The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-13 00:00:00

P )LICE.

MARLBOROUGH STRRlT.—Yesterday, B. r Moore
was again brought before %Ir. Dyer, the Sitting Magis-
trate, on the charge of attacking itlaJor-tieneral Kerr,
last Friday cren►ng. in King Street. s'. James's,
as the General was reurning to his residence in Bury
Street.

The General reiterated hit statement, and said the blow
was one of the most tremendous be ever received, or ever
heard of brine given to any individual.
The umbrella thrown away by the prisoner was pro-
duced; it was a hrayv cotton one, with an iron ferrule,
which was alightly beat.
The prisoner wished to ask General Kerr tome qut s-
cions ; brine permitte I, he amked whether the General
had not pointed out another person in the watchboase as
tae matt who struck him ? . _ _

Gen. Kerr replied, he certainly had pointed out a man
as of the stature &the ruffian who had struck him; and
now, on recollection, be had not the slightest hesitation
in s4ying that he (the prisoner) was certainly the
man.

The prisoner denied that. and said the man who pur-
sued him was of a very had character. He said he could
have no object in striking General Kerr; they were all
mistaken ;hea as not the man. . . .

The hl;gistrate—But you are positively sworn to by
four witresses.
General Kerr here observed, that as the man had there
ventured to make such an impudent denial of his guilt,
he would state, that the prisoner's is ifs came to bun and
implored her husband's pardon, at the same moment
saying her husband was sorry he bad committed the
offence.

The Prisoner—Sir, you are mistaken ; my wife said
no such thing. I mistook yon for another man who had
insulted me.
General Kerr observed, he had no enmity towards the
unfortunate man; but such was the atrocity of the offer
that he felt he owed the public a duty in prosecuting him.
That tremendous blow be struck might have hurled him
into eternity; and he was afraid that the prisoner, at
the moment of the outrage, cared very little whether
he had; murdered him in accomplishing the robbery.
The Magistrate thought it was a most atrocious case,
and one not heard of some time, as the police, fortunate.
ly for the public, were now so established as to prevent
such outrages.
The prisoner, who is a young m n of rather elegant
appearance, but ferocious aspect, was then fully com-
mitted to Newgate for trial, under the 7th of Gen. 11.,
for" attacking with intentent to rob and murder." His
wife was present, and General Kerr promised her some
assistance. _ _ _

Errnaohnntaitv Cass —A young man of fashionable
appearance, who gave his name Charles James Ker./bat,
was yesterday brought before Mr. Dvsa, at this office,
charged with forgery.and horse stealing.
Mr. Mann. who keeps a riding school at Brighton,
stated that lie had known the prisoner for about a fort-
night. lodging at the Steyne Hotel, Brighton; he had
bn several occasions let him hare a horse on hire. The
prisoner paid the first time, but since then had suffered
40 account to run on, to discharge which, and some
money lent him, he received from him a few days ago a
hill of exchange. Tuesday morning he received a note
from the prisoner (which be produced), requesting a
horse might be sent hint to take a morning ride, as he
had a party of friends to dine with him that day at the
hotel. and he had no doubt a ride would give him an
appetite. The horse (a valuable one) was accordingly
sent, but the day passed over, and eleven o'clock at
night arrived a isbout Mr. Mann hearing any tidings of
either man or horse. He made inquiry at the Steyne
Hotel, where he received information that the prisoner
owed them a large bill;. that they hail seen nothing
of hint since morning, and that he had ordered no
dinner.

Mr. Mann instantly started on horseback in pursuit
of the fugitive to London, where he arr.ved at six
o'clock yesterday morning. As be was proceeding
along Holborn, he espied the prisoner mounted upon
his horse, riding quite at his ease. He took him into
custody, and had him brought to the office, before
which the prisoner dispatched Bartlet, the constable,
with a bill of exchange for acceptance to the house of
Jones, Lloyd, and Co. out of which he told Mr. Mann, if
he would drop the business, be would defray all ex-
peaces; but the reply given to Bartlett by the trenkera
wee, ;bat ;be Bill, was altogether a forgery. , The bill,
which was produced, purported to be draws by P. Aim.

,Wet% ' upon Mebirt. 'IA 0, and • Lib: f -34.
I 6 1., dated Manchester, sth''. 152.3.
Thepilsoner said by wisest tintbei:niercbaritpt Bolton
near !ilanchistei; Oat he received the bill fri
Cr, Atosworfb;forliniber sold him*, and if it Was a tor:
fiery he knew pOthing of ij. With respect ti the ores;
he merely rode him Mit to meet some frio he expect.
'dims% totes to dine with him that dap- bat no doing
bu, be inspircentibl Is Meted on' till he band himirif sod_
Artily in London, lint he iniendell to return again.—rld
prisoner Wairt.inand•ed Tuesday.
.
slant-;-s•sommt Oencit.-4 young onn named 11,11,
was brought before the a;tting Magistrate, John Raw.
billion, Ran. for final examination, 'on a charge of fray-
deiftly. obtaining &Armlet, horse, and complete sec of
harness, valued at 70 guineas aul npwarda, the propene
of Mr. Jost ph itthe.ington, +table-beeper, in Connan chi
Tetrace, Edgeware-rnid, and. which he had sat t 4
Mr. Parker for VV. The prisoner *as fully committed
for trial.

QUltate SQUARE. —Gaols hiP3STURE. nimntNa
I.s.rrsas.—Yesterday a young man of good addles.,
named Patrick wall", Kelly, .114, John Hall, alias
James Johnston, was brought before W. A. A. WHITE,
Esq. by Handley the officer, charged with obtaining
money from the Nobility and others, under false repre-
sentations.

The only rharce now preferre,l air:tine him was pot
et the instance of the Hwy. Mr. L•ndun, of the Cloisters
in tVerminster Abbey, for endeavouring to impose on
him with a view to obtain money oy writing letters
under various names.

The Magistrate called upon the prisoner to give an
account of himself.

The prisoner stated his name to he Patrick William
Kelly, and admitted himself to be the writer of the letter
sent to Mr. Lendon on Monday. 11owever ctroar. the
similitude of his letter, that of his hrotiler's. and th,t
signed John Hall, „ere to each other, he pr uested mo,t
solemnly that the one only signed by him was his
tion, and in his writing,. He knew of no person nam ~1
Hall, and assured the Bench that the distresses detaik,t
in his letter were too trite. He i% aa a native of Kilhez.
lan, county of Westmeath, in Inland ; had hem in
England only 18 month', part of wlcch time he k-pt a
academy of repute at Bath. hot on arconnt of unfore-
seen calamities he was oh!iged to give up the school,
and return to Lon lon, since which he hail tired in the
most abject misery, ani experieoge,l he greatest hart•
ships, at the house of a man named harry, No. 10,
hardener's Lai., York Street, Wectminster —(llere
the prisoner fell on his knees and iliplored forgive•
ness.)

Handley theofficer was ilispafclied to search his loilg.
ings, and in a few minutes returned with a leindie f
papers belonging to the Prisone-, amongst which were
a vast number of letters of distress ready inanufictured
in various strains, impl 'ring the assis•aner ache hen,.
volent, but, nithont directions. One of 01 e epistles was
directed to Viscount Clifton, stating tlilt he was on• of
the snrvivorsof the dreadful accident in the coal mines in
Someritetshire. This letter appeared to have been re.
turned by his Lordship as the seal was broken.
A list of the following Nubility and. Ifewtry WAS aka
found amongst his papers, to whom he had evid►ntle
applied to for assistance.—Visconnt Clifton, Sir J, H.
Tarleton, Lady Harshatn, the it m. Miss Craven, Lord
Minto, John Gibson, Esq. John llawden, Esq.
The Officer stated that he ha l made inquiry in the
neighbourhood where the Prison( r lived, and there
learned that he had been lcnown in that planer for two
or three years, so that his story of Lis having been in
England eighteen months was a gross falsehood.

.•
The Magistrate •aid. that a clearer rase of im?osi•ioo
had never been before the public, and he had no 4,1,04
the• publicity that would be given to the demotion of Cu.
prisoner, through the medium of the public press, would
he the means of bringing, forward many individuals who
had unfortunately been duped by Ws art;lices. He stioulii,
therefore, remand him lir further, exviiiiiation, in order
that those persons :night attend to prefer charges
against him.
The prisoner, who wore green spectacles, was then
consigned to the (moody of Dew, the gaoler, to be con•
rayed to Tothillfields Bridewell.

MARRIRn.
Wednesday, at Bow Chitreh, MiddlesPx, and afterwards
at Grove Hall, in the presence of his Excellency the Swe-
dish Ambassador, Captain C. R. Nordeumkjohl, eldest ..ort
of Baron Nordenskjo/d, of Fareby, in Se ede and Mashy.
in Finland, to Margaret. youngest daughter of the late Rev.
Dr. Lindsay, of Grove Hall.
On Wednesday last. Capt. W. G. Ro' e-ts. R N. to S,-
phia Frances. youngest daughter of the tato W. IV) ndbate,
of Dinton, Wilts.