The Statesman.
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• • •WILLIA•MS.:
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TO THE EDITOR OE THE STATESMAN.
' Sin,-1 beg to relate the subltance of a conversa-
tion which took place last week, at a public-house in
Portsmouth, respecting Williams, and which, but
for the awful result of his • harrowed conscience,
would have been cited in an earthly Court. The late
]tort ible murders, as may naturally be supposed, filled
the mouths' of all ranks in society ; I was in the
srotim of the above house, on Thursday last,
suttee theprevailing subject was introduced, accom-
nied by remarks on the presumed guilt or. innocence
ofWilliams. A person, whom I have. since under-
stood tole a petty officer on board on' of his Ma-
jesty's ships. at Spithead, observed, I know this Wil-
liams well ; I kept a public-house two'years in the
neighbourhood of Mr. Williamson, during which time
Williams lodged with me. I have frequently remon-*
strated with him on the badness of his character,
and the dissoluteness of his. conduct—repeatedly have
1 heard him declare, that he mad Williamson a'
grudge, and would one day or other slick a knife
into hint! Thit important deposition was about to
be sent to the Magistrates of Shadweil..office, when
the news arrived that the wretched Williams
from mortal jam ice,-; .through one of tile dreadfui
avenues of self-destruattiPa•

Portsmouth, Jan. 1, 1811..

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MOON • BALL
• - MAUI FRANCIS. •
- This wasan informition under the guildiae .
laid by the Plaintiff, who is the Surveyor appointw
under the Act. for the Parish of Lambeth, a:,sit„,
the Defendant; a gcntleman of fortune, elm Sing hit,
with having been guilty of a nuisance, in crectiti,
certain houses in the parish. of Lambeth, on the
Wandsworth-read, without erecting party-walls, at
directed by the Act of Parliament. The Defenthut
pleaded guilty to the charge; but submitted•that "he
was not liable, inasmuch as the Act provided that
the information should be laid within three mouths
after the building was completed ; whereas the build-
' ing bad been completed, the shell at least, whicb was
all the Act had in contemplation, mere than sit

months.
Mr. Craige submitted, that the Act meant the full
completion of the building, which, in tile .present
-instance, would not be accomplished for some. tim•

.to come.
The Magistrates declared themselves of the same
opinion.
Mr. navels then objected to the conduct of Mr.
Craige in the discharge of his office. The Act di-
rected that he should, from time to time, -survey the
building in its progress, and take notice if it was
proceeding in a proper manner : this Ar..Cridge had
neglected to do, as he would-undertAkt to-firoveby
the evidence of his workmen.; and; having se
aeg-
lected his duty; he was not now to come, whetethe
building v. •ts finished, and ask . the l‘lagistratel to
make an order for pulling down what bad heels
erzeod by the Defendant at a very cOasiderable, k
pence.
Mr. CRAJGE undertook to
.pro.ve, titat he had re-
peatedly givbn the Defendant • nOtice Jte• was doing
wrong.
The Magistrates, Mr. EVANCS and Nr..lllcas,
however, said, that the neglect of the Surveyor
did not exempt the Defendant from being sub-
ject to .the regulations of the Act,' whieli w• re ie.;
tended for the svotrity of the lives tiaproperty- of
the individuals in the neighbourhood. If thiStwveyor
had been negligent in the discharge of Itiatlutyole
was amenable for it.—They therefore ceddenined the
building in .question under the Act, and •Called oa
i the .Defendant to enter into recognizance,-himself_li
3001. to abate the nuisance in two months. The tr.s.
fendant entered into the recognizance, r but deflated ,
his iutention of appealing to the Sessiosts. • :
NIANSION HOUSE. . e
Benjamin Solomon, the boy mentioned in Mir
Paper of yesterday, upon whom a cask -of mustard
was found, under suspicions circunistances, rha
again brought before the LORD Mayon. for furttift
examination,. The owner of the stoleil property
tended to 'identify it. Th. boy, howererrpeilsistril
in his former story, that he had received it fromhis
father,' to carry to Mr. Vincent's to sejil, but the 6-
therbot appearing tis corroborate Ms stswy,*th4 Voy
was discharged, and his lairdsltip•grautOra Warrant
to apprehend the father.
. John Williams was inaeght before , his ;Lordship he
one of the Police Officers, who found him. about
half an hour before under auspicious cincumstaeces,
with a chifsel in his pitisiiesiion. Ile stated, how.
ever, that he had kiund'it the' atieet; and could
' bring wituessea to the fict..;.and aki:nigh he admitted
he resided in Chiek-lane'(fhtsreceptacle.of all the
bad characters Open the town),- yet as his account,
of the manner in which befoitied his livelihood ap-
peared satisfactory to his Lordship, and.he answered-
without equivocation or evasion to the questions put
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to him,. be was discharged. .
Sarah 'Nathan, a Cyprian -dame, charged ittiob
Nathan with violently assaulting and kicking her,
for three successive nights, when he met her on the
pave. The Defendant, was very vociferous in re-
pelling the charge, and retaliating on his fair accu-
ser ; but she persisting in her story upon oath, he was.
committed until he should find bail.
It appeared he was a noted. character, and had
'been before the Lord Mayorunirehree weeks back,
charged with a violent and outrageous , assault upoa
his father, bet upon promise of amendment, had
been discharged.

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PLYMOUTH, Dec. 31.--"--A foreigner was aprta-
hended last Saturday, on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the horrid murders of ItatcliO-highway
and G carol -isn e. tleacknewledgedltecameinavessel
from London, and it appears be left it juat after the
murders were committed. lie cannot give any ,sa-
tisfactory account of himself, and is therell3re in con-
finement.—We are happy to, ttest the vigilance of
our Police Officers Mr. Swetie and Mc. Pardon,
who have been indefatigable in searching <Hsorderly
!souses, and taking up all susp;c:ous persons. The
,robber of the Falmouth Hank, and the suppo,ed
robber of Sir..E. Pellew's house, has been arrested
"at,Swansoa by a fudge's warrant, and brought to
Ibis town, heavily ironed. He is confuted iu• the
strong room of our prison. He had nearly.made
his escape, by an attempt to saw off his trimi.
but was detected by the nightly •tch, w
wahose duty
it sua to. saaasisse all the oellrbefire Welting ,up.
SCOIVfI
Mnixft's Wharf. • drriapi. Sails.
Eliza (hlatehalll, ditto 19t /b, —lO, A. 31.
Perthshire (Hcjodzrson), .. • •
. . , :AL M.
Ftfeshire !hiller), Leith 90 11,, A. 111.
Delauce Watson), Maim 3ff 'T.: A.
• DowNes Wharf. I
Hope (Hatton),, Leith I 17
ILIGH WATER AT LONDO, nrei
Alletteolig, 49 tnjrattes.after 4. • I Evrai

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• • IITHS, •
• to Gioucesteellace, on tie Oti ult. Lady George Bestidarhs
of a daughter. . • • * • mg.
Ctnthe Sikh alt: Sp en Ili% Desks, the. Imtly
kika son? •
Saturday last, the lAady.of Geo. 'tilt, Fat Pa ribtivig-
sitieet, Westminster, of a son._

kRKIED.
On Monday tact, at St. Nicholas, Wore•ster, John Cheena
'Severn,
.I.:sq. iich Sheri if of ga of Radnor, n
w o child of the late -John sq. of P. n-y-buot, in th,
same
Friday, the Idtb fli,iilatlbottrn Esq. to Mis.l3ll'
Montague thlrd'daughleol/#sqlew Mon ~tague, Esq. of Port.
ataisaquat4. •

t DIED.
--liketerdav monist:, Mr. lirm. ituspini, a son Of eteChevalk?
Kipp Woof Pali-Mill.
Opi Tnerfay, at-h' bout% is Saesapet-sareet, lienry.PelkY•
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