The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-29 00:00:00

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Bow-Srarwr.--Information having been prirafe'y
conveyed to Sir ROBERT llsarn, that a meeting was
about to take place between Major C— and Lieute-
nant L—, both of the army, a grace-warrant was put
into the hands of Bishop, the officer, who apprehend• d
the two gentleme:•, and fironght them to the office, t:i-
gether with Lieutenant S— of the Sa:ill' corp:, who
was the friend of the Major, and was to act as his se-
cond. The two principals were required to ;.:ve bail,
ea..l) in 1,000/. and two sureties fin 5110/. each. Lieu-
tenant S. was hell to bail in half that amount.
Brighton had been fined upon as the scene of action,
and the parties were abut to leave town, when they
were prevented by the interieretsce of the civil power.
r. Itectable tradesmen, residing in Whi:e
Horse-yard, Drury-lane. rrs.sen:cel a memorial. si;:neel
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by about a dozen persons. ti the 3latristrate. complain-
ing of the conduct of the land:v:11 of the White H rse
public-house, in White llorse-yard.—'fhe mentor:al
stated, that the rno..t eUsgrareful practices were carrimi
on every night at the lions,. in question, with the per-
mission and sanction of the Loollord. Sir it. rithrß
promised the a/split...tut, that the menu, shouid re-
ceive slur attention on the licensing day.
Friday the officets of the Menelicity Society sp.
prelsesnled about twenty mendicants, bearing the most
miserable appearance. gs.n;:einan of the Society at.
tet;,:lesl beture .1. E. Cirr.tsve, Esq. at Marlborough-
street office, and furnished tn,:tt of them %title t!ekcts
for relief. They all pleaded distress : the two
must remarkable instance.s were a mall named Chant-
hers, who sail he was formerly a Capta:te in the Navy,
who was fir:Vell to great distress, ass as to he unable to
go to his native place ; he was srectity.live ys ;Ars of
age. and had served fifty-two yeais on the sea ; and
. miserable looping girl soma. Hubert Breen, an old
beggar. on being apprehended, was searched, and a
consideralele sum of money was fanild on bins, the pro-
duce of his miserable profes,ion. Chambers, from a
motive of humanity, was passed to his native place ; but
Breen was convicted.

IttrvoN-O•mnaN.--An examination concerning the
extensive and mysterious robbery of the house of U.
11. Barber, Esq., of (heat James-street, Bedford-row,
took place on Saturday before Mr. Serjeant Sat.: ns,
Mr. Kocees, and tw.. other 31:JO:orates. Several
gentlemen were present at the examination, which took
up several hours, and disclosed such scenes of dissi-
pation, waste, and extravagance of servants in s .me
families as quite astonished those present, hut still left
the case in mystery. Henrietta Stevens, the cook, a
respectable looking young woman, and Henry Steed,
the footman, were brouoht up in the custody of John
Linibrick and Edward Head. officers. The cook was
examined two hours before the footman was brought
in ; from her statement it appeared that Mr. Barber's
servants, who did not live on board-wages, entertained
a great deal of company to breakfast, dinner, tea, and
supper parties ; they sometimes went to a dress ball,
concerts, plays, and. a servants' masquerade in Piper's
Rooms, Little Ouildford-street, which it appears is not
licensed. Mr. Antonio was master of the ceremonies.
At thlse rooms servants got acquainted with each
other, and with other characters, whom they invited
to their master's house, and entertained them at his
expense. She swill, that on Thursday last James
Fansbaw, a spruce little tailor, who was a frequent
visitor to Mr. Barber's servants, called there : after
dinner he told her he had had a shucking dream con-
cerning her—he dreamed three times that he saw her
lying in her bed murdered, stabbed in several parts of
the body, and covered all over with blood, and the
room in the greatest disorder. Next day, Friday, the
little tailor called again and said to her, " I caked to
see if yon were tourderetW' She answered, " for
tiod's sake do nut be alarming me." That day Mary
the house-maid and Steed the footman left town for
the country, her master and mistress intending to s. -t
out the mat da), and they were expecied to return on
the Monday week after. Before Steed lift town, he
assisted her to collect the plate and pack it up in the
plate chest, which, fur security, was locked up among
the wine in the wine-cellar, which was inside the beer-
cellar inside the back kitchen, and the three doors were
locked. All the drawers, cupboards, boxes, Ike. were
packed up by her mistress, and lucked. Saturday
morning the prophetic tailor called again, and said be
was come to see if she was still alive ; she begged of
hint not to be frightening her, and leave off his jokes.
Saturday afternoon her Master and mistress left town.
Sunday morning, as she was standing at the dour the
tailor came up to her and said he was glad to see her
aiise ; he did not remain for any time, and did not
come in. She dial not like to be alone, and she had
company all day on Sunday. Mrs. Durk, a chimney-
sweeper I Mr. Jones, brother to Mr. Jones the grocer;
Miss J. Denny, her niece, and another young lady were
there; they breakfasted, dined, drank tea, and sapped,
and remained till past ten o'clock. On Monday she
had a char-woman, named Patten, to clean the house ;
she paid her a shilling a day out of her own pocket.
At gee o'clock on Eonday evening she secured all
the doors and windows, double-locked the street door,

and put the key in her parket, and went to tea to Wa,
uck's. ranshaw, the tailor, was there, but be treat
away shortly after she went in, and she did lot set
him again that day. She returned :woe about
o'clock, bring ah ant two hours absent. Da pattiai
the key into the door she found it on the single leek
although she had double-locket it on goinz out, she
gave the alarm to Mr. Diekenson's family, who lire
next door. Mr. Dickenson. his sem, and another gee.,
tleman entered, the two lat=er armed with a glut aid
sword. Jourdan, a ronstahle, wlm lived conveliem,
was sent for, and he arrived in a few miaow,. and dor
commenced a regular sear, h all over the house,
could discover no one ; they found that the three disci
leading to the wine-celtar, is here the plate was kept,
had bees forced open, ttrc plate-chest broke epee,
and all t`oe plate, to the valm. a,f 01., entirely taken
away, and every drawer, rhea, closet, and cupboard
in the house, from the kitchen to the attics, foreJ
open, and completely ransae!.:•,l a•al plundered of
every portable article al val. r, in lace, trinkets,
watches, seals, and laalie•' taa sting-apparel; the
tea-caddies, and tia., roost miaatte private drawers
did not escape sear( la eel ti the lady's harp :mai
pianoforte appeara d to have Leen searched tat
them. The card-table tsar Lid in the back drawing'.
room, round which %vs re placed four chairs, and on it
four bottles, two of which vier, fall of wine, anal the
other two partly empty, wish the sleeks broke off, and
a full glass of wine standing on the piattoforte. It
was the constable's opinion. that it would take four
persons at least tour hours to open and examine all the
places t,,az were plundered. The suspicion against the
cook appears to be, that the robbery was committed
before she weht out, or that she went out for the Far.
pose
.of giving the thieves the orportut.ity. anti that
she and the footman had conh..terates, who were well
acquainted with every part of the low. 'llse litth.
Main was examined with repert to his prophetic
dream, or where he was at the time the robbery took
P• lace He stated that he told the rook, he dreamed he
NAT her lying in bed with several stabs on her bode.
but that he did not say he saw blood, or that the room
ap; eared to be in confusion ; he relied twice after m
congratulate her on not being murdered. Ile was 4.
3lrs. Duck's at five o'rlork on Monday evening, wh-n
the rook came there, anti he went then to Nu. 3. tor.
het-court, Cornhill, where he drank tea with Muut hen
and Cur bet, the cock and housemaid at Messrs. Y:it.
marsh and Co. It appeared from the evidence of the
watchman in Drina James-street, that it was usual tor
Mr. Barites's servant. to have muck company whet
their mas'er and mistre.s were absent; he frequently
heard aluNie anti the nurse of merriment in the boa4r.
One morning, about our o'clor.l, he saw a large mei
ofd:oti eun
,nar:igsocte
tl night at te use:
ohuthoofliveryhe;ooftic saw
ien
I:onute
agh
he saw him ant young Mr. Duck come home about foot
was the masquerade night; the footrest
igno,t
ao.v!ei rrttle i
ma
itxrat;ai i
Mfr.
rriuneg into h
k(achtineinaeryea to let hi
sweep)
handed
brut a -
handle euntai•ling his masquerade d ems. Mr.
Par cc: attended as solicitor fur the cook, No farther
clue being discovered to this mysterimerrobbery,
prisoners were committed for further exannuatten.

nomb•r of

11E1/MAL Boman —The ilelleelle! niunb-r of moiler
rho arc oeceived by the peci us and boating promises
of preteeders on a reigni g ina'Ady, the bane of pleasure
and couniihial h ppiness, es incri.dible. Withdraw tke
veil, in what nothingness do their assum gions appear'
The climax of those unmeaning terms, !Militia, Dr/.
dewier, Peta.rations, unit ate the becloud
'harm to those sufferers n hose constitutions ate win
on: Lc intemperance. or weakened by disease or it
proper treatment.
klessrs. CoorEn and Co., Members of the Royal fah
lege. of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, ranking hie
in his 31ajesty's service, and of nearly forty rears pew'
lice in various hospitals, and in this inetropcilis,demet
such artifices; they stand on the firm rock of triedmerit,
which challenges inquiry, abd needs no self encomia,.
The testimonies of those repeatedly under their ram
are the hest evidence of their success. Professiosal
lent they respect and admire; ag3inst the characterss
misted pnblic credvility should i'‘ er he guartled. Mem
C. and Co. pledge themselves to perform ell that jolt.
st.st, *kilt. and eq,crielece, acquired in every climb,
can air'
blesses. C. and Co. are consulted daily, at Woodstock
House, Woodstock.street, and l harlotte Home. fired
Cilarlotte-street, Hlacktria rs-road, where advice is plies
gratis to mechanics, and the labouring claim ever
evening, from six to eight ; and on Sunday suciine,
until twelve o'clock.
N. H. The above paragraph will appear in thit
every Monday.
•° Cooper's Lectures en two prevailing MINN m
pit hl.islied by Harvey, 22, Blackfnars-read, pries le., aid
will prove interesting to young practitisnen.
MARRIED.
Lately, at St. Anne's. Westminster, Limo. JoltaWstt.er
the Royal Navy. to Mary Georgians, daugmer if lb.
Loriot. late of New Bond-street.
On laaturday last, et At. Mary-le-bone fitereh. Aker*
Mackintosh, Rsq. of Great Portland-street, to MIT !Ill.°.
daughter of Lachlan Robert Maekiatosit, Rsq. of
Lodge, near Colchester. and DeJmunsie. Perthshire, Xi
DIED.
At Wirklieni. hear Pare/ism, get-Admfral Sir Mb. Obi
all. K.C.B. in the 70th year of his age.
Ou Monday last, at Bath. Lord tieerboree.
At Idlinglum, fiudelk, tie the 18th inst. seed OR
Robert G•ilt, of which place he had bees nearly 40101.
the piots and faithful pastor.
On the 10;11 instant, at Paris, George Defilagi
ham-court, hi the county of Kent.
On Friday last, in Redford-plaee, Frauds Merles
the infant son of MajorOrenv die Ellot,RoyalHerset•
On the tl7lh instant. at his father's hews IS Liessaketas
fields, Henry Cline, jun. Esq. aged aow • f 16.111411r.._
and one of the lecturers on anatomy and Mer ''l
Thomas's Hospital.
Friday wearied, in the 07th year of Yes ttNU liftwttf!t•
flees of only a few hours, Joha Iwige Ist*, EO4.
sham. The abilities, atteinmeeta, and diaposidoe
gentlemen made him the object of NOM and 66116.6.1:
a most extensive circle of seepteletessee.
the first circles of literary end politlesl wispyroil
endowed with a powerful end espaissivr be el
an inexhaustible Ned of general illeWledge, nut e
adtattsr
proftnend erudition. His edible teepee rendered:id:
edible and reedy eonwinumieset of Ale deb stereo
et
His manners were raised and enseeine ; his t
uniformly kind sad social. He entertained a streetresa
the duties of religion ; god teasa besiskest. Iron*
Rood man.
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