The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-18 00:00:00

TUg STATESMAN

sign of the Porto Belie in St. Martin's Lane kept by
Thomas Hunted, of property to s coeslierabie amount.
The following ere the eirennesteatme the 104
ofmulv last, about• two o'clock le the afternoon, Mr.
Blunted on going up stairs observed tits door of Me
bedroom standing open; he was much earpekted at this
circumstance. as the door was always kept locked. and
at that instant he retained the key is Isis pockets
.
rushed into the room, latest on twitter say persons mho
might be therein, as be felt cooviaced that be bad been
robbed, and then discovered that a box •containieg
Bank of England Notes, mnereigas, and silver, to
the amount of 3481., pert of 'bids Wowed to
two benefit societies bold at his house, had hoes
broken open and the contests carried off; a silver
watch and some other property was also takes. No
trace could at that time be °Maimed of the persons who
committed the robbery, hat Mr. Heisted bevies
ascertained the numbers and dates of some of the
stolen stoles stopped them at the Bank. sad Is a week or
two afterwards, four of the notes wore paid into the
Bank, and three of them were subsequently traced to
bare been passed by Thomas Wells, an asthmatic', Evict
in Berwick Street, Sobo, who, on inquiry being wades
I readily told that be had received them from the prieeses
Hunt, whom he had known for tweet, years as sooty
respectable man, and who bad brought notes at dif-
ferent times, sod asked him to get them cheered, al
lodging as a reason why be did not do It himself, that be
was unacquainted with soy of the tradeemen is the neigh-
bourhood. Haat, who was at this time known to the
officers of Bow Street, as a vary seepicions character. was
thereon taken into custody,aad he accounted for having
the notes in his possession, by stating that be bad bees
employed by Thomas Ingram. the landlord of the Bleier
Sue (a Bash holm), in Bedfordbury, to " get thorn off."
Ingram's bons" had for s long time bees the rendegvous
of &ie.'s and other bad characters, who nightly sooty.
bled there for the prime of dividing ill.gotten effects,
and be himself was known to be to ipotesi the receiver
of the stoles property.
Mr. HALLS, the Magistrate of ipw duet, before
whom Hunt was 'ltemised, limiest it advisable to
admit him se an evidence against Ingram. a there was
tbeo a probability of convicting him of steeling the
notes ; for there is no doubt that he purchased them
at one third of their value of the persons who actually
committed the robbery.
Ingram by some meas. received intimation of the
proceedings against him, god absconded from his house;
be was however apprehended by two of the Bow street
Patrols about three weeks afterwards, who met him
accidentally in Sloane street, Chelsea, and after a
desperate attempt at resale made by several of his corn.
peoloas, in which the Patrols were obliged ce use their
calluses, they succeeded in bringing him to the office,
when ha was committed for further examination, and in
the meantime enquiry was made after Hunt, who had
been act at large oa his owe recognisance to appear
when called upon. bat be was not to be found. and
from information which was obtained. it seems he had
been bought over by some of Ingram's friends, to keep
him out of the way. Ingram was, of course, discharged,
and the affair rested until within them few days. when
Hunt was neje; taken into custody, nod Mr. flails thee
deterosieed to proceed against hins for the capital i
felony.
Mr. Hanstead was called, and dope* to the facts of
the robbery taking plus; be also identified a 401. note,
sad a 101. note., produced by Mr. George Dyer, a Clerk,
in the old Accountant's Office, at the Bank, to be the
same that were stolen from hip.
Thomas Wells, of N 0.42, Bersrlek-street. Soho, ex-
ciseman, stated that on the 11th of July last,Le met with
the prisoner in Castle•street,Leicester.square ; he bad
known him as an acquaintance.for the
the prisoner asked him if he could get a
pounds Bank of'Bngleett note changed for bi
Witness assented, and received the forty pounds Vote
spoken to by Mr. Hanstead from the prisoner, and got
it changed the same day at the Marquess of Granby
public house, Weststreet, Seven Dials. The prisoner
waited in the neighbourhood while be got it 'hanged.
A few days afterwards he again met the prisoner in Lit-
tle Newport-street, Newport-market; the prisoner silted
him to get a 101. note changed for him, and then said
that he did not know any of the shopkeepers en the spot
or he would do it himself. Witness took the note to the
shop of hie, Burch.% a tallow. chandler in Little New-
port-street. and got ten sovereigns for kt, which be also
gave-to the priroF. On the question being put to the
witness whether be bad ever changed notes for the pri.
sorter Rrisir to tbli transaction, he admitted that be had
frequently dont se.
Mr. George Dyer proved the 101. dud the 51. notes
identified by Mr. Hanstead to have been paid into the
Bank, the former into the llanking.bonie of blesses.
Currie and Co., and the latter through Masterman's.
The prisoner declined saying any thing in his de-
fence.

He teas fully committed to Nevin*e to take his trial
at the present Session, and the witeeneen were hound
over to prosecute. Mr. Hatt., directed them to proceed
immediately to the Session, as it was likely the Grand
Jury would break up in the course of the afternoon.—
We were afterwards informed that the bill of indict-
ment was preferred, and returned a hoe one by the
Jury.
Si n OULAR CONSPIRACT.—Camerord, a itosternsonger.
and Geery,a worthy, who follows the doable occa
patios of a brothel Metier and resurrection man, wer,
charged ,befoet the Magistrate, with biting spirite4
away a living subject—one SkiefeAsbbridte, a paralytic
old Yorkshiretnan.
It appeared by the evidence, that this Skiefe Asb-
bridge has been in town some time, prosecuting a suit
in Chancery with a view to recover the sum of 5001.
secured to him, in some way or other, upon lands in St.
Botolpb's, Bishapsgate. Fending this suit he has
lodged and boarded in the house of a 'Mr. Stiltson,
whose only hope of remoneratian depended on the Nie-
ces, of the aforesaid suit. A few daYs ago, the old ma.,
Skiefe Asbbridge, agreed to withdraw the claim, upon
which his suit was grounded, for a consideration of 168 t.
and Saturday last was the day appointed for his receiving
that sum, at the chambers of Mr. Frampton, in Clemente
Inn. Accordingly. on Saturday, he presented himself'
at Mr. Frampton's Chatubere, accompanied by the pri-
soner Camelford, and having teethed the money, he
went off in a hackney coach with Min, and the other
r honer tieary. Stiltson having leased this, became
'Warmed fur the amount of the old man's board and
lodging; and it having been ascertained that both Cam-
elford and Geary were " rather queer in the character"
—and likely enough to choose the old man out of his
'money, pursuit was made after them, but this failing,
application was model° the Magistrate, and the officers
succeeded in taking Geary and Camelford into custody.
The Magistrate asked them what they bad dose with
the old man and his money I
Geary said nothing, bat Camelford very flippantly re-
plied. that they were bath safe. He bad taken care of
them, because Stiltson bad made an esethitane ebarge
for the old man's board and lodging, and bad taken'
out a writ to arrest him for it,o4 bleb." raid be " never
shall be done whilst I can have my way."
The Magistrate said he should detain dm', nnku
they itispiaioed what they ho.; dune wkie them: They
remained contumacious and were lucked up.
By and by, however, the gaoler brought word that
Geary was willing to tell all he knew &beat it ; and hav-
ing been bronght in, he„ after a good deal of prevarica-
tion, said he could bring the old man in tl . .e quarters
of an hour ; h but mini you," says be, "I wOO%
walk."

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It was, therefore, ordered that as officer should (,n
Mitb him in a coach, and that Camelford should remein
to costal), until their return.
At the ironies sitting of the Magistrate the old -man
was carried into the office in a chair, and queitioned
re-
speeds, his coanection with Camelford.
He said be had known Camelford 3 years. at d bail
placed his mosey with him, because lie was afraii,.
Stllt-
No should arrest him for his board and lodiiin r. He
aimed Stilts*o with charging him M. a week, after
having agreed to take 125., and said he would sooner dho
la a prison than pay such an unjust demand, es?ecially as
Stiltsou bad half•starved him.
Station denied both the agreement and the starve-
do%
The Magistrate asked the old matt whether lie wished
to have his money back from Camelford, and he having
replied in affirmative, Camelford was desired to produce
it. ghee it appeared that he had given it to g woman
with whom be cohabits.
This woman was called forward by the name of Jenny
or rather Jeanie, for she was a Scotch woman. She said
the old man had agreed with her to go down. into Scot-
land, and set ups chandler's shop there.
Mach further conversation ensued. and eventually the
Magistrate; thinking, with got. I reason perhaps, that the
old gentleman was in had hands altogether, undertook
the management of his little affair himself, and an
officer was sent with " Jeanie" to fetch the money to
the office.
MARLBOROUGH Craters.—Wm. Barra( waayeeierday
charged at this office with haring robbed his toaster.
Mr. Molteno, print seller, Pall Mall.
Mr. Molteno stated that the prisoner came Into his
service in July last, and left him about three weeks ago,
After, his departure, he missed several valuable pictures
and prints, bat could find no trace of the prisoner. until
fear o'clock on Tuesday last, when a message came to
him from Mr. Culnaglii, printseller, la Cockspor Street,
saying that a man was detained in his' shop offering for
sale 16 beautiful prints, 'imposed to belong to him. He
proceeded to Mr. Colnaght's, and the man immediately
told him that be was employed to sell tbetolity the prisoner,
who waist that moment waiting for him in a public
house in St. Alban's Place. Mr. Molteno proceeded
thither with the man ; the moment the prisoner saw
him be ran off, but he was pursued and taken. Upwards
of 30 duplicates of prints, pictures, and other property
belonging to Mr. Molteno, were foundrafon him, and
the pawnbrokers having all attended il°-11 the different
artich.s. the office presented the appearance of a sale
room for pictures, &c. All of them identified the pri-
soner, and he was fully committed for trial.
WORRIIIP SratzT.—Yesterday. the Magistrates, Sam.
Twy.ford and John Milward, Ssqrs. were occupied in
the investigation of au extensive robbery, which took
place the night before in the dwelling house of Lewis
Pedro, Esq., a Spanish merchant, 12.. Artillery Place,
Finsbury &pare.
Information having been given at this office, between
eight &4WD* o'clock in the worming, Mr. Barton, the
Chief Constililei with other officers, examined the pre.
mixes, and all the servants afterwards attended to be ex.
emitted as to facts whkili bad come to their knowledge.
from their account it appeared. that on going down
stairs, abbot right o'elock in the morning, the cook dis-
covered that the doors were all open from the kitchen to
the area, and after lighting the fire she found that the
shutters of one of the kitchen windows were ore, and
appeared to have been cut, that a wooden bar is the in-
side was broken, and go iron hat was down. It was also
discovered that the pantry door and a closet doer had
been forced, and the door of • strong iron chest was
open, out of which bad bees lakes VISO. worth of WI-
Ira plate: - - • .„0 t•r
"After a vary lase sad ettratlwa riaideatios,drarlfar
gistrates observed. there were some circumstances of a
suspicious were as to how the burglary had been coma•
mitred, bat with respect to the servants, they could have
no objection to their rooms and hoses bring led.
which would probably !establish their innocence; and
Mr. Barton was directed to accompany them and make
Harsh accordiagly, and report the result of it to the Ma-
gistrate,.

In the mean time, a search warrant was granted
against a noted. Jew to Spita!field*, which was esteemed
by several officers, who searched the whole house, where
they found plate and property worth .500/., bat not say
of Mr. Pedro 's plate, though they fend every thing ro.
quisite for plate ',dog immediately melted.

There is in the garden of fir. Perieeal,, of West Deep-
log, a red rose-tree at this inclement season in full blow;
and what is more surprising, the tree has net at any time
been without dowers since the month of May lila—
(Stamford Mercury.)
ATTRBIPT aT Rousear AND PAURDIR.—We are sorry
to be obliged this week again to record another instance
of a moot flagrant a•tempt at robbery and inurder.which
took place near Cluing Farm, five miles from Holyhead,
at the junction of the recent new road with the old one.
As one Richard Owen, an established messenger from
the Custom House at Holyhead to the Custom Hones at
Beaumaris, was yesterday morning, at about 4 a W., on
his way from the former to the latter Custom House,
with only the usual quarterly accounts, and no public
mosey, he was twice shot at near Cleifing, one ball hay-
ing entered his hat, through the side, and out at the
erown.and the other ball having graced his left side, bet
without doing him the least personal injery, other than
frightening him to such a degree, that he drove on at so
furious a rate to Liangefu, that his horse became much
' tired, and he was obliged to complete his journey on
foot. The villain having discovered that Isis shots had
no effect, made his escape.--(Norti Wales Gazette,
January 9.)
Omega's Ingunr.—An. inquest was held yester-
day evening, at St. Olave's workhouse, before T. She!.
ton, Rsq. Coroner, on the body of a male Infant, foe nil
drowned in the Thames.—Verdict,—Wilful Murder
against some person unknown.
A COMA. BURNT TO WASH.—A boy six years of age,
!eon of a poor widow named Donovan, residing in Caro-
' line Court, great Saffron Street, was burnt to death in
consequence of his pinafore taking fire. Ahern twelve
o'clock on Wednesday last the mother went to nsarke ,
leaving the deceased and two youoger children in the
room, in which there was a fire. Shortly after the
lodgers were alarmed at his screams, and on going up
'stairs I. ascertain the cause, they found him enveloped
in tames. They extinguished the fire u soon as they
could„.bat his clothes were nearly burnt off, sod his (gee
.and eve►y part of his body shockingly scorched. He
was canted to Bartholomew Hospital, where death put
an end to his sufferings the same evening.

An inquest was held yesterday at the sign of the Coeeh
and Horses, York-street. neer the Infirmary. on the body
of an aged female. Mrs. Mary Swaine, residing at No. 21,
Deck-lane, stated. that the deceased Mrs. Mary Toole,. oc-
cupied an apartment in the shove bowie ; her sitting room
was Immediately over the one oecapied by witness. On the
46th of December Isst, about two o clock in the afternoon.
she went up into her room, and found her and a very elderly
female, sitting over a levge Are ; she appeared quite sober
sad in good health and waits. About seven o'clock in the
evening, witness heard a noise over head, and some person
calling out fire, fire! On going oat of her room she saw the
deceased on the stairs enveloped in a blaze ; she advised
her not to go Into the street, and seizing a sack that laid at
the door, wrapped her in it, and after some minutes, she suc-
ceeded in eztinguishing the the ; she was conveyed to the
Infirmary in • dreadful state. The house surgeon of the in-
firmary said the deceased when brought in was much burn-
ed, especially about the beak, breast, and arms. She lin-
gered In lb. most esereciating pain till Monday, when she
espintd. Yernkt--" AccidontAl Death. 7

• t. tee, Jaw. $7, MS.
BACON.
The seinufaitorers are again giving way - they are aow
offering to ship, some at 935. and some at 1114, ,• and eves
at these prices It cannot be sold here at a nroflt aaled4 an 1
adurnee take place in this market. The price here, gib. to
&b.—There is new a little demand for old.
RUTTER.

The prospeet of being for some time militant Dutelt ►ee
occasioned ra little demand for the better Made of Irish. and
for the Dorset ; but all Inferior kinds are almost inuAtable,
e►en under the present very favourable ci►cumstances of a
severe frost, which must, fur the present, keep out further
supplies.
Carlow. 765. to 96s.—Belfast, 765. to 76s.—Watertbrd and
Dublin, 7us. to 7Ss.--Cark and Limerick. 68s. to 70a.—
Deitch, 100 s.