The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-03 00:00:00

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TIT STATESMA

the claim in a certain degree ; hence the creditor was en-
titled to come in.
Mr. HEATH said he only prayed a reference to inquire
as to property supposed to be in his possession, which
could enable him to discharge his client's claim. He
would, however, consent that the defendant should be
struck off the schedule.
Mr. Potboot said this could not be consented to, inas-
much as the insolvent was bound to swear that it contain-
ed every demand to which, in law or conscience, he
thonEbt himself liable.
After a long desultory conversation, the Court ordered
the case to he investigated by Mr. Dance, pursuAnt to the
prayer of Mr. Heath.

POLICE.

quantity of plants, to which be bad been paying particular
attention, he acquainted Mr. Alton, anti a messenger was
' dispatched to Sir R. Rirnie, informing him of the circum-
stance. Ruthven. the officer, was immediately sent down
to endeavour to discover the offender, and by diligent in 7
quiry ascertained that on Wednesday evening an under.-
gardener, of the name of Michael Hogan, who worked in
the Botanical Garden, had employed a man, named Noyce,
to book a box at Brentford to he sent by the coach to a
Mr. Robert Sweet, at Mr. Colville's Nursery Grounds,
King's Road. Ruthven lost no time in proceeding to Mr.
Colville's, witere he f..und Sweet, who was Mr. Colville's
foreman. On being qu-stioned by Ruthven, respecting
the receipt of a box, he prevaricated a good deal, hut at
length admitted that a box had come to him. but he did not
know from whom or from whence. Air. Smith, the super.
intendant who accompanied Ruthven, then went into ,lr.
Colville's premises, and discovered seven of the plants he
had lost. On looking after Hogan, it was found that he
had absconded, but the address of the box was found in
Sweet's possession.
The business underwent a long and minute examination
before Sir R. Birnie yesterday. who ultimately rommitted
Sweet for trial, on the charge of receiving the plants know-
ing them to be stolen.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday information was given at
this office of a robbery committed on she Earl of Harrow-
by.—On Sunday night the Noble Earl was on Isis return
from his seat near Litchfield, to his lionise in Grosvenor-
square, when, in Tottenham-coort-rand, a portm ,nteau,
containing plate and other proprrtywas cut from one of the
thavelling carriages, in which were some of the household.
The robbery nos perpetrated by that class of depredators
railed " Petermen," and must have been effected by a fel.
low getting under the body of the carriage, and laying
himself along the axle-tree, securing himself by his legs;
be must then have cut away the trunk from its fastenings,
which falling
ito the ground was picked up by his as-
sociates. It s needless to add they escaped with their
booty.
MART-LA-DONNE Orgies,—A well-dressed female applied
yesterday at this office, and said that she had been di-
rected by a young 'say, carrying on the millinery int-iness
near Regent-street, to apply for advice under the following
circumstances :—A few evenings since, after the family bud
retired to bed, a party of six men, by sue ins of a ladder,
descended the area, forced open the kitchen oloar, and en-
tered the house: they proceeded all over it, s-areloing, as
they said, for a man who had attempted to assassinate one
of them, by discharging lire-arms from the roof. They
were repeatedly assured that no person residing in that
house had fired, and were requested, by the young lady,
who had previously risen and dressed herself, to nithdraw;
but they refused, and after searching the roof, and having
some conversation, they went away. While in the house,
they insulted the young lady, hut used no violence ta her
personally. The Magistrate suggested that the men tnia,lat
have entered the house in search of some robber who Isast
gained the roof through some uninhabited house. He pro
raised, however, that an officer should he sent to investi-
gate the affair, and the complainant, apparently satisfied,
withdrew.

MOST IMPORTANT Discovaas.—The learned President

Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. in a paper on the canse of the
corrosion and decay of copper nsed for covering the bot-
toms of ships, read before the Royal Sot iety, has poi• ted
out a simple, effectual, and economical method of remedy-
ing this eril. The cause, he ascertained, w.,s a weak clay-
mical action, which is constantly exerted betneen the e,-
line contents of sea water and the copper, and wnich, what-
ever may he the nature of the copper, sooner or later des-
troy* it, which is thus noticed in the lest number of the
Philosophical Maggraziae:—" The same general principle
of the manner in chemical charges may he exalted,
destroyed, or suspended, by electrictl po tars, trhich led
him to the discovery of the decomposition of the alkal es
and the earths, lik-wise afforded him this new and more ,
practical discovery. He finds that a very sin All surface of
tin, or other oxidable metal, any where in contact with a '
large surface of copper, renders it so negatively electrical
that sea water has no action upon it ; and a little tna•s of
tin brought even in communication by a wire with a lorge
plate of copper, entirely prey-rvet it. tiy the (lei:re of the
Lords of the Admiralty, he is now bringing this disco-
very to actual practice on ships of w.r. It is cordless to
point out the uses and economical attvor rages of a resnit
which must add so much to the perm aneney and str ug th
of our navy and shipping, and be so beneficial to our nia-
ritinse and commercial interests." A patent, which had
for its object the remedying of the same evil, was lately
taken out by Mr. hlusbet, of the Mint; and it is a curious
enough fact, that the means hue recommends for improving
the copper employed in sheathirg, it watt
very small portion of tin, or of zinc, or of arsenic, or of an-
timony. Mr. Musket only specifies the /rid, but nothing
of the cause. It the effect in this case to he ascribed to
the very cause ascertained by Sir Huniphry ?

&WILING ACCIDENT.—An uncommon sensation has
been created in this town, and the best feelings of the in-
habitants called into action, by the acs itlental death of a
child on Thursday afternoon last. The unfortunate sub-
ject of this melancholy event was a charming little girl,
about six years of age, named Eliza Hall, daeghter of Mr.
Hall, of Everton, Liverpool, corn-ineechant, att.t grand-
daughter, by her mother's side, to the late t'apt. Robinson,
of Penrith. She was going on a visit to her grand-smaller.
Mrs. Robinson, of Penrith, under the tare of her maternal
aunt, Mrs. Robinson. Ahant three o'clock on Thursday
afternoon the pieties started from the .each-office in this
town by the North [triton coach. By some accident, the
opposite door to that by which they entered had been shut,
but not secured ; and joist as the coach started, the little
girl, on some account, leaned her weight against the coach
door, which instantly flew open. The acciaent was so i;,-
stantaneoas, that the attempts of the passengers to • etch
her by the clothes were fruitless, and she fell under the
hind-wheel of the coach, which passed over her li-ad, and
literally crashed it to pieces. No assistance coot! he ren-
dered, for the whole was but the act of a moment. Miss
Bobinsogir the girlie 'aunt, was carried into the King's
Arms in a state of insensibility, and we understand that she
}et remains extremely ill. The sympathy of the town has
been elicited to an uncommon degree on this lamentahle
occasion, both for Miss Robinson (to whom every attention
has been paid), and the discor.solate parents, whenever they
may hear the melancholy intelligence of their heavy calami-
ty. The Coroner's Jury sat on the body in the evening,
and returned a verdict of "Accidental Death, and aDeodand
of one shilling upon the wheel." Without wishing to at-
taint any blame to any individual, we think there can he no
impropriety io rec••motending to roach proprietors in gene-
ral, the necessity of providing against similar act idents in
future, by the adoption of spring latches to the coach
doors, or some other method of equil security ; for it is
evident, that bad the door been fastened on the above wee-
lion, this deplorable accident would have been prevented ;
and we know of no security equal to a spring latch, which
would make shutting and fastening the door one act Sire-
ty ought to be the mottu of c very coach proprietor.—(Weel-
more/end Gazette.)
The leaves are appearing on the gooseberry bashes, an
the polyanthus, and some other spring lowers, are in
bloom. The buds sr* appearing on the hedge rows, and
a number of the trees. The lark, the thrush, and the
blackbird have resumed their songs, and young hares have
been observed in the fields. On Tuesday, while Mr. Kee-
sea, vintner in Pulloksbaws, was Wilting some settle he
keeps in the eountry.'be discovered a bird's nest in which
there were four eggs.—(Glasgow Chromicle) •

LIMES —Fat stud, market, on Tnesday, exhibited an
ample supply of beef, and presented a large attendan.:•
of butcher', aid Isom. jobbers, speculatine fur flee Lemion
m hut the trade wits neverthel. ss dull and he w t., at
fromat'l:
per st,tne.—Mutton was as short in pi th
titv, as it was inferior in ("lathy, and bat little found put
chasers.
3e t-
to 4s.

At lisslsham market, on Wednesday, dullness was II!.
leadina• feature.

LEWES CORN MARKET, SATURDAY, Jost. 31, 1821.
White IVilea,, (net%) 3t. 74.; red ditto, (n-.v) 3/. 1 ;
Icy, (nes) I!. 11.. to I!. ; o.tc. (n • oi) 1/. 2i. to it. r), .
brans, (new) 2/. ; is, (new) 11l l7s. per (porter.
TUESDAY. Jam. 27.—White wheat, (new) from 3/. t
Ss. ; red wheat, (nvw)2l. Ms. to 31. 4..
Bodmin fair. on. Nlon.lay last, was the be.t Ow his h,,on
held for some time. It WAS well s with e
which, psrticularly store oxon, wet with hr sk sale, ,•
considerable advance of price. The demand (Jr stareF
was not 5.) great.

LONDON MARKETS.
CORN EXCTIANGE, MARK LANE.

Quantities and Prices of British Corn, &c. sold and dell
vered in this market, during the week ended Saturday, th,.
24th of Jan.:—

Qrs. X s. d. e. 4.
Wheat II, 01 far 36,21 S 7 I Average .... 6.1 I,
Barley ...... 9,129 .. 14.4.0 6 .5
Oats 12,969 .. 17,402 17 10
Rye
Beans
Pease