The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-25 00:00:00

TIIE STATESMAN.

was recently committed from this office on a charge of per-
jury for which crime a true bill hati been found by the
Grand Jury for Middlesex, at their last sitting, was yester-
day admitted to hail. The alleged perjury is in the evi-
deuce he gave in the Court of King's Bench, in the cue
of beech v.Veitch, in which cause be was a witness for the
prosecution-
MARY-LA•IION7tE Ciretct.—Yesterday, Nary /rood.
young and interesting female, about 17 years of age, was
charged with robbing Mrs. Mary Willey of divers articles
of wearing apparel.
Mrs. Willey, whn is nearly SO rears of age, resides at No.
1, Bowling Green Place, High Street, Mary-la-bonne, and
the prisoner some time back having lost her situation, and
being bereft of friends or support, she humanely took her
under her roof, and permitted her to sleep on the same lied,
and to partake of whatever her means afforded. Having
' occasion to go out the other morning, she left the'llouse,
and the prisoner asleep in bed, at which time her trunk,
containing her wearing apparel and other articles, was in
the room. On her return she found that her hoshad been
opened in her absenoe, and all her property gone, and the
prisoner was not to be found. Next day she returned, with
all the indifference imaginable, and on being challenged
with the rubbery, she undisguisedly confessed it, anti said
that she had pledged some, and sold the rest of the arti-
cles. She was then given into the custody of the con-
stable.
The property was.produced by the different pawnbrokers,
and Mr. Trail swore the prisoner pledged the articles be
no* produced.
The prisoner admitted the robbery, which she attributed
to abject distress.
The magistrate committed her fur trial.
On being removed from the dock, she burst into a flood
of tears. _ _ .

Mant.soaoucH4TßEET.—lsatella Sullivan and Cathe-
rine Fitzgerald in custody upon a charge of baring thrown
a man out of the window of a house of ill fame, No. 9,
Maynard street, St. 4.:iles'a, were yesterday brought op for
reexamination. Mr. TURN6II, the Solicitor to the Parish,
attended to carry on the prosecution against the prisoners,
it being represented to Mr. CON ANT, the Magistrate, that
it was tire opinion of the Surgeon of Middlesex Hospital,
that them.in was likely to be attacked with a lock jaw,
and lose his life from the fracture of both his ancles in
the fall. Mr. CoNArrt went, accompanied by Mr. Turner
and Mr. Bishop, the clerk, to take down his depositions at
the Hospital, whictrwas as follows:—." He said his nitrite
is Thomas Barnes, ib a farmer in Surrey, was passing
through St. thles's about two o'clock on. liiesday,.and saw
a woman standing at the door of a house, who invited him
in. He accompanied her to the front room second' floor
when she demanded money of him, which he refused. She
t ten called up another woman, who also demanded money,
third woman then entered and closed the door. He re-
fused to give any money, and wanted to depart, but they
said he should not. They all three then attacked him, and
after some struggling he got to the window, and lifting up
the sisli called for a constable, and while doing so he sud-
denly found his legs out of the window, and in a moment
lie fell to the ground. He cannot positively swear whether
lie put his legs out of the window himself or was forced
out: lie was perfectly sober, but so much alarmed that tie
cannot speak to the fact. He was so stunned by the fall,
that lie remembers nothing more that occurred after."
The evhience of a girl named Susan Perry, who lodges
in the house was then taken; she said the man accompanied
Sullivan up stairs, heard the demand for money, and thei
retinal. Heard Sullivan call up the other prisoner, Fitz-
gerald, when they closed the door, and a scuffle ensued.
She heard the window open, and the man call for a consta-
' Me, and instantly heardthe man fall to the ground. He fell
on his knees and hands.
This statement was corroborated by several other girls
' in the house, but none of them spoke of a third woman
mentioned in the man's deposition, who, from the descrip-
tion lie gave of her, is supposed to be Elizabeth Code, who
' keeps the house, and is a most infamous character.
The prisoner said as before, that the man threw himself
out, and they were remanded for another examination.
The witness Perry was ordered to be taken care of in
the work-house, to protect her from the threats held out to-
wards her, in consequence of her giving evidence.

UNION HALL:A person of very respectable appearance
and address, named Thomas Cox Raekstrom a resident of the
house, No. IS. Lambeth-road, was brought before R. G.
CHAMBERS, Esq., under the following circurastances :
A gentleman vaned Seaman stated. that on the 12th of Sep-
tember, he went to the house of the defendant to demand cash
for a bill for Oh, which had been passed to him by the de-
fendant, and dishonoured. Upon that occasion, the defendant
threatened to murder him. This was, however, a charge of
trivial importance compared with one in which not only the
individuals injured, but the whole public were deeply con-
cerned. An advertisement appeared in The 7imes newspa-
per ou the 9th of March to the following effvet:—" A person
of respectable connexions wishing to obtain a handsome in-
come by a professional employment without encountering
much trouble, has now en opportunity seldom to be met with,
by applying to the advertiser. It will be requisite the party
applying should possess M. at immediate command. Re-
spectable references will be given and required. also real name
and address. Address, post paid, to B. It., Twopenuy Post-
office, Fisb-street•hill." On readiug this advertisement, the
complainant said lie sent off a note directed according to the
Instruction, and received the following answer:—" B. 11. re-
spectfully informs Mr. Seaman, if he will wait on B. 11. on
Wednesday, at five o'clock, particulars la the advertisement
will be fully explained.—Dated March 11, 1522, Lambeth-
road." Mr. Seaman on the receipt of this note went to the
house of the defendant, who put him in possession of the im-
portant intelligence, by telling him that he was the master of
two branches of painting, profile and flower, the former of
which he should have no objection to resign in favour of some
discerning person. He then displayed specimens of the per-
fection to which be had carried the art, and said that the pro-
files and flowers he exhibited were performed with a machine
of his own invention, and that Myers's and all other inven•
tions of the same description were mathematically erroneous,
end totally false in principle. The complainant observed to
him, that he had used shades upwards of twenty years ago,
and asked him whether that particular branch of the art was
to be easily acquired to which the other replied, by taking
a pencil, making a parallelogram on a slate, and asking, " Is
it easy to do that ? Just as easy is it to acquire a knowledge
of painting." The defendant did not at all approve of ex-
citing sanguine expectations, and therefore told the complain-
ant that pei imps he would not be a complete proficient within
a month, but that six weeks would certainly make him a master
of the delightful art, by which he would be enabled to put be-
tween 2001. and 30111. a year into his own pocket, and from
401)!. to 500/. a year into the pocket of his preceptor. Bofors:
.the terms of agreement could be entered upon, references were
required and obtained by both parties; the defendant giving
his to a Mr. Nice, a surgeon, residing in Upper Berkley-street,
"Portman-square, who described him as a person of the very
nicest honour in pecuniary transactions. The defendant then
undertook to instruct his new pupil for the sum of SOL in the
new mode of profile painting, without the use of steam.
Tue
sum was paid down, and the first lesson commenced, but the
complainant was astonished to fled that the sew mode was the
old mode of Dr. IVollaston, culled by that Ingenious gentle-
man Ca wra Nelda. Tuis was an early discovery of decep-
tion ; bur the complainant, anxious to be acquainted with the
spirit pf them% determined to arrive at as quick a perfection
as possible, even through the track of the usurped invention,
and plied at it with all the ardour of genius, prompted by am-
bition. The reputation of Sir Thomas Lawrence kindled
within him all the elements of competition. but lie found in
his master a coolness an I carelessness not at all in sympathy
witlrhis own ardour. After three or four lessons, neither in•
struction nor employment was given to the pupil, who made
repented demands for one or the other. At length a court of
criminal law'being held out as a menace, the defendant thought
proper to promise to refund 251. of the Dig., and the bill el-
luded to above formed part of that stim. The complainant put
the hill in circulation, but it was dishonoured and returned to
him ; and on applying at the house of the defendant, he was
refused any reco epense. detained against his wilt an hour and
a lief, end threatened. if he used any of those epithets which
naturally spring out of bad treatment, with that decisive

hence which separates soul from body. Upon regaining his li-
berty, he was informed that a sweat number of young men and
women had been duped axiom's- in the same manner.
Here several respectable young men stepped forward to cor-
roborate the description given of this despicable impostor.
Mr. Cis a mnitessaid he certainly should hear the different
cases against the defendant. as the charge just stated exhi-
bited a complete fraud, in his opinion, upon the public. The
magistrate, addressing the defendant, said, "You are charged
with swindling."
The defendant.—l have done nothing of the kind. " I have
performed the terms of my agreement with Mr. Bosnian,
whose object viten to have tise rule to his own hands, but that I
Would not pernfit.".
A Mr. Barker then stated, that in consequence of an Over-
tisement similar to that which had been quoted in the first case,
'but* With different initials, be sought and obtained an Interview
about 10 months ago, with the defendant, who stated that he
would perfect him in the art of profile painting In six weeks,
' and held oat to him just such a dazzling list of advantages as
had been poured upon the fancy of Mr. Seaman. The sum of
SO guineas Was the a'amunt paid upon this occasion for the pro.
raised but unperformed instruction. Mr. Barker had just as
much knowledge of the art as he had before he wooed the
muse. "In fact," said Mr. Barker, "If a person were to
work at the business iii hours a day, the utmost he could earn
lin the week would be ad." Here, then, was a deception as to
profits, labour; and acquisition of the knowledge of the art.
But the consequences of the defendant's practices were more
generally felt than was Imagined. Ms servant acknowledged
that she had often pet nine letters a day into the Post.otnee,
at the command of bar master, in answer to advertisement ap.
pllewloos.
The defendant, who seems to be quite a man of business,
in answer to this charge, said the complainant was quite
groundless, as the term of Mr. Barker's pupilage was not
yet expired. In fact, that gentleman, if his brains hap-
pened to be of ordinary dimensions, lastest, of being
squeezed by the fingers of Nature, amidst her prodigal
distribution to others, would have learned the art. and
been a master of it, long ago. Hassan ingenuity, however
capable of teaching other animals what appeared to soar
beyond their faculties, could never make an impression
upon the ineoteigible dulness with which God Was
pleased sometimes to visit those who bore his own image.
With respect to every thing else that had been uttered
against him, be could call the whole business nothing but
a conspiracy.
Another respectable young man stated that he also had
been imposed upon by the defendant, to whom he gave 10
guineas, on his pledge to give complete instruction in the
flower-drawing department. Three or filer lessons were
to have finished him ; but whether the defendant bad noise
calculated his genius, as he bad that of the last complain.
ant. at the outset or not, certain it was that the muse had
as inexperienced though as willing a votary in him as ever.
It was the practice of the defendant, when making an es-
gagement with any person, to say that the particular
person applying was the only one engaged in whatever 1,
department he happened to select. There were, dais
witness; believed, a score of complainants who were We
fellow-sufferers.
Mr. Seaman said there was a tailor in the office who had
finseied Bower-painting. and beeame the victim of his
fondness for the art, under the discipline of the defendant.
Tim tailor stepped up, and said that a compromise bad
been made betimes him and the dafeadatet, and that he
r mere!) attended from curiosity.
The defendant's solicitor contended, that the'citer again*
his client was merely a breach of covenant.
Mr. Cue Mlt 111 Sal, that he should adjourn th e charges of
fraud, that others who had suffered front this prodigals
system of imposition. might attend and bring foireratd
their charges. He then ordered the defendant to foot
bail. ler assaulting and threatening Mr. Seaman.
%wail iYock, a carpenter, employed at one of the Iles-
pitaleio the tioroegh, and Henry Penny, the waiter Mike
Cooper's Arms. in Kent-street, were charged with the
murder of Mary Aim Bartlett, an unfortunate mourns, wire
has long been known for ter irregularities.
I'ennv was at first remitted cos a witness, but lie apprise.
ed to be so doily connected with the transaction, that be
MN afterwards committed as a principal in the unfortunate
affair.
Penny stated, that on Tuesday morning, Nock and the
girl Bartlett were at his master's boase,the Cooper's Arms,
in Kent-street, when be heard Nock say to the woman,
that if she would drink a pint of gin in seven minutes, he
would pay for it, and if she failed on drinking it, she was
to pay. The liquor was Lauded to them by the witness,
and while he was gone to get change for a sovereign, which
Nock had given him, the woman drank off the liquor ex-
cept a very small quantity, which she soon after drank,
and asked for half a pint more, which the waiter refused
to give her. The woman danced about for a few moinente,
and then became shockingly affected, and after some time
was carried away by some lads, by the direction of Nock,
who gave them a shilling to provide her with a bed.
Mary Kaler was present when Nock invited the deceased
to drink the gin. The deceased, after she was taken to the
door, became senseless, and else was soon after taken to
Mrs. Bridges, in Royal Tent-court, but she (Mrs. Bridges),
seeing that the woman was dying, refused to receive her
into the house. but brought out an arm chair into tile street,
in which she placed her, and behaved with great kindness.
At that time the deceased was foaming horribly at the
month and nose. She died in the street, and was taken to
the Royal Teut public-house.
Several officers gave lestiniony to the drun!cen state in
which Nock had been found in the house, and also of the
dreadful scenes of depravity which they had seen there.
Nock, who was much intoxicoted,denied having tempted
the woman to drink. It was lie said, his birth-day, and he
asked every one to drink. He had no malice against the
deceased, and he wished she had lived and died comfort-
ably."
The prisoners were committed till after the verdict of an
!ugliest is ascertained, and the Magistrates expressed their
determination to close the home, if it were possible, not-
withstanding the licence had been lately renewed.
WORSHIP STREST.—SIIOCKING AND FATAL Aect next—
Yesterday as two drays were turning into Worship Street,
a man named John Pricker was against the wall, and the
first dray, driven by a person now in custody, turned
Roans, passed him ; but as the second dray, without a
driver, came to him, he screwed himself up as close as he
could to the wall, but his breast was caught by the fore
plank of that dray, and the poor man fell, and horrid to
relate, the wheel passed over his head and crushed his
brains into his hat. The drayman (named Corc) who was
not with Isis horses when the dreadful accident happened,
was committed till Satitsday, to give time for the Coroner's
Inquest.—Rvens WAS discharged.
Titawes Polace.-411orris Roach, the landlord of the I
North Country Sailor, High street, Wapping, appeared ou
summons, for keeping a disorderly house.
William Stott, a watchman, depoied, that between 12
and 1 o'clock at night, on Saturday last, the defendant's
house was open, and in it were several persons drinking,
and cards lay on the table, with which he had no doubt
they had been playing, as the table was also chalked. The
defendant was extremely abusive, and said lie would keep
his house open to any hour ; and yesterday morning, hav-
ing ascertained that a watchman named Al'Oregor would
appear against him, he told witness, with an oath, that Its
would knock his eyes out.
fil'Uregor deposed dist he had repeatedly cautioned him
against keeping his house open at so late an hour, for which
be generally received great abuse, and was in danger from
'the threats held out.
'Tice defendant said it was impossible he could pay rest
andlaxes, if lie was debarred from keeping, his house open.
The Magistrate insisted on the house being closed by
eleven o'clock every night, except Sunday, and then al•
twelve o'clock. It was impossible to waive a conviction;
he therefore sentenced him to pay a line of 31., and tins! bail
Ito keep the.peace towards al'Uregor, himself in 401. and
two sureties in 201. each.

The age of the late General Buckley was incorrectly
stated to be 114. The veteran was in his 99th year, and
died a bachelor, lie was a farourite of our :ate rung, and
his silver stick for many years.
SINGULAR CHARACTER.—LateIv died at East Retford.
Mrs. Sarah Dawber. Her peculiarity of manners, ands
singularity of disposition, rendered her very conspicuous,
and obtained 'p: her in IL tford, the well known appellation
of " Old Groasou Dutcher." She was born in the same
year as his late Majesty, consequently, was in the &gide..
sixth year of her age, and though having past the nuinhe
of years which by the ltnyal Prophet has been stated as the
comuion period. of human life, still nature seemed to rt.:
viva again, until Monday the ult. when having is •
only placed a lighted candle ton near her, her cloth..:
took lire, in consequence of which she was much scorched •
and ktr tight ear twariy burnt off, so that she lingered
great misery until Monday last, when death, who is the'
soother of all sorrJws, pat a period to her afflictions. Foe
several years of la'e her mind was impressed with tile ides
that every person who seemed to loak at her, watitsit to
rob her, and in order to frustrate their designs she kept
constantly well armed, having a small room searly full of
missiles, brickbats, stones, fee. and at times, when irritated,.
did not fail to send a plentiful shower of the same front 0-it'
her chamber windows. Her low room front windows wers
constantly shut up, and for several years had not seen ih•
vivifying revs of tile sun, until tire last enemy " shot his
dart at her vitals," and we hope removed her to that pace
wherethieves break not through nor steal."
CANTKRRURY, Sei'r. 23.—Baoag GAOL.--In the night
,of Sunday. or early in the morning of yes:er.lay, Grimm las
Edward Browne, who was convicted of a nail) -lees offence,
as the special sessions holden for Ibis City, in April lasi,.
and sentenced to two tears imprisonment and a line of
1001., made his escape from gaol. The means by whi, It.
the prisoner contrived to regain his liberty were these :
about three weeks since come earpe, tem who had he n ern.
played in the repairs of the prison, missal a gitublet,
without having a sapposhicet that it had been pitrloi nett he
any of the inmates of the gaol ; and it appears with this is
strument, anti the astist Ince of a large nail, he road.' a
ember of holes in the doer of the cell, and siteceetled iy
Caking off a piece, sufficiently large to admit his bade, a•si
get to the top of the gaol. lie then knotted the elotlies of
his bed together, and having placed a stool across the loop
hole of the north tower, let himself down with great ease
near the church ;and hisescape was Ma discovered till tie
watchman happened to see the rope lie haul formed flair.
ling from the top of the wall. It is supposed lie tack tie
road to London. A person was i .annestiately dispatched
after him.
Sentoca Acctozsr.—An accident which bad nigh
proved fatal, occurred on Saturday night last, to Mr.
ton, a farmer, of Bridge. Ile was proreediag ftom this
city on his way homeward, on a very epirted horse, ant
hail not gone file on the New [toad, ere the animal took
fright, and continued its coarse with great velocity until i:
reached the turnpike, the side post of which it ran agitind
with tremendous %Menet., and threw Mr. T. a coneidsralee
distance, inflicting some very severe womels on his flee,
and otherwise much bruising him We ender:nand the an•
fortunate geatleauan lies in a very dsagerors stile.
By a singular train of circomerances, a web of cloth
s'oleo POW time ago front the garden at Terregles, UMW
friesshire, has led to the appseliension of John Smith, a
joiner at Cassalands, in whose apartments were foiled an
immense assemblage of fur caps, stage dr • richly his
spangled, all kinds of female dresses, ltitica' curl wigs,
field officers' bridles, tartan plaids, silk umbrellas, over-
age, and many other articles totally unfit far the prisoner's
own use. Liken ise a receipt for 70/. as well an other
writings belonging to Mr. Carrstbers,•af Nutholin, farm-
ing part of a number of writings of which I.e was robbed
on the high road, near Gasstown, some years ago, on Ins
road borne from Dumfries, besides a considerable sum of
money. The stage dresses are probably those of %shirk
Miss Besmond, now Mrs. M'Cready, was robbed some
time ago, when in Cu:Oct:land.
Late on Tuesday eveiring, as Mr. War:reliant, of Tothill
'Scree', was returning home from Ifiadley Heaths acmes-
partied by a Mr. Richardson, in a gig, the wheel came
contact with a market waggon at the descent leading into
Streatham, and it was overturned and shattered' to pieces.
It was dark and rainy, and the horse was travelling fast,
so that Mr. Warehaindid not see the waggon until lie was
upon it. Both were taken up senseless, and Mr. W. re-
mainetl in a state of stupor yesterday morning, wiilt a
severe fracture on the temple. Mr. itichardson had Ilk
Ileg broke in two places, besides other injuries. The
horse get lamed in galloping away with the remnants of
I the gig.
Stoctrig.—On Tuesday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, a fe-
male servant in a family at Camberwell was seen by a poor
woman, on the banks of the canal, near the new chinch,
deliberately take oil her bonnet and shoes, and throw he-
self into the water. The woman immediately gave infer-
station of the circumstance, when the body was drag
for and recovered, hut life was quite extinct. It was taken
to the Albany Arms for the Coroner's inquest.
On Monday night an Inquest was Lehi at the Cock Ta-
vern, Brook-street, New-snail, en the body of Jamss Stem r,
a plumber and glazier.—The deceased, on Monday after-
noon, called spun a friend of his residing at No. 2, Itroo1;-
street,ant continued in conversation with her for neatly
half an hour. Sbe observed an unusual wildn ss in his
manner and incoherency in his language. As lie was about
to leave, lie called her attention to a brewer's dray thst
was passing by, and said " that machine was invented for
my destruction." Whilst she was looking at the dray, be
took up a razor that was lying on the dressing-table, and
when site turned round lier.head, be was pulling his neck-
erchief down with his left hand and cutting his throat with
his right. He fell dead instantly. Verilict—" Insanity."
Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Elephant
and Castle, Somers' 'Town, on view of the burly of a stran
ger who put a period to his existence on :be precedingdar.
at Mr. hlackay's, hair-dresser, Brill-row-. The stranger;it
appeared, went into Mr. M.'s shop, was shaved,fland left;
but shortly after returned, requested shelter until the
rain had abated. This request being: complied with, he
complained of being hungry, and desirt.il refre,lt:nents to
be brought. After eating heartily, drinking- a pot of por-
ter, and smoking two pipes of tobacco, and oriserin:s tes,
lie went into the back yard, and cut his throat with the
razor with which he had been shaved. Ilia death was im-
mediate. There Was no evidence of the deceased's 113111 e or
condition in life. He was genteelly dressed, and his line*
was marked " J.. 5." and from a nate found in his pocket
directed " J. Scarratt," it is supposed that that was hit
name. The Jury returned a verdict of " Insanity."

BIHTII.-011 Tursday,l3.l inst., in Cumberland street, the Llatosess tle
[lateen. of a dattehter.
31A1tltIED.—On the 2.1 at Wanstead, Heorge Bair Hall. E.n+ sal,
eon of the late Jahr Hall. Esq.. Postmaster-sleneral of Bengal.
youngest daughter of Sir W. Planter, deceased.
On 'euetday,the 231 instant, at Streatham. Jame., eldest eon oft. H.
Trimbey, Itsq. of 'Bantam-Lill, to I larriet Rebecca, daughter of G. Emmett,
Eel. of (Ile same place.
tin Weditestlar. the 21th inst., at St. Ann's. Westmiaster, Mr. Nichols**.
of Orallotphottee. Soho, to Mlss !lay, of Finebley, Middlesex, eider to Sr.
ltay, of the saute place.
/11 ED.—September M, in Cumberland-street. Mn Frances Selo.
aged id.
On Satardae, the 13th instant, at Clay 11111, near Enfield,
the nev.ll'.
chard Harrison, M. A. Morning Preacher at Brampton. and Joint Lecturer
at St. Martin's to the FiClll4, and at St. Sotolph. iliakmuqrate.
At Wirol•mr, suddenly. on the 7th in-tent. aged 91..11x. Am Cowell,
of Wipliore-qtrper, Caretioli.th-rquare. relict of Itelijamlit Covell. IN
and mother of sie late Hee. Cowell, of the Cohlstreaut bittards.
On the Gth instant, at Florence, Mr. Laurence Rowe, of IlrentforJ,
aged 69.

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