The Statesman.
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:.13014}riti• . • I GUILDHALL -:-A man n
- I fettle), shamed • with defraoiling 4, bud) a tai(ass:
money..t.l4, ilici practised these impo
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DOWllT•Sa'4loiiefdlly iMpli
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"WiCiell of
of atiories4 the declarations vpoo date ofthe lushess
Moat. • dial . called the 46
MO lASI g .cieiy,7 of minus saga i
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brought to the 0 ce, and chareentigto
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: of certain of the monism, and in the capacity at
sst.enalsititsgn:ocol:cnk., the
apseopetrtztofthssotwes.,
Theo" mime. , fitieard has putloitting the money.
Mr. tIASINES, for the Defendant, cootterid ed that
ing, about half-pest 'Ott oicickt,
ton, a patrol belonging to:the office, was Possinff
puidisions,nitihattheiforititteu2dtepe::
through China.walk...Pielaells the body a charge of freed or felony cobld
Prisoner, whom he knew to. be a suspicious chaise- not be maintained. lie could not be supposed la
in heitnisq obsetwel the es one of
ter, proceeding op Manners•street, which not brie& rub or defraud himself.
a th;rotighfara, he had no dOubtlitat he went there Mr. Alderman INsanstAn (who tided with Alder.
rosectited for &heeding tki
to avoid him ; he pursued him, and when he VIMe op mirarntiolineyengsigle:t Wbeasiktaiu4pc.
to him he threw tway a bundle he hail tied up in an had an interest in the funds of the Society, that pre.
apron, and ran off. The cry,of " Stop thief" was
raised, and he was stopped and-secured. The bun • could with propriety be
dle he had thrown away proved to be a cluck, which other Members.
the Prisoner not being able to give a satisfactory sc. The investigation of the case occupied several
count of his possession of, he was committed for hours, and the City Solicitor being called .1,, ,60.frd
further rizomination, his opinion in be in unison with that
to finding.
of Mt. Aide,.
Richard Pt ince, William Ratifier, and Edztatd mon Waithetan, who thought the charges against 'ha
Skvenson, three soldiers, were charged with rob- D-fendant were sufficiently strong to be sent Wen
stting the Black Lion public-house in Vinegar.yard. a Jury.
The Defendant was accordingly ordered
.—Committed t)r) Newg.te for trial. •
M A nt.llolllo//011-STREET —Yesterday Major Eccles, A young woman. named Lydia thee.. Was. an 1% edn4,,10
*.of liatchard's Hotel, Piccadilly, and a young fe• brought to. the Oflice. and
. esainbied before Mr. Alderman HA:
owes. Opole the following charge :
male of respectable appearSnCe, were brought to this J. 0,1,64 mos lie mai k
..60111.11:411 to lir. Dew.lawier. of (,•bem
Office oh the following -charge : • side At shout three o'clock, on Totsday afternoon. h. 41.
very easily employed with a co owd af container.
Thomas Salty, Superinteedant of St. James's Pa--
trots, stated, that between 10 and 11 o'clock on the g a bundle idly
Prisoner rushed into t e shop. .and wilin • "ea Ole
ed.e"rw,oktieirthe jet efu
onteirnannidiu f'tbileltriss) readn her is: tilt' liesPtsr.ien;.l7tothstilf.
elm atm witnessed the iroustiettim, Itoddearlerseicadry;sribs,C.
preceding night, as he was on duty in Piccadilly, he,. 4
The Pri.mser being asked if she had Jay
"observed the male Prisoner tacking Co a female, andesliet,te,
it hying the strict orders of the Vestry that no per. lob_rd_.ell",:tlitrls. with a laugh. •• it
sons should be permitted to be lounging shout the in:Xitgra6l:.
~ cs:rattrerri".
.":11,b1114,11rojouttl•th
401
,eheefrotmeorwee tote;i4
streets at night, be civilly requested the Lady to
sruzilicihrier
eldheltret:seuma;teii.ebie
psi.nnoceibtre, litosebeitt
kr
clot
pt:;tioke!‘ :4st:wife...tile
walk On. This the Defendant opposed, observing(
°The an
the IMP R{ dor Mit wal4andariaa,
that she should stay with him as long as they were
inclined, and threatened to knock witness, and three Ike' ts item., Davis said ki
llte was extreme!' usivreli,ni
watchmen who came to his assistance, down, if they dilised world.
attempted to
pruseeute. e
a public
traSthingir.da, :ale
aCeliettr,
satkide Ishrtransillostorlitnibis mlitrat.eriliceThilit
would not do it himself fig au
attempted to interfere. After many fruitless endea.
sours to make them go forward, it was found neces,
nary to resort to force, in order to take them to the
eyThale,t•inwo
raid he
was
sorry for its
the a
swan
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watch-house. and said .he was most glad I
This testimony was supported by the evidence of Davis was then booms user to prosecute, and Lydia Well
was fully committed for trial.
the tither watchmen. UNION wait. —V%eitiorstifty. J. tai h Simpson, st v Hag moist
Major BeClett, in his defence, staled, that he was rented .PeNranre. *Ps tossing t up, 10f V.PI tAtimmap,
returning from a friend's house in St. James's, when Zhig":ll.Vmbesi"ie'lla."gantsl. "'fry." Vatirtgl fill Fel .s. ka.w.
he met the Lady Who was the subject of the charge. sia A
--1 .. trust be received ilieggiet2 e at"; 1:81;teof al ill
k•
el. vr..i:•.P1,1:„."
s,oaigeorf, riments.it:st i 7
aceinher tot-torero'
it.,11 give lain it g rid . no.
He had known her some time, and endeavoured by ova the
_ late echo betweesi Spring ilea Paiute.. S rot per.
every argument to persuade her to adopt a better held the sou t.i iiir of
course of life. Whilst thus employed three men Clerk to a Barri-ter. He uts•4ll-c erg ••.
came up, and in a most authoritative tone desired r
rw.,Pe_ar,o 1.1.4. Al!li% !,. ay-no Were ominotei foretkrires
them to go On. The reply was, that they were do. a ogneuseyult at•i:i it', go
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Sarah close:steed Catharine uortueu were charged within.
leg no harm, OW would remain on the King's high. •IctuitlaT, at Berm ads. y, ow S tor My to 1.
teeingda‘ht.,,a
ifze withl. tae to to
ternv atilitinser .iiiirf
gtheed La.atitiestionarao:d, hake/.
may as Iring es they pleased, as they had committed
no breach of the peace, upon which the men seized
the Lady-in the most ruffianly meaner, and attempt. sion. From she statement of Mr. Rooke,aniienae la 0,761:111.4k,
et! to drag her away. The Major resisted this un• .
r I rth
reitigPrisilfri.6l2lrvagt:CLarisiiiid..el;warnrhieennithaelinpfdrerematsiteesi as
the
so
, necessary violence, and pushed the men off with his
amogndarnienrerstiUkshii,eing:titaaotaa4haiagendi.leonn Itilrelris:riatitial con se of life. The Psi.
arms, which circumstance they made as a pretext for compel of t eir solemnly
seizing him. Whets at the watch-house they refused their husbands we eat Roomy day, and they
to let persons in to speak in his behalf, and he was were ansioosto join them. In the packet of Claught:washand
under the necessity of leaving some bank-notes for " Peti'i" a"rell'ed io Lord Sidinumb Fur perati.siurs to gals
Port Jackson.—They were committed.
his appearance. woo IMP {TRW:T.—W. Crelivro, charged with stirring
,hat:d
lthegatit,erweasforpdretati
Major Eccles said, the watchmen were drunk at a forged Il nose, of I e Growling' flank. at the .11spsillr.
the time of this trensaction, sad asked if they were
rtricrbgese•ditlr!
uviitter'ith:-"rsorr":4 la'elkutpY rumbled. footles
justified it seiting a respectably dressed Lady and to Elliot. at whose tfouve he
Gentleman (such he hoped was the case in this trans. against Wm.—Fully committed.
action), who should be found conversing quietly in
the street at such an early hour.
The MAGISTNATE replied, that if dress was to dis-
tinguish the treatment of-individuals, many bed dia.
ride's would be found to avail themselves of the cir.
comstance; and watchmen, who are too gewesally
blamed, would find it impossible to discriminate be.
(wean a thief and a gentleman. -
The Major observed, that it was tritely a watch.
man was Giulia to act from a conscientious motive,
fel- in his opinitin a small sum of money was -- .
Watchman.—As to that, I. believe yes are as little
burdened with•it as lam. '
Major Eccles.—Truly, i have no great deal. I
have served my country 15 years, and I certainly
have got no great deal by it. I
The NI AGisTaATE dismissed the complaint, and
directed Major Eccles where to proceed against the
watchman,' if he considered himself aggrieved. '
Mr. Lomar, of No. 5, Woodstock-street, was I
charged by the Keeper of Grosvenor-sqoare, frith
discharging a loaded pistol opposite the Earl of Bridge-
sestet's-house.
'lle Complainant stated, that about 11 o'clock on
Tenthly night, as he was coming through Groot..
nor.square, he sow the Hash of a pistol nearly oppo-
site the Earl of Bridgewater's door, upon which he
ran op and found Mr. Loma* with a pistol in his
poisesSion, and took him into custody.
The Defendant said, that the pistol was the pro-
petty' of in aged aunt in Mount-street, •who always
slept with fire-arms under her pillow • that she gave
them'tb him tO'clean, rind he discharged woe of them I
in the 'square' not intending to do any harm, or
knowing thit he had in any way offended.
'The MAGISTRATE censored his conduct severely,
,ritictedlim N the penalty of 20s.

ATTEMPTED SUIGIDM
Yesterday a respectable dressed femilei'stritiliAlte
to Utoion.hall, charged with assaulting her hishanii,
Mr. Edwards, of Maid-lane, in a most ei..ient wian.
tier. When she was hroight into the 'Office, she
begged the officers pot to lake her before the Ma*
gistrate, as she had never been in such aplace herois
in her life. Her husband not having arrive, to pre.
fer his charge, she was locked up in th* prison at the
back of the Office until be. arrive I. S e espreised
great terror et being put into a prison, and sighed
deeply when. the keeper WI her. The Office being
under repair, a painter who was at" work pea; the
prison grate heard a Insori groaning ; he ran to' the
spat, and nu looking through lave Mrs Edwards
' hanging from the window•bar by, a handkerchief,
which she had tied mind her neck. He inrmedistely
Base an alarm, anti she kipper opened the dear of
the prison, and she was Cut down ; she was net quite
dead, but apparently insensible; in a short' time she
.was recovered, and her husband declined pressing his
charge against ker. The case was disciarged; and
she went home with her husband.

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. CORO N klt'S IN. QUEST.
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CASE.OF STARVATION.
On Tuesday an Inquisition w:ts held in the Hoard-omelet
Clerkenwell workhouse. Coppice row, before 'Noss, Slim
LING, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, on the hods et Joseph
W 4.114. aged 30. It appeared from the evidence of the diferest
ituesses examhted, that the deceased had been observed for
about n fortnight before his death, mosils lying among she Ad
water-pipes in *ipa-fielJs, his wretched and deplorable simasloa
at length attracted the t wive of some humane passenger. I'S
bad observed lain 13 ing in the same violation for a ronsideraltie
time, and who on going to hint and making enquiry,foand he
had not broke his fast for three daysi and that he was throe
feeble for Want of food, and helm* exposed to toe weldbe!•11111
he was unable to move. and could with digitally speak. he
formation being given to the parish beadle, he was carefully re:
moved to this workhouse. where he was washed andslgnoft
and put into a good bed. Mr. Spencer. of Isi ingt on. road, surgeon.
as sent for, who prescribed every neeewary medic ate, ind
every thing possible as-dome for his coif •rt. All die informs
thin that could be obtained free) him ant his name and.anr.ana
that br bad been a sailor, and had fought and bled for hi, roues
try lie lingered until Mounny morning, a hen he exvirrd.--
Mr.• Spencer. gave it as his opinion. that he deceased died frull.,
want ; bast it did not appear that any blame could he ntuvol
in the slightest deg• ee to the parish. The .lury. after the snid-
est examination of the dill- rent witnesses. eriaaisnonsly retsina
a verdict, that be died •• from starvation or want I"

and coi .iftt. ,IM .
QUEEN•SQUARE.-A young woman, about 16 years
of'age, was brought before the Magistrate, by ea
officer df Chiswick, in order to be passed, to her
parish. On being examined, she stated herself to be
an orphan, she had no friend in the world, except
one distant relation residing M Stratford ; she gained
a settlement et Lambeth by servitude, and the last place
she held was in Fleet-street ; some young men in the
house behaving impropetly to ter, she communicated
the circumstance to her mistress; the consequence
vies she was obliged to quit her place' at the- end of
the month. She engaged with soother Lacly,, who
went after her character. Her last mistress said she
was sober and honest, bet that character not being
sat%staetory. she' was tint taken, and the people where
she finked 'turned her out, after she had spent all
her moneyi• She wandered about three days without DIED.
fond, and Strolled Into the country, with the inten. ' On the 43d inst. in Cecil.street, Capitols Hear! Hitheit* if
lion of getting into the woods. and starving herself to tienEasKtailtudia Company's service, too of the late Sir iotin Hai'
death. This mode, however, of depriving herself of On thi:9sth inst. Mrs. Cliftna, of Oniktford, Surrey.
life, being ton much to hear, she thought the most onihe‘vid not. Henry Nayl _Or, EA. of Great intberlo.
•spedient way to deprive herself of life was to drown "reel' aged 86'
On the '!oth inst. at Alton. in Hampshire. Stroh. the vireo;
herself, and she went to a pond for this dreadful Thomas Ely, of the Hank of England, Gem. is the 32d yea°
piaocae,dllo2tb.tdt. agedd. purpose, when some person met her and brought her her mac •
to the work•house. She wept bitterly, and her tale
excited the commiseration of all present. The Ma. Oa the ISA ofJune last, at Goa:gyve I..:state, is' the Islands(
gistrste commended her virtue, and directed . the Grenada. the lady of the lioa. T. DOOCOO, hielOber of his Ms.
70, Mrs. Mary Deeriag, of Frederick.,
officer, who appeared,* very humane man, to take 7"De.,.......2.................„..............
proper care of her, and obtain bet suck a shuttles 1 _ __
1011044100111,8 Printed and Published by' D. Lov est, at ti'•
as would restore her character. STATISIIMII OfIrICE. No. i,i di shary.enaet, Fieet.areeb

BIRTH.
Wednesday, Mrs. Hone, of Ludgate bill, of a ih#
ter—her eighth living child.

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