The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-03 00:00:00

Lion, exceeding filthy and-dirty in his person and in
his mode of cookingoind the Captain, having remelt-
strated in vain, ordered him to receive a dozen iu
presence of the ship's company. The Surgeon of the
Brunswick proved the misconduct of the Cook in the
manner before mentioned, and his being flogged, hut
-stated that he had received no material personal in.

!jury.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH, in charging the Jury, ob-
served, however, the practice of flogging was 'o)).
served on board King's ships, it was a very did'erent
, question when they came to consider the case of a
merchant ship, in which light he looked upon the ship
in question. A captain or master of a merchant
ship had no right to resort to the practice of flogging
but in cases of absolute necessity, in order to main.
twin due subordination on board, and prevent muti-
, ny ; but in such a case as this the Captain was not
justified in resorting to that mode of punishment; if
the Plaintiff had misconducted himself, as it appear.
ed in some degree he had, the Captain might have
ordered him td do duty before the mast, or to de.
grade him to some subordinate situation, but he
had no•right to flog him. As, however, it ap.
peered the Plaintiff had not sustained any material
personal injury, the Jury- would; therefore, give
him such moderate damages as they might think him
entitled to. _ _

The Jury, after some consultation, fount a verdict
for the Flaintiff—liamages 201. and costs.
Several undefended causes were also disposed of.

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.

Friday afternoon, about half past three o'clocli, at
Humphreys and Cave were passing along Bond-street,
they observed Chambers, a well-known character,
at the head of a gang of thieves, parading the street
in the most daring manner. The officers watched
them for some time, and saw them feeling gentle..
men's pockets, looking in at shop windows, where
there were valuable goods, endeavouring to force in
a square of glass, going into shops wider false pre-
tences, such as asking for a yard of tape at linen-
draper's shops, for the purpose of making off with
something valuable, if no person was in the shop,
&e.-11umphreys went up a stable-yard, and pre-
vailed on the ostler to exchange his smock-frock and
hat for his coat and hat, and tied a silk handkerchief
over his face, so that it was impossible to know hire.
In this disguise, Humphreys followed them closely
in Bruton-street, St. James's-street, Jermvn-street,
Piccadilly, and the Haymarket, in all which places
they were feeling pockets, trying to break ern
: shops, going into shops, &c. In the Haymarket,
IHumphreyg and Cave secured three of them. . After
the officers had handcuffed them, they searched them
and found upon them instruments for cutting the
windows of shops, and a crooked knife for pulling
the goods out. In the evening they underwent as
I examination before Mr. BIRVIE sty Mr. •N.kess,
i their names are Chambers, Marian, and Nightingale.
During the examinations, Chambers behaved in the
most outrageous manner. The Magistrates convict-
ed them all as reputed thieves. The parishes of St.
i George and St. James are--oheetl-te raise a subscrip-
. don to reward and pay the eapences of Humphreys
and Cave, upon this occasion, for their exertions.
Robert Green and another man were 1ar04044.•
the office by Nichols and T. Jones, charged with
breaking and entering the dwelling house of Mr.
Rogers, linen-draper, in Piccadilly.
Nichols stated that about half-past seven o'clock
that evening, he watched the prisoners five times at
Mr. Rogers's windows, and at length they broke a
square of glass, and he saw them drawing a piece of
silk handkerchiefs out, at that instant a woman came
out of the shop, and it is supposed they thought
they were discovered, and were making off; the
officers then secured them. They were committed
for trial.

MURDERS IN RATCLIFF HIGHWAY.
On Saturday evening illblasg underwent another
examination before Mr. GRAHAM; and was dis-
charged.
Pr•ijor, the lame man, who was taken a few days
since by Clark before the Magistrates, at Union
Hall, on suspicion of being concerned in those hori
rid murders, has been cent from Union Hall to
the ahove Office, and has been examined before Mr..
GRAHAM, when there not appearing any proof
against him, with respect to the murders, he ►vas
sent back to Union Hall, to answer other charges.

A young Lady of rank absconded from her fami'y
in a disconsolate state of mine, three nights ag-, and
has not been heard of.
On Friday the remains of Mrs. Ilarriot May, the
lady who was unfortunately killed in l.eaiie•lhlll-
street, on Tuesday last, were deposited in the flunily
vault in Tottenham Court Chapel. She is deeply
and justly lamented, as her amiable qualities endear-
ed her to all who knew her. It is requested that the
statement of Mr. May having left the vehicle may hs
contradicted, as he himself was
_also thrown out,
though not ipjered. lle is at present in a melancho-
ly state of mind.
On Friday last, as Mr. Browning, of Smithfield-
bars, oilman, was going to Newington, in the stage,
ho was seized, as supposed, with a fit, and expired.
He was in apparent good► health when he entered the
coach, and as there was no other passenger in the
inside with him, the effect was not discovered till the
coachman, on stopping, opened the door, and found
the spark of life completely extinguisLed.

BIRTHS.
On Tue‘dav, the 21st nit. in Dublin, the Right Hon. ady
Lucy Anne Caftan. of a sou.
On Friday, the .2ith ult. at Orford Hail, Lancashire, the
Lady of Edwin Corbett, l'sq. of a daughter.
_ _ _

MA Rai BD.
On Wednesday last, at St. Mary, Lambeth, Mr. G. h. llorauer,
of Limbeth Terrace, to Mist Harrison, of Park Place, Ken-
nington.
Wednesday last, at Broadway, John Pigott, Esq. jus. to
Miss Eleanor Walsh

DIED.
On Wednepday, the Lady of Sir Joseph Yorke. •
On Monday, at his seat at NV inestead, is Hohierness, and
83, Henry Maister, formerly Colonel of the Militia, and Vico.
Lieutenant of the Fast Hiding of the Counts' of York.
At Drogheda, on the 15th ult. Lieut.-Col. John French, talc
of the 71•*.
Oa Wednesday, in Manchester-square, Sir John Knightley•
Bart. of Fawslry Park, Northamptonshire.

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