The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-30 00:00:00

THE STA TFSMAN

and Mr. Comm, and the deleadaats' by Mr. ADOL- POLICE.
MMus sad Mr. Pi,err. Row-Stenet.—Yesterday Asthow RoWiel, a well-
Mr. ISCARLITT (spewed the plaiatirs we, with his
known character, was brought to the office front
usual ability.
The only witseesee called to prove his special among the mob assembled
. near Temple-bar, and ll-
damage. were Mr. Femme, cleric in The Alormistr derweot an examination before Richard Birnie and
Post oaks. aod Mr. Robert Bell, a gentleman who had George Miothull. Eeqrs. charged with being ciew
been some menthe Editor of The morning Herald, hat corned, with a number of others, in robbing Col.
sot at the time to which the pleadings related. The Joseph Hardy 0 his gold watch and seals, who stated
that whale in London, he was lodging at the Salopiali
lint named gentleman merely proved, that the plaits-
tiff bad been in the habit of sending articles of police', coffee-house, Charing-crues. Having some business in
roceeding there in the
intelligence to The Mordimg Post, prior to the publi-1 the EltY yesterday' he was p
Illation of the libl in question, bat that afterwards i morning, and when he got within a few yards of Tems-
Mese of his communications were inserted. The testi-10e liar' he found the crowd so great, that it was ie.
! possible him to proceed; he, therefore, determined
limey of the other gentleman failed of the object for furj
which it was adduced. The Editor of The .Vorhimg ,on returning, and was endeavouring to gain the
Poor, whose name was mentioned in the pleadings, was horse-road, when he found his course impeded, and
not called, neither were the other gentlemen whose himself surrounded by ten or twelve ill-looking fel-
names were also set out, though several of them were lows, who pinioned his arms, so that he could net
salvo/need and in attendance. more them, whilst one of the grog snatched his gold
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Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury in an able, mas- watch, which he had worn for thirty years, out of Mk
tete, and eloquent speech, on behalf of the defendants. fob; and, although it wes secured by a Russian chain.
The ease opened and proved in evidence was in 1 which broke, so much violence being used by that
j substance this. The plaintiff, a police office reporter, 1 robber who force.l it out of his pocket. Ap cry st
tse
had heist la the halite( sending articles of iutelli- thieves and pickpockets was ra'd , and the risons*,
Renee to The roes. which. when inserted, were paid who w.ss one of the gang, being seen running off, the
by the line. In co nonce of sense leis( tact, the street-keeper of St. Clement's parish, and a constable
nature of which was not stated, Mr. Walter gave an belonging to the parish of St. Martin's, pursued sad.
order to the printer not to insert any more of his rout- aerated him; they having previously seen-bine attempt
nsuniestions. To evade this order, instead of sending several 'gentlemen's pockets, and knowing hien to be
his communications as before in his own name, he a suspicious character.
thought proper to send them in the name of Mr. James 1 Th-I prisoner, on being called upon to give an sus
Reeves, the chief clerk of the Union Hall police count of himself, saisi he was a gentleman. Mt.
office, and a little bey was always sent for payment,' before hint on slosilar chirges.—rommitted for trial.
I ninth.'
the bin bring made out in Mr. Reeves's name. The
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above mentioned articles set out in the pleas of justi- i i however, recognised him as having often bees
—ass or THE EDENP::aRT Mata.—The following
fication, having bee. sent is this manner,
they were !account of the mysterious loss oPtlse Edenderry Peet-
inserted without unpicks,
hut upon complaints being bag. on Friday last, has been received in a !eater, dated
made at the office of The noes, of falsehood of the ; Ett"arrry. Nov. to :
statement, Mr. Hicks, a gentleman connected with i " Yesterday evening, at six o'clock, the Post-boy,
the office, went to Union Hall to inquire into the , carrying our mail for Dublin, came back in half as
matter, and ascertain from Mr. Reeves the sources' hour to our Post-office. saving he lost the mail off his
if his infwmations tithing with him the mann- : back, where it had been buckled like a knapsack. It
script of the articles. Mr. Reeves expressed his aio ! weighed nearly a quarter of a cwt., and the carrier
tonishoseest at Mao application, and declared, that was on horseback. lie can give no account of it
he had never sent the articles in question to The whatsoever. 1 here were many cut notes, and, I fear.
Times; that he never authorised Edmonds to use his some whole ones, in it. There bare bees no tidings
name 1 that he knew nothing Whatever of the articles ;of it this day, though a-very general inquiry has bees
and that he had never sent illy communication what- I made."
ever to T,e Times, and still iss, received any money Ft ne.—Ahont half past one o'clock yesterday
for any conmennication sent. y others. Upon this' morni ig the neighbourhood of War,lour-street, Soho,
iufornsation Edmonds was :taken hefore Mr. thaw- ! was thrown into the utmost confusion by the flames
• ben, the Magistrate, upon'itharge of fraud: but in- bursting forth from time shop windows of the house of
asmuch as he bad received, money for the forced Mr. thine, tallow-me-her and chandler. It urigiaated
articles, the charge was di lased, but the worthy in the cellar, in consequence of one of the pans
mil.edboil-
Magistrate severely repel 4 him for his misron• j ing over; part of its contents immediately biased, and
I duet, and told him. that' it b. presumed again to I emsmotnicating to the other matter of an inflammable
enter that part of the vice where be usually obtruded ti nature, raged with such fury. that in a short time the
himself, he would order him to be turned out. Ed- whole of the lower part of the house was a body of
monde at first persisted in saying to Mr. Reeves's ,1 ;
fire. The inmates, who were all this time buried in
fees, that he had authorized him to use his manse, but ! sleep, were at length roused, and exhibited a most
he afterwards confessed his falsehood, and acknow. distressing scene ; they appeared in a state of nudity
lodged that he had sent the articles in question to' at the aeronsl fluor windows, from one of which a fio
Tie Times, in dlr. Reeves's name. without kis antho- . mole servant jumped into the street. and mat forte-
thority for that purpose. It appeared, that edinouds 1 Neely prevented from experiencing any injury by tbe
was alluvial* turned oat of the algae ;pm occasions penises uselecarath receiving her in their arms. The
when he treat there is report. The first set of the l flames were gaining such a rapid ascendency, that the
deferianti pleas was clearly nbstantisted la eeblenee. , remainder of the inmates were obliged to desert their
bet inasmuch esthete wee man deism he tko.proof on 4 itqtser positiuMs. said were hew' um kw the attic saori I
to the other, the tanned Judge was of opialon, that i loglitege and dreamer, were ferinastely by
the plaintiff was emitted in point of foul to a verdict this tire procured. said by the hansom and very great
ere those pleas. ; exertions of the populace, they were all conveyed
Mrs. Lees, the poor woman who woo soma to have safe into time street, and took shelter in an 'opposite
expired from the injury 'est:sisal. is convieguesee of i house. The premises were soon completely gutted.
hely run over. appeared in Coen, aid gave Using , awl the whole of the extensive stock in traJe and vs-
testimony to the contrary. Anable furniture was destroyed. The ire extended
Mr. Chambers, the Magistrita, penis' the truth of 1 its ravages to the two adjoiping houses. the one snot-
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!the supposed libel, in rairstaffea of the testimony of pied by Mr. T. Little. ,a master cooper, anal the other
~ulr. Highs and Mr. Reeves. I by Mr. Oriffiths, appraiser and undertaker, both of
Au airways was made to eefteesdiet pert of Mr. ! which, together with their stock in trade and feral-
Reines, but it completely failed lit tethetinee. ' i tore, shared the-fate of the former. The houses and
Mr. Scar/smite addressed the Jury on behalf of the property of Mr. Hutchins, !chair manufacturer. and
plaintiff in a powerful and hippies's repay. Mr. lliskett, cbeesemonger, suffered materially. by
The enter Jurnce, in a moot pompanos. nod baying time shop fronts and the windows torn out, is
able simonise up. charged the Jury, that stapladmid order to throw the furniture, &c, into the street, the
was entitled to a verdict upon the mend Mt of ens, rester part of which was either shattered by its tall,
and his Lordship detailed the evident adducted in or carried off by time thieves. There were several
support of the first, which went to the abets body of engines all this time on the spot, but unfortunately
the supposed libel. - water could not he procured until about three o'clock.
The jtr-y retired for alma throe speerillira of as when the fire was checked, and it was entirely got
hoar; sad, at the expiration of that *Mb band a alder about four o'clock.
verdict for the defendants. - ' CALSMITOUs FlitE.--About three o'clock yesterelny
The Lotto Cater-Jesrica theft *ailed that five' afternoon, a distressing and melancholy catastrophe
verdict should be entered for the defeedients upon ails took place at the house of Mr. Fulford, bookseller and
the pleas, except the first aid the four last. . stationer, in Little Bell-alley, Moorfields; Mr. sad
Mr. ADOLPHUS wished, In ease the &testiest* Mrs. Faiford, about nine o'clock in the morning, went
should be astable hereafter to sustain their justliew to see the procession of the Qpeen to Saint Paul's,
don, that the jury might say what damages they leaving the house and family, consisting of four chit,-
would give, if compelled to God a verdict be the then, in the care of their servant maid. About three'
plaintiff. the asighbourbood was thrown into the greatest)
The Loao Cuter-Justice could not pat that . alarm by the servant rousing out of the house, and
question. .. is e state of voidness. calling
.aloud " ire, murder.'
(The learneviJosige, in &remorse of the Wel, seg. Sec." scarcely a moment elapsed before the lames
Bested the witimkaatiog .a.jeroir ; 1,..t the proposal burst oat lit the first lime window with the greatest
was rejected by the plaintiff) • ' . - Airy; the servant exclainsinq for God's sake save the'
children. Mr. ringlets, an oilman, procured a ladder.
and endeavoured to get in at the window so save the
little sufferers, but all his trona were in vain. as the
lames had pitied such an ascendency, that every at-
tempt was found to be useless. The devouring ciao
nsent raged for • considerable time before dm least
assistance could be obtained ; at length the various ire I,
engines arrived. and a plentiful supply of water
being obtaiseed, the dames were impeded in their
progress. but es till they had communicated to the
adjoining bon*. is the occupation of Mr. Williams, '
hootmaker. By this time Mr. sad Mrs. Pulford re-
turned, and on the 'flied.' sews reaching the ear of :
Mrs. F. she swooned, while her husband ran about in I
a state of frenzy. eatjeavouring wind his unfortunate
children, two of whom, to the great joy of the afflict-
ed penises, were fiend at a neighbour's house, where I
they had been the whole of the day. All search for
the remaining two—a fine girl about two years old.'
and a Pitt* hey about stn mouths wee fined to be of
so avail; and it is supposed they meat ban perished
is the daises. The wild* of the meleuelmly cireitir
Willa is.st• illi!esst esekaown. Not no he.. of fee.
niter, dieleagiag well* utfertoore Mr. Pelfo.d elm
saved (runs the eostlagratioss. The. house firaleirtly
in rains. The house of Mr. Williams bas suffered
amoisierstily.

It was lately mentloneJ, that a steam4mat amiga-1
cos; between Liverpool, Whitehaven, and Dumfries,
is 4 been projected at the latter place. We have leariedl
sines, that a similar desire is entertained by several
eiterptialug individuals la Lancashire and Cush".
laud, mad that a roalitios with the Dumfries projective'
is looked for. The boat, it is said, will cost 5.000 L
which sem it is purposed to raise by the sale of tell
shame, at ?N. each. Leaving Livetpuol at elibt
o'clock in the morals!, it is calculated that
wilreeneb Whitehavea (a distance of 70
o'clock in the afternoon, and !toiletries the Mae OVIPS•
leg. It will touch at the Isle of Man, Worldmitent,
Moryport, he. when necessary.
Mii.ancnoiv CIRCVOISTANet.-•••lrteterally moem
lag, above Weise o'clock, a labouring man went into
the Kentish Arms public house, Hurt.. Crescent. and
after conversing for a few minutes with the landlord,
went into tho yard sod hung himself, by daring a
cord tbroigh a hole at the top of WV vrater-cimet
limn; bet a permit going into the yikVii shirt time
;afterwards, observed him, and histaatly.4al bias
!down. hot he was so far par,' tbit Ito pre an.
itettained of his recovery. He was takes to IlliCtlesei
I Hospital.