The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-26 00:00:00

PUMICE.

•
MaitstOw-noneo.—A man of respectable appearaacei
who has travelled through many nations for the purpose
of ascertaining the most effectual Way of hatching eggs
without the assistance of the bird, appeared before the
Loan MAYOR to mike known his discovery of an infalli-
ble mode of producing chickens from ego, without
waiting-for the delays of ware. Ile then placed upon
the chief clerk's desk a basket containing chickens and
ducks, which were hatched in the artificial way, and ap.
peered to be well untainted with the person who intro-
duced them to the dignity of the City's notice.
The Loan Mato* wished to koow in what manner the
Chief Magistrate of the City of London could be inter-
ested in any Dew plan for the bring forward of chicken.,
in an other than the natural tray, all natural produc,
teems being confessedly superior to those which were
forced? •
! TLd chicken-hatcher said, the invention ewelleel
the astonishment of several stablemen rod. gentlemen,
mut tediegoritio wevereseis while,he eras hatching: and,
that hi mast bring gesee so perfections* wellos ducks
"Armies,: Of the..implistadetu.Sit his plea all over the
itespire, there could, therefore, he no rloubi.jelt.
hound in duty to tp.ake known his discovery in the City

441' • brought wit us as a sample
qf.i‘wwitowq"-- /148. 444 11*
lOtaill bat 4 feet obickens and ducks, and his- Ant
was to hake his Lordship's sanction, us recommendation
toile Soelety of Arts, who had informed him, that if he
could peeve his inveation beforothe Chief Magistrate, he
shidatiq reCeimhtbo 'sword of WO guinea... • :
• . be 10340 Alovoa,.thonslit.tbo application wasvery
eziraerdinary one, and sucli as be tertaioly never beard
of before. Ile had, however, no objection, if the Society
of Arts required his concurrence in the new way of hatch-
Aug eggs, to have an affidavit of the facts made before
bins, . • . •
• ThqiLleiccn,initaher ;aid, his labour in bringing the
invention to maturity bad been very great.
The LORD ?throe said, the hatcher could not mean
that *. eat himvelf... • • •

The chicken-hatcher replied, that be meant the artiC
trial incubation. He had sot tried the experiment of
taking the hen's place, nor indeed did he suppose that
hamas incubation would-do is the rime of the eggs-410st
bird, or of the duck, whatever might be its success in
producing the goose.
Mr. Hobier begged to call his Lordship's attention to
a eiagular fact, that housaninenbation was adopted for-
merly by other nations, which wore not far behind Os In
the arm.. A Chinese ship of. war captured an Engliah
vessel,
,and detrttnined to citioniet the prisoners to.some
use. puployment was madly found. tat the carpenter,
the shoemaker. and the other tredeemen op board ; .bat
what to do with a man of letters the cooquerors could
Dot for a twig time determine. At length, after a deli-
berate consideration, of the didculty, they resolved to
put a pair of feather breeches upon the men of letters,
sad to set him to hatch. a number of goose-eggs; and,
,wonderful to relate, the young geese appeared in doe
dm- ..i_f • I. ; • I
Th‘libtektn-lasichectkin der:laced ,that his discosorr
fat exc!eded ittitseffectt all that could be expected from,
any unmet either with two pr four iega, for be could
produce the living young in a prime state, and in a
shorter time than they could he produced according to'
the laws of Nature. • He b«l sonoracted a 'machine for
the egga, and by, thajadisioomapplicetion of steam, con-
trived to fulfil Hie aide of •Nature, to the surprise of ail
who . watched the proems of animation in. the. •1111 -
When first be advanced in his labours with the.engine.,
he was obliged to sit uP3O days and 30 nights to turn the
eggs, lest the birds should be deformed, but now he had
brought the thing to such perfection that he was not
obliged to sit up one night for a brood of I,ooo,chick-
ens, and they appeared in• a more unexceptionable elm-
reefer than if brought up under the care of theiramthem.
.The LORD MAYOR asked what peculiar benefit arose,.
from this discovery, as it was well known that poultry
was in great abundance?
The chirkewhatcher replied, that thisimesseme Walt-
tag. arose from it—that the public could alwoye. be-err
commodated with what were very frequently a great
tarity—new-laid eggs. The fowls which spring out of
the steam had the extraordinary faculty of laying at all
seasons; whereas those to which Nature was the hand-
maid, were not at all to be prevailed upon, except at
stated periods, to supply the delicacy.. .
The Loan Mayon then signed au affidavit stating the
power of the invention, and the chicken-hatcher called
together his chickens and ducks, which had studied
themselves in the course of the investigation, by feeding
before his Lordship, and departed in order to wait upon
the Se,cretary, of the Society of Arts, to receive the reward
of 100 guineas.
Bow-STRzeT.—S. Wm. Miles was brought up for a
float examination, charged with uttering forged U. noten
when the following additional chap was made against
him :--
Mr. Gibson, a flower-stand-maker, in the New-road,
stated that on the 4th inst. the prisoner Came to his house
and selected dower-stands and baskets to the . amount of
Il Its. which he said be wsnted to make a present of to
a friend, with some choice plants he had • bronght from
beyepdthe Line. He told the witness be was recom•
mended by a Mr. Knight, in Euston-square, where he
was lodging for the present. He paid for the stands with
a Ell, awe, upon which he wrote "Thompson, shipowner,
Rotherhithe," as tbe, person from whom he received it.
Witpess sent his otan.with the prisoner to carry the
stands, hot when within a few yards from Mr. Knight's
house, he took them from him, saying he would carry
theta the remainder of the way himself. He never went
to Mr. Knight's. The note was returned to witness with
the 'lord," Forged" stamped upon it.
The clerk from the Bank requested that the prisoner
might be remanded over the present Sessions, observing
that it would be mercy to him, as his life was affected, to
remain untried till September.
The prisoner, however, requested to be seat to trial
immediately—a request which the magistrate said he was
bound to comply with, and be was fully committed.
UNDIN-HALL.—Yesterday Elisabeth Dill, a notorious
woman of the town, who cohabited alternately with Kep,
pel and Pritchard,preyious to the murder of Mrs. Richards',
at Clapham, was brought before LB. Attsw, Esq. It
will be recollected this woman absconded from her old
haunts immediately on bearing that her paramours were
apprehended. She was taken into custody a few •days
ago by Hall, the chief constable, in a low brothel at Per-
kines-rents, Totbill-fields.
Mr. ALLEN, being unwilling, if it could be avoided, tOI
hold' the prisoner under personal restraint, asked if she
would give her word to appear and give evidence against
the prisoners, if she was set liberty ?• She replied that
her ward and hoarier might be relied on.
Hall, the chief constable. here came forward and stat-
ed, that from his knowledge of the prisoner and her
connexions, no reliance could be placed on her word in
such a case. • , • ,

MG ALLEN then held the prisoner to bail, which she
being unable to procure, was committed to Horse...longer-
lane gaol, until the assizes.
A wafermao, named Thomas Boucher, of 5,468, was
summoned by Mr. Lancaster, for exacting two shillings
for his hire from Temple Stairs to Vauxhall, the legal
fare being ninepence. He was fined in the penalty of 15
shillings aid costs.
DREADFUL AFFRAY IN WMTECROSS-STREET
PRISON.

Upon the application of Mr. Spencer, the Governor -of
Whitecrosa.street Prison. Mr. Alderman Watchman (the
Magistrate upon the rota fog the week, at;t he (ituildbell.
Justice Room), accampanied by the City Solicitor, and
Mr. Beresford, the Magistrates Clerk, attended yester.
day morning at the prison, ter investigate into the parti-
culars of a ,!readful affray, which occurred among the psi.
sinters the night previous its- which .110Ttrili penult were
wounded, and it was fearirdsome-of them. very. danger,. '
sly. The Sheriffs being engaged at the Seesiool at the
Old Bailey, Mr. Clarke, the Older Sheriff, attended to as-
sist in the proceedings.
The affray. it appeired. originated on account of the
pr.rformance of.a ceremony, termed"cattipg." . The par,
son charged was an Irishman, describing himself as a
Clot. Fred. Kelly.
' John Onticomb Ileethem stated, that it was the custom
is the gaol: and bad .been so he helieved.froca its first'
irgetion, kr the primp!' is. eery 'steerage ward. to call
ten every,new comes, moo Abp.?. Tarck to übse.ribo thr
sun of 16s. to the expences of the ward,foi coals, wood.
swabbers, & W C., and on hite' of pivinent. or giving some
property to the steward of the ward?. as security fur that
too, bia). Thissspbratioo. was .aireage. done •
bf AbCAPri*Pts a flkfreltriffd liSt.whe Pakt.ln•
tle stone ward witscsetilt. 11. and 'bad bgets asked
therefore ati I'iiroday''aight to ist to
.eatllnsi itdels
he explained. moo dot*. by she Iprksitert ocreitciat t
=eves the bed rugs, as a disguise, and proceeding

in a bode, after the hour.eff'ned• car. and taking sane
part of the individtfal's proPertY, Ificewat, Ms bat] shirt.
or otherwise, which ' was detained-tiff paitt the
amount. On promedior to Kelly!s wart, belted been
aware of what was about to be done, aid radioed the
door--a alight form .bast •thae-oar end Kellyseas
abed tinietly to pay Ms dues Onrsaitt heirould not thoe,
but he bad .given security' for ttnnarte Mr. Pettier. the
steward of the ward. This, appoint:ol:7.one tointtioAte
fahe r the discovery incensed them, and they weii4tro-
ceeding tom cat" some of bis property, when he °Sued
the= .his song:box, which, he said had east
guinea: i The steward, upon looking at. it, .rehisted, to
teJseir, as not of sufficient value.. Captain Kelly then
became extretnelp-sitsient, took up a quart post sud
swore he would break the head of any one who attempt-
ed to appeoseh hies. Kober* Candi). a prisoner, wrest-
ed the pot frdtn him ; upon which - Kelly drew his pen-
knife,. aed with dreadful imprecations vowed he would
stab tbp Isst.;toap who. dared to tough him. Ttuneinat
then a push forward, and one or two of the foremost
were shovednpoe Kelly, who immediately struck in all
directions with his knife, and wounded several. He was
at length overpowered, the watch called, and the °t-
remor alarmed, who had hint conveyed to the strong
room fur Abe sight, • .
The mane storp, varying only in a very few uoimpors-
ant particulars' was stated by several other witnesses, all
of whom agreet that no bastli'had been laid upon Capt.
Kelly wheelie ttabbed•Canch, the latter having only been
pushed forward upon Mat • • •
John Sutton teeetved two deep stabs fro* the knife in
Captain Kelly's hand, one iu the kidneys, and the
other in the shoulder; Kitson and Davison were also
mounded. 1,•• -5 , • • • •
,tieverat other edidte.iiitnewee Were called to prove•that
this violence on the part of Coptain Kelly was premedi-
tated ; that be knew he was to be " tatted" that night,
and, on going up to bed, had skid that he would rip the
gees odt of any body-that &thanked it. '
Alfri Wadd, thesurgeos, bad examined the state of the
wevadsof the Sour persons hurt in the affray, asd•was
happy to say. that though severe, they sere none of them
mortal. Captain Kelly in the affray had also been burt ;
there was a contused wound of some length on his fore-
.- •
Me. Speacer,the ooveraor; prodstmd the knife used by
the geptain, which was a small penknife.
Captain Kelly asked with much warmth, what right
badthey to force into his room, and rob him of his pro-
perty ? They had, he said, taken away his hat and hit
shirt, and he claimed to nam thews restored. •
Mr. Alderman WAITHIWI observed, that highly improper
as the conduct of the other parties might be, Captain Kelly
mast4set that it was not for him to take the last into his own
handy. • Se knew what the object of the parties was, and
(hit. it was not their intention to do him any bodily hams
idd he could not therefore, ender the circumstances; be jus-
tified in making 4150 of a deadly weapon. lie should have
appealed to the Governor, and If not satisfied with his con-
duct, the )fiagistrates of the City might have bete appealed
to, and the law was open to hlm. His violence, therefore,
wet at nonecessary as it was dangerous.
, The City Solicitor, at the desire of the Magistrate, stated
his oplaion of the law upon the case, and declared the con-
duct of Captain Kelly to amount very nearly to a capital of-
fence, under Lord Ellenhorough's Act ; but as the parties
were committing an illegatael,satiKelly might be consider-
ed as defendlog his property, if death had ensued, it might
sot be thought probably to amount to murder, but would
certainly be held manslaughter, which was punislisble with
goitre penalties.
Mrs Csaagagoinedisifully in the °pieties delivered by the
CUpholioiton, and a commitment was made out against-
Captain Kelly.

Yesterday, the Grand Jury of the Middlesex Session+,
after bowleg etanilned the evidence which had been given at
the Gabe in Quetta-square, ou the charge preferred on Mon-
day against.a Guinan Catholic clergyman and a private sol-
dier, dig Immediately throw oat the Bill.

PUITHER PARTICULAIIII ItISPECTI*O TOe DAIILDIPOL
CI*CUIISTAKCII I* • MADDox-STasir.—Oti the Jury
breaking. op on. Tuesday evening, the Coreaer gave
direetioes.that the pistols and any other property found
on tha yoonaer deceased should be taken in charge by'
the officers, as _they became forfeited to the King. When
the verdict was announced by the Foreman, a bus of
disapprobation was heard throughout the Jury-rootn,
which was principally occupied by the friends of the de-
ceased—some of them declared in rather unequivocal
terms, that it wee contrary to the evidence thtt had been
adduced. The order for the interment of the younger
deceased in thecrose-road was, however, issued, and the
officers contemplating resistance on the part of the
deceased's friends in the execution of the warrant, orders
were given to the landlord of the house, where the de-
ceased lay, at Lis peril, not to allow the body to be re-
moved, unless by an order from the Parochial Board. it
was determined by the Parish Authorities, that the body
of the unfortunate individual against whom the verdict of
Fele de se was reteroed, should be interred in Park-lane,
opposite Stanhope Gate, at two o'clock this morning. Atl
express was sent off on Monday evening
to to Southamp-
n, to inform the deceased's family of the ntelanchAf
catastrophe, in consequence of which, Captain Griffith,,
the eldest son of the elder deceased, set off immediately
for town, and arrived yesterday morning. The circunt-
. stance so shocked him, that since his arrival be has no
been able to. appear, except to his most confidential,
friends. Several other members of the family have also
arrived in lows, and efforts have been made to set aside
the verdint‘ fur the purpose of instituting • anotber in-
quiry; this, however, it is understood, cannot be effected.

PROCEEDINGS IN TtiE COURT OF ALDERMEN,
(MITTS) IX TIM COURT CIRCULAR.

11MULLIS OP lIIVISICT.
Mr. Alderman WAITHISAIII haring celled ths illsalles of
the Coart to, the circumstances relative to tho Marsden of
Johs Hassey.
The Lois MATOa detailed the clreasstasess as they had
come.before him, atthe Mansion/louse, and delivered la the
staterient he had received epos the *abject from Mr. Tcagur.
which was test. • '• •

Mr. Alderman Waltman said the statement now made
by his Lordship, and that from Mr. Teague. were he •b•-
Hewed perfectly correct, as were also many of the dream.
stances which had•heak detailed in the public prints. 'There
were however, parts in the report which had appeared as .
relative to himself, which were wholly Unfounded ; and he
had in consequence written to the Gentlemen ,of the Depu-
tation of the parish of St. Bartholomew the Great, that had
waited upou his Lordship,-reqeeiting to be informed whe-
ther that repeersras eerreer; he had shine reesdiedis letter
from their foreman, wherein he gave is estlialided contra—,
diction* those•parts of that repOrt, desisting that he'd*
t Make nor intended to make any meation or allusion
Neer to him; end skit the only iliotion td any' person
• wes,dsistalsed to theibesehtions of the Vestry: •
hareerAto hie Lordship. and +Midribs Reporter•must
e mistaken sic part of his (tbe Forenan's)-own obstrva-
Toe allusions Mentioned, in the Resoldtkins of the
e bad• referehre to one of the Olikehl-tif 'the Pollee,
ierbdivainterfereace•the Vestry emesideripitlieney's •
los noid beep . eluded, and niltialk ;key nttributed 40
oleo deception practised upon Mr. Teague, and saint-
quently, through him, upon himself (Alders.* W.) '
Some conversation ensued, in the esteree'of**Mett ft ay/-
pea rod .11.41 t had hien the thole r ittallitidisibelasese prison-
ers from the Coverer, charged with trivialotesoes, epos the
order of no Aideeinesoand.dit•ties seit kaninnalltkifte ant-
sey.had been released. that ,he was,Cliatt=raystiots-r-t..
The resdlt :is, a resolutiOn to offer a t aa' already
stated, for Hussey's ariprebenvioe. - •
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THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 26, 1823.

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM LISBON.
At a late hone this forenoon we received intelligence
by the Lisbon Mail of the important proceedings in that
capital to the Ist of June. On the 27th of May, the
Diasio de Goverao, announced the defection of the 23d
regiment, seduced by Sampayo; and the departure of
Don Miguel to join the insurgents. Up to the 31st of
May the communications between the Cortes and the King
afforded reason to believe that his Majesty, as be him-
self declared, was profoundedly afflicted at the desertion
of his troops, that be had the greatest confidence in the
Cortes, and that be would maintain the Constitution
whieh he he had voluntarily accepted.
By i Proclamation, however, addressed to the in-
habitants of Lisbon, on the last day of May, and made at
Villa Franca de Hire, it appears that " in the critical
circumstances in which," be says "Providence bad
placed him, he had been urged that day to take, with re-
gret, the resolution to separate himself from them for a
few days ; yielding to the prayeri of the peo-
ple, and to the army which accompanied or had
preceded bim." The object •of this s epara-
tion, be then distinctly confesses to be a mo-
djficatien of the Constitution—professing that "the
- existing institutions are Indotnpatible with the will, the
customs, and the persuasion of the greater part of the
monarchy, but declaring that be did not then desire, nor
ever did desire absolute power, and that he that day
rejected it ; but professing to guarantee' their liberties
in a manner which, securing the dignity of the Crown,
shall respect and maintain the rights of the Citizen."

The account which the ifoniteur of Monday gives 01
the removal of Ferdinand to Cadiz, is as follows :
We learn from Cordon, under date of the 15th :—On the
11th, the Cortes assembled at Seville. The Ministers an-
nonneed the entrance of our troops into Cordon, (which,
however, did not take place until the ISth.) °ellen° im-
mediatety moved an address to his Majesty, praying that be
Would withdraw from Seville to Cadiz with the GOVeTOMellt,
within 24 hours. This proposition passed unanimously.—
This address was presented to the King, who formally re-
fused. The Deputy tken ascended the tribuene, and proposed
--I. The deposition of the King.-2.T
heestablishment of
a Regency, in consideration that his Majesty is not in the
enjoyment of his moral qualities. This motion was also
carried unanimously. The Cortes afterwards proceeded to
appoint the Regency, which was composed of • three'
members—Valdes (President), Ciscer, and Vigo. Vislence
was used towards the Ling by the revolutionists, and he ex-
perienced every kind of insult. After the evacuation by
the constitutional troops, the people pillaged several houses,
and-theee were some victims of their fury. The authorities
of 1920 immediately resumed their functions, and succeeded
in restoring order. On the 14th, that great city was per-
fectly tranquil. Generals Bordesoult and Bourmont will
soon be there, end will immediately advance on Cadiz. It
is known that that city is not provisioned. Blockaded by
lend and sea, it soon must surrender.
By the following extract from the Constitutionnel, we
h-ivc another version of the proceedings of the Cortes :
If the l'Efoile, which annonnces it in a positive manner,
may be relied on, the Cortes of the .1 ith of Jane, the eve of
their departure from Cadiz, proclaimed the deposition of the
King. The evening journal adds, that the Cortes have
cswated a Regency, in pursuance of the following articles of
their Constitution :—" The Soveieign resides essentially in
the nation. The Cortes shall exclude from the throne that
person or persons who may be found incapable of govern-
ing, or who may by any act deserve to lose the crown. The
Cortes assembled shall proceed to appoint a Regency con-
sisting of three persons."
The authorities of 1520, bad, it is said, been reinstat-
ed in Seville, and, adds the Quotidienne," tip inhabi-
tants of Seville proclaimed the 'abolition of the Constis
tution on the 15th inst., and on the 17th BOIIWISOULT'S
advanced guard entered that city, amidst the general ac-
clunations of the people'."
The proclamation issued by the Infant Don Miguel to
the Portuguese, seems to propose, not the restoration of
the antient despotism, but the establishment of a system
that would combine in more equal proportions than the
last, the monarchical, aristocratical, and democratic

powers.
FRENCR FUNDS. Pants, Jays 23.—Five per Cent. Con-
sols opened at 98. 90.; closed at 88, 93.. Neapolitan Five
per Cents. 784. Exchange on London, one mouth, 2'3.80. ;
26. 43.