The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-17 00:00:00

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Memstots-nonse.—After the business of the Justice
holm was concluded yesterday, Little Waddingtoa ap-
peared in the crowd and claimed his Lordship's atten-
sion. lie said he had now to address his Lordship
upon what he (Waddington) conceived to boom of the
most outrageous sets of tyranny that had ever dis-
graced this or any other nation. lie proceeded to re-
soled his Lordship, that some of his Majesty's most
loyal subjects bad thought it their duty. on the death
of her late ever-to-be-lamented Majesty, to give the lead
to the public sentiment of the United Kingdom, by
moving a Loyal Address of Condolence to his Majesty
upon the occasion. This was all they intended ; bat
notwithstanding that due and regular notice of the
meeting had been given to bis Lordship--notwithstan-
ding his Lordship said he saw en harm in it
that the Civil Authorities were on the spot to
preserve the peace, some fellow bad had the temerity to
threaten the landlord, that if be suffered the meeting
to be held in his hewn, be should lose his lice.... The
man who had dared so to prevent a Loyal Meeting for
an Address of Condolence to his Majesty, must be an
ettf.tny to the King, and the civil power ought to look
after him and bring him to justice for the unprece-
dotard outrage. The orator proceeded to state, that
loyal subjects, and the friends of good order, were not
to be intimidated by any endeavours of that kind.
They could bare bold the meeting notwithstanding
this threatolust they had a regard for the family of the
pitidicao, whom they could not recompense (litany loss.
he might sustain on their account, therefore it was
that they bad abstained from holding it as they might
have done. Bat to show of how little avail such 9#-
aleavonts were, they were determined to hold soother
meeting fur a more extended object, and be
to lay before his Lordship the notice of It, and hoped
that, as it was on iviereleohjoes, they should have his
protection. Wedding/as then handed in the notice to
his Lordship. It was headed—
•• The Qemrstahrekes-bearted. and limey slay'd ;
" Francis m—d, and Judie delard.
"An adjourned Meeting of the Useful Claviers'
will be held on Monday, October 22, at six o'clock in
the evening, at the Paul's Head, Cateaton-street, to
consult upon the propriety of passiug an .Iddrees of
Condolence to his Majesty on the Death of that noble-.
minded and virtuous lady, Ice. Ste., the uncrowned, es-
loinniated, persecuted, and broken-hearted Qaees, &e.
lie. ; likewise to beseech his Majesty to issue his
Royal Proclamation, offerings reward for the spore-
!mission of the murderer of Francis, the slayer of
Honey, and the guilty authors of such cruel outrages.
—Pr. Watson, in the Chair. By order of the Com-
mittee. J. Jenks, Secretary."
The Loan Matoa said, if the speaker were so con-
fident of the loyalty of the occasion, and of the peaceable
dispoutime of those who attended It, be need be tinder
very little apprehension of disturbance or interruption.
Waddington said, that as the proprietor of the
rams siker, they intended to hold thr. meeting had no
license to care for, they were nn.icr no apprehension
of lett:era. ption of the same nature as on the last °eta-
sloe ; but it was intimated to them, that the authori-
ties would interfere and prevent it ; and although the
persoes who composed the mooing might have every
ee4re to preserve the peace, yet peace-breakers were
always upon the alert to throw the well-disposed into
confusion. Waddington was bursting into a flow of
eloquence, by beginning with " Whoso sheddeth
man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed," and
was about to declaim upon the drifts of Honey and
Francis, when the Lord Mayor earn him abort, sad
told the that she eventing should be looked to. Wad-
dington bowed and retired.
Outuntam..—Two cases of attempts to pass coun-
terfeit sovereigns occupied the attention of Mr. Alder-
ono Scholey. the sitting Magistrate, at this Justice-
room yesterday. The first was that of a man named
Jobs Coleman. describing bimselfas a hackney conch-
man. A female, it appeared, had tendered a bad
sovereign in payment for some articles purchased in
Newgate-market, end on being stopped with it. offered
to go with the tradesman to the person from whom
she bad it. She was accordingly accompanied to St.
.Martin's-he-(rand, where she pointed out Coleman as
t:ie person from whom she received it, and who ap-
peared to have been waiting there for her. Coleman
took the sovereign from her, and on Honey, the caicer,
who had accompanied the woman, questioning him re-
specting it, he refused to give any account whatever,

and endeavoured to make his ese;pe. He was pursued
and taken, but in his flight had contrived to get .rid
Nif the sovereign, which was not to be found on him
ben searched at the Compter ; and in the interim of
the pursuit, the female who bad tendered it, slunk
away. Under these circumstances, neither the coon-
tetfeit coin, nor the person who tendered it being to
he produced, the Magistrate was under the necessity of
discharging the prisoner, after a suitable admonition
for the guidance of his future pusiluct.
The second case was that of Charles Simmons, a
sort of eoster-monger, residing, or about to reside,
with one Owens, a journeyman card-maker, in Bream's-
buil.lings. Chancery-lane. In this instance. as in the
filmier, the prisoner was not the actual utterer ; be
isa 1 dined and drank tea at Bream's-buildings, where
he was in treaty to rent a kitchen, and bad sent the
son, (leorge Owens, a lad about 16, with the bad sove-
reign, to purchase some butter and eggs at a cheese-
monger's is the neighbourhood. The lad was stopped
with the sovereign, told who had sent him. and accom-
panied the *homes to find the man, which they ac-
cordingly did, is Chancery-lane.
The prisoner, when brought by young Owens to the
shop, acknowledged having given him the sovereign.
hut refused to state how be himself became possessed
of it, be was therefore detained in custody. Nothing
was hind upon him, nor at his late lodgings in Ship-
vitt* which were searched, to strengthen the stispi-
•
dem against him. In his defence, yesterday, be al-1
legtdiae had received the sovereign from a pawn-broker
Sn (hay's-inn-)age, where he had pledged a carpet, the
duplicate of which he produced. He had, however,
it seems, never mentioned this circumstance before,
ror expressed any desire to procure the attendance of
'the pawn-hroker in his justification. Indeed, when,
the Alagistrate told him it would be necessary to pro-
epre the pawn-broker's attendance at the nest•exatni-
station. &e which he should remand him. he received
the communication with an indifference that seemed to
intimate no great reliance on the benefit to be derived
by Mon on the pawn-broker's appearance. Ile was ac
vor;filogly remanded until to-suotto.c. with orders to

the °Seer to glee the Ileeeeeney unties to the Solicitor
for the Mint. The counterific seventies was produced.
and appeared le be aloe sin*" Of one fused in the
possesolon of a girl of the lump who apderwent oxa-
nsisation on suspicion of robbeey, before Mr. Alder-
alas Con, last week. The impression oa these coun-
terfeit sovereigns is very coarse. They are manufac-
tured of gold of an inferior raise, and are in appear-
sate very new and bright. By particular attention to
their weight they may, however, easily be detected,
even without the scale, for they are exceedingly light.
BOW•STRIIIIT.01111 LI X 0 V. Du G G1N...-. Yesterday
Jolla Deggia, a youth of 18, the son of a dyer in
Blerstasbary, was brought before Sir R. Ma'am, on a
peace-warrant issued at the suit of Mr. tlibling, a
clerk in a public office, for patting the said Mr. Oib-
liag great body fear, by challenging him to mortal
outhat with pistol, or some other deadly weapon.
Tim statement of Mr. Gibling was, that having
NOM leisure hours upon his hands lately, he had em-
ployed them in collecting debts for his brother, and,
la the coarse of his peregrinatioas in that employment
he bad occasion to make several calls upon the de-
fendant's father for the payment of a bill, and was al-
ways desired "to call again." Ile went the other
day, aid. receiving the cause answer, he made some
rather warm observations, and in a few hours after-
wards be received the-following epistle from the de-
fendant :
" Orange-street, Oct.,.
" liaises Mr. Gibling retracts the assertions which
fol made use of the other slay, Air. Duggin expects that
IN; O. will meet him,ob Tuesday morutug„at Primrose-
•lttlf with pistols, or-with other weapons as seemeth fit,
wit lost faii.• Mr. Gibling Will, of course, bring a &lead
Upon lie receipt of this warlike note, Mr. Gibling,
not abusing to gratify this aspiring youth with a meet-
ing, repaired to a Magistrate and procured a warrant
for his apprehension, in order that he might be bound
over to keep the peace towards all Isis Majesty's *ob-
jects.
Sir R. HI RV 11, before he issued the warrant, asked
Mr. Witting if he really felt any apprehension at the
nonsensical threats of a foolish boy ?

Mr. Glihling said, he really did sot think hiaisrlt
safe,lor the yoads was a eery llotaparr in his taupe-
raasant, and he was very likely to be guilty of some
onstage.
The gallant young dyer now appeared, and a more
innocent, harmless lad, in point of appearance, is not
often saes.

Mr. Oibling bsviag stated his complaint—
Sir R. Bums sal .% be thought it altogether a very
foolish atfair. and advised the parties by all means to
mine to (us amicabla arrangement.
The appeal:ate raiirad.and it was speedily aunounced
that the nsoaseaeses 'aural w‘s adjusted without the
fear of bloodshed.

Upwards of 70 gide of the lowest description, were
knight in custedvbefisre the Magistrate, for disor-
derly condect.
For a consideraMe time past, Bridges and Oahe.,
riae-streets, and the adjacent avenues have been more
than ever infested with prostitates, many of them
mere children, and almost in a state of nudity. They
walk about in parties five or six a-breast, from dos*
to all hours of the night, and annoy every passenger.
male and female, with their disgusting husgaage and
actions. They are generally attended by thieves.
whom they assist in their light-fingered operations.
and have beat ohm known to effect their escape when
is custody. On Monday evening, Sir K. BIRNIZ is•
amela g.smal seam* warrant for the apprehension of
all disorderly *males within.the parish of St. rani,
Coveat.garfiee, aad a strong party of the patrol com-
pletely cleared the streets in the course of the night.

Several inhabitants of the streets mentioneS, at-
tended, and informed the Magistrate that the nuisance
had arises to such a pitch, that it was impossible they
could remain in their houses, unless something effec-
tual was done. Several of them bad even been as-
united at their own doors, and the language which
every night was made use of, compelled them to re-
move their families to the back or upper part of their
houses.

Sir R. BIRNIE said, be had taken the pains to walk
through the streets several nights, on purpose to ascer-
tain the state of them, and he had seen sufficient to
determine him to .pare no exertions in checking so
abominable a nuisance. lie regretted that lie could
only commit a small portion of the women now before
him, on account of the extremely crowded state of the
prisons; but he was determined to iisne warrants
every eight, and when the gaols were delivered, as
they would be in a few days by the Sessions, he would
send every one to confinement that was brought before
him.

The most incorriitibie of the prisoners were com-
mitted, and the remainder discharged.
HATTON-GUMEN.—Yesterday Joseph Pikc, who
had been lately discharged from prison, was charged
by Charles Brown, one of the police officers, with as-
saulting and bating him It the Coach and Horsesimsb-
lie-house, on Saffron-hill, the preceding evening. It
appeared from the statement of Brown, wka)exhibittd
a shocking black eye, that he happened to go into the
public-house above-mentioned, in which the prisoner
sat drinking, who, without any provocation. began to
abuse him and finally heat him severely. The only
cause complainant could assign for the outrage was the
great antipathy the prisoner bore towards Police of-
ficers. The prisoner was committed, and ordered to
give 34 hours' notice of bail.
Slaat.nonocon-sTacrr.-- Howe, the St. James's
grave-digger, and H:oatt, the Sexton, were re-examin-
ed on the charge of stealing lead forming the inscrip-
tion plates of coffins.

We stated the case yesterday. and the only fresh evi-
dence was, that the Sexton had a light in his room, in
the church-yard, whilst the grave-digger was carrying
off the lead, and Wyatt three tinsel t old the watchman
that he should be dismissed if be dared to interfere, as
the lead was, his (the Sexton's) property, and he had
given It to Howe. A woman who had received the
stolen goods, was also brought up, but there was no
case alcainst her. It turned on:, that the inscriptions
were wrenched from the coffins in the vatiti, and not
rotted from the wood, as stated in defence. Howe Was
remanded till Friday, and Wyatt was admitted tb.bail.
,
M A R V-LE-BON IF IF I CR.—Joha Fehofetwas chary'
by Ntrs. Hill, of Illandford-street, 31ary4e-brine,. with
defrandinklser ostpiptli. under the following -
stane,es
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pro-siesta' i.dine ago advertised in I% c

ri►ece, offering n dancesr to any person who could
predate a premitation for a child (her grandson) to a
public school. The prisoner presented himself to her,
stating.thai be walk uncle to Admiral Fellow's, and he
could, with the greatest ease, procure a presentation
either for the Charter-house or Christchurch : under
these pretences he obtained of her 151. in cash, and a
bill for 151. more. Some time having elapsed, and no
presentation being procured, or the prisoner heard of,
information was given to Staples, one of the officer',
who succeeded in apprehending him on Monday even ing,
at an obscure lodging-house near the Hampstead-road.
On application to Admiral Fellowes, it was discovered
tnat no such person was known to the family.
The Magistrate told him be would write concerning
the matter to the Charter-house ; but the prisoner seem-
ed to treat it very• lightly, saying he bad vouchers, &c.
from Lord Grenville and others.
Another charge was preferred against the prisoner
by a Gentleman, of whose brother he had obtained a
pair of sporting dogs, value 25 guineas, to whom lie
represented himself to be Mr. Fellowes, of Rickmans-
worth, one of which be has since sold, and the other
was seen by the officer in his room. The prisoner was
remanded for further examination. He is a tall lusty
man, far advanced iu years, and respectably dressed.
flxtox-na LL.—George Phillips, a baker, residing in
Weston-street, in the parish of Si. Olave's, Southwark,
pleaded guilty to an information, charging him with
having sold bread short of Wright, It appeared that
is three quartern loaves which had bren purchased at
the defendant's shop, a deficiency of sixteen ounces
was ascertained—one of the loaves was eleven ounces
deficient.

The Magistrate strongly reprobated the conduct of
the baker, why bad been thus cheating the poor. and
assured him that if he should be brought up again
under such disgraceful circumstances, the full penalty
should be inflicted on him. In the present instance
be Magistrate was satisfied with calling for the t►►iti-
gatrd penalty, which was ss. for every ounce found de-
ficient in weight, and the costs of the information.