The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-03 00:00:00

POLICE.

Sf AN/MN-ROE t*:.—WeitilePd:ty, Mr. Smith, late of Newres,,
sliver. underwent a final examituviini oh the charge or %dishy
and felon o 0000 sly y..tting tire to his
,D and pre.oisi s un thc cic
of the 12th of Novem.ier, by which those above his, mei 5e,.;,.
pied by several tenants. intdoilitir the ..vtiole of their proper's.
.s
were burnt down and d •strovert,
The Prisoner, it appeared, hod insured Isis property in the
Atlas Olfice, to the airman: of 2,64..1. which, tiller :he rods-
gration, he presented Ms claim to receive. The evidenrc R
read over in the presence of the Pissoner: the priscipal ref -
which was that of Mr. Hull, an oilman, who pros, d avis,
weeks before the tire, the Prisoner came to his wareotme
purchased a gall-is bottle of turpentine, SeVertli U.lp of pilic
and two links, reqtiesting the latter to be cut into roves.
roods the witness offered to scud to rats house if 'be wousil
the direction. This the Prima er d, eliued. and took thentioicy
himself. lie afterwards knew the l':isouer by name, saviour
identified him. It likewise appeared that the l Amon. b 4
procured two sacks full of 4tavings
The LORD MAYoa ordered him to stand folly counnitteit4
trial at the next Semi no.

M .‘R LBOROIIGU • lITREET. --John Thomas was charged wits
stealing a cloak from of the back of a (.•imtle, on filed .y
evening, in I)eamstreet, Soho. The Prosecutris, sits sf%
male, called to take some refreshment at the bar of a pubic.
house, and on leaving it, they were followed by a rang of live
or six, some of wkonewere knows thieves, who hustled borate'
stole her cloak. She called Mr the assistance of the watt:lams,
who secured the Prisoner. Ile teas remanded.

Uttrnv-a .t 1.. —Leal, the man in custody fur defrawliagseu...
ral tradesincii in the Boroiigli of various sums of inniory, rby
ling them eiiiimerfeit Pagodas, nut worth nut• farthing each, zu
gold Pagodas, north Bs. each, as stated in a former Paper. ohs
again bro,iglii up and examined, and fully committed fur trial.
coal-slealer sa fined 401. and casts, fur sending uut coat
sacit snort of measure.

Friday se'nnigi.t some miscreants set fire to a
great quantity of hay and corn, the property of
George Wm. Stackpoole, Esq. of Edenvale. Now if
acohinfilyu;:bhra
col.
both as
taalcstcaliainspoltthaelloietdidegl,oetnrdofeontir:olceriaa.eetairidslyeuwmttheehlei:lo.:e‘kgu-nsitlotio"a:fttni
attic.itaittilnrasyr:acteranae(dli
a Gentleman aho is esteemed and respected by all
who are acqUainted with him. Cpwards of 200 ton
of hay, aod, a large tick of corn were consumed,.
the blaze of which illuminated the county for several
miles round. The damage is estimated at 1000
guineas.---N. B. The wind blew from the net th when
• the fire was first applied to the hay, and yet the
stacks which were at tae north-end of the hay-yard
were the last consumed. A faithful watch.do4 suis
stabbed in two places, and the back appeared to be
cut open, with a sabre.
A fire broke out on Monday night, at 12 o'clock,
in the premises oceuplid by Mr. Ewer, in Chey
row, Chelsea, which for some time burnt with greet
rapidity, and threatened destruction to the building.
The firemen rendered every assistance, and an abun-
dant supply of water being procured, the house was
oily partly destroyed.
A trotting match against time took place on the
Newtnarks t.road, near Bury St. Edmunds, list
Thuisday, by a pone). 13 hands high, beluntzing to
Mr. Crisp, of Sapiston, which was engaged to trgt
two miles in seven minutes, for bets of about bit.
and, it is believed, would have performed the same
within the given time, but the numerous beesemea
Who accompanied it, by cracking their whips, ttc.
forced the animal into a gallop, which obliged it to
turn back; hi consequence the bets were withdrasit.
A few evenings siuce the counting-house of M.
Dell, mill-wright, in Zoan-street, ft. Saviour's, %%35
broke open and robbed of a considerable quantity of
copper
On the same evening the house of Mr. Sherwood,
of Kennington, was broke open, whilst the soma
was gone to chapel, which adjoins the house, the
family being absent from home. The villains broke
open the rime ers and closets, and took away several
articles of value ; but it is supposed they
were dii-
turbed in their operations, as the most valuable inn
of what they had collected and tied up in a buitil;c
ready to carry ith them, was found lying in ti,.!
Oarlour on the door.
A letter from Falmouth, dated Novem'ior 29,
says,—" A most melancholy occurrence too!: pi.tco
here this afternoon. Our church being enlarging,
was thought necessary to take part of the matcria3
of the old wall to form the new one ; Ibis, it was
supposed, had weakened the old wall, and this al.
ternoun, part Of the plaster basing fallen down, the
congregation became alarmed, and made 'a suildrti
effort to rush out. In the confusion, many wo'
trodden down. Many were taken up' apparently
lifelesi. Four have since died, and there are at
least fifteen persons snore in a dangerous state, froth
the bruises they have received.

DIED.
Yesterday, at her sister's, la lencbureh-street, Miss S. Kest,
of Utop
Ou'rtiettlay morning,- at Golden-square,
ian, aged 30.
Arnold, reikt
of the late Dr. Arnold:
pst Monday, at his louse la Upper 14 itopsle-greet fieuff
,
Shirk), Esq..
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