3lll 0
Ditto at Sight 12 8 Ltgliqrn, ..
Rotterdam......
Antwerp..... ll 9 Venice Italian Liv 27 70
Ilainburgh. ..........35 a Malta... .15 0
Altona ..... ... ....35 6 Naples 3S 11
Paris, 3 days' sight,..2s Sil Paierino.. .... 'oz 1141
Ditto 96 10 Lisbon al; 0
Bordeaux 90 RI Oporto 52i 0
Frank foi ton the Main 139 Rio Janeiro 44 0
Petersburg 3us p role 9 Bahia 5O IS
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Berlin.. ..Cur Dolls 7d7gr. Dublin 91. 0
Vienna, Ef.2 m....f10 10 36 Cork 0i 0
Trieste ditto 10 36 RULLIOS. per oz.
Madrid 37i 0 l'Orlugal gold i n coin.(l/.0:.01
Cadiz ......3131 U Foreign gold in bars. 3 17 6
Bilboa :74 0 New Doubloons.... 3 lii. U
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