The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-06 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

The Gentleman stated, that he observed her near
Dover-street, in St. tieurge's-fields, looking about as if
she was wholly ignorant of the plaoe. She was asking
about a waggon bound for Manchester, and seemed so
desolate, that he could not resist the inclination to learn
whether she was alone in such a place as London. Her
answer was, that she had not now a friend in London,
and that her object was to get some mode of conveyance
to 3lanchester, where her father resided. Her father
had, she said, given her up-to the care of a travelling
performer at fairs, for the purpose of having her edu-
cated in the riding-school, and taught to dance upon
wire, a species of exhibition for which her figure was
well calculated. Upon bring brought to London by her
master, she found that the Indulgences and encourage-
ments she received while near her father, were the pre-
lude to very rough performances • and her mistress soon
began to treat her wills great harshness, at the satire time
that her master neglected his promise to superintend her
education with care. In fact, the only talent c,allestl into
action was her patience, which was worked epos by in-
sults and blows. At last her master determined to part
with her, and made a bargain with another person in the
same line of business, who was a great man at Bartholo-
mew fair. This transfer was not very advantageous to
the poor girl, for the new master, after a very short
time, turned her off without giving her a farthing.—
Being deserted by every body in the metropolis, she
thought the best way to art was to endeavour to obtain
a conveyance to her *father at Manchester, where she was
sure of an asylum.
The LOR *MAYOR declared, that her father 4eserreel
severe punishment for having cast his poor child into
such a way of life, and ordered that the two masters
should be summoned, to account at the Justice-room for
their conduct.
The first master obeyed the summons, and, after hav-
ing heard the complaint, stated, that he no longer con-
'Weed the girl his servant, as he had fixed her, with all
the necessary forms, upon a brother manager, who was
struck with 'her appearance, as fit for a horse or a rope,
and was very touch in the habit of training young per-1
sons in that ere sort of a style, for public exhibition.
He added, that his ohjeetions to the girl were insur-
mountable, her tongue bring flee most sLeideroos that
ever uttered a word : and that she had not failed to
in-
dulge in her favourite propensity in the places where
they stopped to catenate' the public on their way to
town. On such occasions it was her practice to whlspeg
about, that his wife had private entertainments, to siditeii
as many untlemen as pleased might lie admitted, but us
ladies, With the exception of herself. The great Bar.
tholomew fair manager lead received her character be-
fore len agrzd to take her under his superintenelance;
bat alth it was most faithfully represented, he,
thought the vices of her megoe would he easily made'
amends for by her agility under his discipline. lie how-
ever found himself mist then, and determined to part
with her, a thing which be ventured to (do without At
ceremony of passing her into any other hawk than those
of Providence. The disciplinarian had refused to sp.
pear before the Lord Mayor, or to interfere in any way
fur the girl's advantage.
The Loan Naive. was exceedingly indignant at ibis,
savage manner of getting rid of a poor child, and ole.l
served, that the two fellows who had bandied her about
from one to the other, deserved well what he wished it
to be in his power to inflict upon them. Had sot a hu-
mane person discovered her to her desolate cosetion,'
the very worst consequences might have bees Appre-
hended—for she bad by accident got into a neig ur-
hood where there were women like devils, and she was
without the means of procuring a meal or a lodging.'
The conduct of those two worthy managere, who ro•
fleeted such credit upon the profession, very nearly added
one to the heavy list of those whose morals were ixre- '
coverably lost.
The first master was rather disturbed at this way of
placing his conduct before him and the public, and de-
clared that he should willingly pay half her fare to Man-
chester if the great Bartholomew Man would pay the
other half.
The Loan MAYOR declared, that if the two theatrical
gentlemen did not immediately make an arrangement for
the protection and support of the girl, decisive measures
should be taken against them, and every publicity should
be given to the scandalous transaction.
The positive tone in which the LORD 1! A TOR ad-
dressed the Manager
.produced some effect, and a pledge
was given that the girl sholld be safely placed under
her natural protector.

TREATIOUT 01P A 'Acesa.
BOW-ATlLEET.—Yesterday a Gentleman came to this
office, to state a circumstance which he thought de-
mantled the prompt interference of a Magistrate. An
elderly woman, also had resided for some time in the
parish of St. L Ike,s, had by long illness become so
notch reduced, as to be compelled to seek parochial *id.
She accordingly applied to the proper officers of that
parish, bv whom slie was examined as to her legal settle-
ment, and she stated her belief that she belonged to St.
Element's Hanes. This declaration was deemed sufficient
to shift tho burden of her maintenance from the former
parish to the latter, and yesterday she was put into a
hackney-mach, with directions to the driver to convey
her to the workhouse of St. Element's in Carey-street.
Here, however, she was refused admittance, on the
ground that even if she did belong to that parish, she
had not been legal! y removed. In this dilemma the
poor creature, on the very verge of eternity, was com-
pelled
to remain in the coach, suffering, of course, from ;
the inclenien cy of the weather, at the door of the work- I
house, for a considerable time, until the individual who I
made this application, prompted by humanity, came to'
communicate the fact to the Magistrate.
Mr. FARRANT, who was sitting, instantly granted a
summons to the Overseer of St. Clement's Macs, and one
of those gentlemen speedily mule his appearance to
show cause why the woman was not admitted. lie stated,
that the claims of the pauper to a settlement in St. Cle-
ment's was at least doubtful, and moreover she had not
been regularly removed.
Mr. FAIIIRANT.—" But what is the poor woman to do,
pending the settlement of the question between the two
parishes? She may die while you are disputing as to
which ought to support her."
Overseer. —" That is very true • but we have no right
to take her in unless she is legally removed to us. he
officers of St. Luke's knew that well enough."
Mr. FARILANT.—" The parish-officers of St. Lobe's
hare actted very wrong, there is no question, but you
ought not, therefore, to follow their example. The
woman,l understand, is dying, and something must be
dune for her. If the conduct of the St. Luke s officers
has been such as it now appears, you will have your
remedy, but do not let this pour creature suffer more
than she has already done."
Overseer.—" We would not have hesitated to receive
her, if she had been sent by a regular order of re-
moval; but we consider it a trick on the part of the other
parish."
Mr.FAIIIIATAT." I repeat, that their conduct ap-
peared to have been highly culpable; but will you act
wrong because others have done so. They certainly, in
my opinion, ought to lie indicted, and you ran proceed
against them. You will recollect, at alleirents, that the
woman is now in your hands, whether legally or sot,
and if she dies from any neglect, you will be answerable
for the consequences."
The Overseer still appeared reluctant to admit the
woman, who was all this time remaining in the street:
He thought she ought to be sent back to St. Ulm's.

Thr tientlernan who made the application said, from'
the aiwearance of the woman, he should conceive it im-
pos-i1 :4' fur her to live twenty-four hours longer. He
never -4VI a living heing in so deplorable a situation,
and he humbly submitted, that she was quite unfit to be
reOIIIV ea again.
At the again repeated solicitations of the worthy
Magistrate, the Overseer at length consented to this ar-
rangement. He would desire the parish doctor to exa-
mine her, and if he declared her unfit to be removed, she
should be taken into the ivorkhouse. If otherwise, she
must be sent back to St. Luke's, until her legal settle-
ment could be ascertained, and an order of removal
made out.

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Mr. FARRANT observed, that the frequency of cues
of this kind was much to be lamented, and there ap-
peared to be a strange inclination on the part of parish-
officers to play, as it were, at " battledore and shuttle-
cock" with paupers, driving them about from one to
the other, until, perhaps, they almost perished iu the
streets.
Upwards of half an hour after the departure of the
Overseer from the office, the coach, with the unfortunate
pauper in it, was still standing at the door of the work-
, house, as though it was thought to be too great a
stretch of humanity to allow her even a temporary•
, shelter within its walls:

HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday, John Coates, a young
man, son of a respectable triiilesman (bell-hanger and
smith) of Leather-lane, was charged with uttering a forged
five-pound note to Mr. Walker, the landlord of the White
Hart, Leather-lane. Mr. Walker stated, that on Tues-
day night, about nine o'clock, the prisoner mule into
his house, and said his father would be obliged to him
if he would give him change for a five round note ; his
wife took the note, and wrote "Coates' upon it in his
presence, and he gave the prisonerfive one-ponnd notes in
exchange. About two hours afterwards, the prisoner's
father came to his house, and said, " has my son changed
a pound unto here?" Witness said, "he changed, a ire
pseud note for you." The father replied, " then you
are done." Witness suspected then that he had taken
a forged note, and took it to a neighbour. who declared
that it was a loved one. Witness and the neighbour
went to the White Bear public-house, corner of Eyre-
street, and there found the prisoner. Limbriek, the offi-
cer, had him in custody. Limbrick stated, that Mr
Karat, the landlord of the White Rear, sent for him, hav-
ing received (ruin the prisoner two one-poun.l notes, five
shillings in halfpence, and a silver watch, to take care
of for him, and lie suspected that he had not come ho-
nestly by the property, as he was in company with four
suspicious characters. Mr. Walker, tii.as examining the
two one-pound notes, which the prisoner rave in
change for the forged five-pound note. The prisoner, in
his defence, said lie found the note in Lcather-lane. A
Bank Inspector proved it to be a forged one, and the
prisoner was committed.
Penny, Daniel Je4soa,
und ./okis Williams, were bronght up before Roomy
BEVILL, Esq. the presiding Magistrate, charged with
having feloniously stolen a table clock and a boy's
great coat, the property of Mr. Evans, of Walthanistow.
It appeared that the three prisoners, one of whom,
John Williams, is a little boy, were seen by Mr. Price
and his servant loitering about Mr. Evans s house, on
Wednesday last, and between two and three o'clock it
was found by the servants that some person had entered
the house and taken away a spring table clock, in a ma-
hogany case with brass handles, and also a boy's great
coat. Soon afterwards a very young boy, named David
Hughes, residing at Walthamstow, passing along the
Marsh, saw the three prisoners on the road leading
to Upper Clapkils—they seemed to be hesitating what
road to take. Miry beckoned him to go to theni, and
when lie came up they asked him the way to London.—
He told them the way, and went with them as far as
Upper Clayton. On the road he observed one of the
prisoners, Daniel Judgson, have something wrapped up
to a silk handkerchief on his shoulder, and soon after-
wards he saw under the handkerchief the face of a clock.
lle was fraid to look particularly at it, for he suspected
they were thieves. When he got back into Waltham-
stow he heard of the robbery, and commuuicated what
lie had seen on the road.
James Penn, a constable at Waltharnatow, immedi-
ately went in pursuit of the prisoners, aecompanied by
the young boy, David Hughes. The nest day they pro-
ceeded into Hackney parish, and at the corner of Dais.
ton-street they saw the prisoners, whom the boy imme-
diately recognised as the same persons he saw on
the Marsh. Penn took them into custody. At first the
two men denied any knowledge of John Williams, but
afterwards Judgson admitted they had all dined toge-
ther at Walthauistow the day before. The boy after-
wards declared, if either of the men acknowledged
dining with him at Walthamstow he would split, and
tell the whole of the robbery. lie appeared at the of-
fice, however, completely hardened, and is one amongst
the many hundreds of young boys who are just now
trained up from infancy to become thieves, and are guilty
of all sorts of depredation.
The prisoners were remanded till Saturday.
SmanwELL.—Yesterday, Mr. James Basler, master of
the Seringapatam, South Sea Whaler, was brought up
on a warrant, charged by Mr. Richard llickins, of
John's-place, Henry-street, Bray's-inn-lane, with cruelly
beating and ill-treating his son, Edward Riekins, who
was an apprentice on board said ship, under his care, of
which beating and other ill treatment he died.
After a long examination the Captain was admitted
to bail.

TOWN HALL, Sourowaatt.--An old woman, aged
above 100 years, wl.o recollected the latter part of
Owego the First's reign, and the ascension to the
Throne of lieorge the Second, charged her second son,
an old man about ;0, with the following offence:—
ft appeared that the old lady was possessed of a little
property, anti, on the whole, in comfortable circum-
stances; her son was so exceedingly lazy, that instead
of supporting himself by his labour, he was continually
assaying her fir money and food. The parish officers
had sometimes relieved him, and offered him an asylum
in the workhouse, which be would not accept. On the
day in question he came to her lodging, and in a we-
llbeing tone, insisted on having some money; and when
dot said she had none, he lifted his list Ito her head,
Mid compelled her to give him fourpence. All she
wanted of him, was to keep the peace towards her, and
to support himself.

ThaMagistrate not having arrived, the yotabfal pri-
soner asked his mamma's pardon, promising never to of-
fend again; on which his mother (whom he had •olun-
tarily attended to the office) withdrew her charge, and
he tottered away to the workhouse.

On Sunday morning early, the house of the Rev. Mr.
Humphrey!, Mill-hill, Hendon, was broken open by a
Haag of thieves, who effected an entrance at the back of
the house, and plundered the different apartments of the
most portable valuable property, consisting of silver
table and tea spoons, cut-glass decanters, silver pint mug;
, &e. and got clear off: On the same evening;
tSloliletase of Mrs. Porter, a Ladies' School, near the live-
mile stone, Highgate, was broken into and robbed of
property of 000siderable value. The thieves carried of
time booty without alarming any .one of the family;
silver, plate, and linen, were the chief articles.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS. CO.VRT.—The concleding put
of the case of John Hoe Mute, in our Paper of yesteraar,
was accidently omitted.—After Mr. Ps/LI-soca had states;
his case, wal contmuled that the insolvent had praetis44l
a system of deception towards the Lady limn wheal 1,,
hall the two hills for 501. each, and to whom he paig,
money only fur one,
Mr. HEATH, on behalf of the insolvent. said, the less
should fall on those who acted PO incautiously as to pay
one bill without having tne other: he said Mr. Mere
had nut recollected that the bill was in the hands
of the banker, and that by law the bill could not hs
accepted.
The CoWailastoNta wished to know on what clause of
the Act it was that the present opposition was made.
Mr. PouLoca replied, on the clause relative to d:e
misapplication of money entrusted to the insolvents
care, and breach of trust.
The Coldstream:sea said, he was afraid the clause
would not apply to this case. He certainly distrust's!
the insolvent s declaration as to his belief of his having
destroyed the bill, when he told the parties he had don,
so. Hut those parties must submit to the consequenees
of their own want of caution and folly.
The insolvent, therefore, was discharged.

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A fire broke out, yesterday, in the warehouse of Messrs.
Croft and Co. Nos. 46 and 47, Bread-street, Cheapaide.
occasioned by some pieces of cloth anti bombasin bade;
come in contact with an overheated flue. It was hattt
pity extinguished before much danta,re was done.
SiloCkiNG Evaxr.—An inquisit'ara was he'd yesterdlr
at the King's Arius Tavern, Click,. t, on the lonic of
Mrs. Mary Yarnell, the wife of Mr. Yarnell, of Kiln.
street, Chelsea. Mr. Richard Price, who resided ass:
door to Mr. Yarnell, stated, that on Monday night a
coach dmve lip to Mr. Yarnell's door, in which was the
deceased ; her husband went to the con It. and the dotsr
being opened, his wife was discomcd to he dead, het
body reclining against the side; she %I-As immediatelv
conveyed into the house, and :Ir. Fletcher, surgeoti.
was sent for, hot could render ma ateislaiire, Mrs. V.
nell having evidently expired some time before. The
coachman said she was unwell Olen the coach was
hired, anti lied called at a friend's house anti taken a
glass of water. Verdict—" bled by the ti3itation of
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An Inquisition was taken on Mond iv. at the Hine.
.%rms, Ilaretield, Middlesex, before '; . 511.1131'444 Esl.
Coroner, on the body of Mary Ann Mathers, a servart
girl, shout N rears of age, in the family of Mr. Bear.
molt, printer, Ilarefield. whose Ist.dy was found floating
in the Ilaretield Fishery, by Mr. king, of liarefielf.
\Jr,. Beaumont, wife of Mr. B. depose:l, that the &-
re tied was her servant ; on the evening of last Thurs-
day. after the family had taken tea, the deceased was
carrying the tea-board, tie. from the table, and dropped
theui on the grouni,l; witness was very much vexed it
the circumstance, and told the deceased to pick up the
broken articles. The deceased said, she would not stop
to be spoken severely to; witness told the deceased that
she might go home, and sent her away. Witness did
nut intend to part entirely with her. and on the foilmr•
lug day sent to her father's for her to come hack again.
Witness then learnt that she had not been at her father's.
but had no suspicion that the deceased had put an end
to her existence. Iler shawl was found on the bank et
the Fishery some days before the body was found. Vet.
diet—" Found Drowned ; but how Ole came into fir
water the Jaren do not know."

Domes et placens user Hoe.
Thy house and pleasing wife.
SOCRATES, by his discourse on marriage, seen-
nilitireg his auditors with the subject, that tile marrint .
men flew to their wives, and the ,bibeibeloro hammed to be
wedded ; and " The Spectator" bas allifated, that the wool
• • wife" is the most agreeable and delightfel name in nature.
The sacred institution, then, of merriage, compasses the
desideratum of our enjoyment. teeming not only with hap-
piness on earth. bat disposing the soul itself to harmonise
with bliss hereafter.
Previous, however, to entering into this hallowed obliga-
tion, it becomes an imperative duty, not only to regulate UN
passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature froni those im-
purities, which the freedom of unrestricted pleasure mar
have entailed on It. To the neglect of such attentioa sre
attributable many of those hapless instances. which, ehik
they excite the commiseration of the beholder, should also
impress him with the fear of self-reproach.
Luxurious habits will effeminise the body—a residence in
the tropics sill relax the elastic fibre—but more especially
does the premature infatuation of youth too frequently com
promise the natural dignity into a state of omit:tion, from
whence the agonised sufferer more titan doubts the chance
of relief. To all such, then, we address otir,..iv.es. offering
hope—energy—muscular strength—felicify : nor will ~ur
advances appear questionable, sanctioned as they are by the
multiplied proofs of twenty years suecessail eyperienee.
The easy cares of married life, are sometimes disturbed
by the suspension of those blessings which cow-eldeste the
nuptial wreath—for the female habit is often coustitutioaellg
weak—yet it can be strengthened, and dedcieut energy im-
proved into functional power.
In every ease of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every
relaxation of the generative economy, we pledge our ability
to cnre speedily, and with effect. Earnestly solicitous to
expel the unfeeling empyric from the position so prestatepti-
ousiy taken up, we deviate from genera. principles with lees
hesitation; and coatitleat in our own honourable lategritya
Members of the College of Surgeons, we refer the sufferieg
community of either sex (especially those ?citenng iMo sue
trinvonial life) at once to our house, where daily &Madam
is given for personal consultation ; and letters from the
country are immediately answered; these must sontai.,
remittance for Ads lee and Medicine, which can be forwarded
to any part of the world, however distant.
(LOSS and CO. M. R. C. Surgeons. 11,
Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, Loudon.
Jest published (Tenth If.dittoo),
The XOII4 of LIFE, a familiar Commissary on the above
Riseases. By HOSSI and Co. Addressed to the Teeth sod
Maturity of both Sexes. Alay be had at YU. Paternoeter-
row ; 88. Pall-Mall ; *4, Gerrard-street ; 174, Fleet-street,,
and of all Booksellers. Pelee

BIRTHS.
On the Nth ult. at aramtnimlgen, Yorkshire, die Hos.
Mrs. Edward Symms, of a daughter.
Os tie 44 instant. ether mother's, In New Careadislsebest.
the Ltidy or the Rev. C. Chambers, of a daughter.

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At St. GeorFel, Bloomsbury. R. G•osßa. gsq. to Moris
Elisabeth, eldest daoghttit 'of limey Gregg, Bk.
Jan. I. W. Williams. Hui. of Yeast: Woo. to Mrs. Mogi-
ton, late of Hammersmith. - -
Jan. & at Bath. the Rev. John Hallward, of Par"
'oasis, Suffolk. to Broil Jane. &WOW, of doilies
Powell lisle, Hack of til Ireland. ')
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