The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-19 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

daughter; 0'1460.T-06de" she sent- Atm atom• with a
dinner for htm; ow the I. riday morning shewat informelt
of what had happened, and her husband and she Weer
to the Police-once; witness took no notice of the child's'
linen which was changed on the, Wednesday, the day
after the commission of the offence; Drs. Taunton .and
Webb bad seen the child; the-latter was the surgeon of
the prison. Witness had also seen her. The witness then
described certain appearances about her body.
John Thomas, the prosecutrix's father, corroborated
the preceding testimony.
James Watson (the ;yell-known Dr. Watson) was theta
sworn. He bad attended the family of the proseentrix;
he saw her soon after the ISth of Pebruary, but did not
examine her until a week ago.
The Recommit refused to receive his evidence of the
state of the child, from the circumstance of the distance
of time between the commission of the offence and bee
examination by Dr. Watson.
William Lawrence Rogers, Esq. one of the Magistrates'
of Hatton-Barden police-office, sworn. This witness re-
lated that the prisoner, on his being examined before
him, denied the charge; and said that the child had
been into his room, and having climbed on a stool to
look out at the window, the stool slipped and she fell on
Iris bed ; be took her up in his arms, and felt about her
body to find where she had hurt herself.
This was the whole of the evidence on the part of the
prosecution.
The prisoner then entered on his defence, wherein he
denied the obit* imputed to him. He quoted several
wimps from the Bible, which he had before him, and
also from several authors. He jibe(' proceeded to call his
witnesses. ,t ;4:
mac. also a prisoner, for fiats-
Big base palp, deposed that on the day in question,
tairthe who Inqulred of him fpr the prisoner ; he
sent her to Where be could be found ; and he afterwards
saw he child and the prisoner together: the latter set-
ting her towards the gate. If there had been any scream-
ing, he should have heard it, but be could not have heard
a crying.
William Jefferson, a turnkey, sated that lie had, by
the request of the prisoner, shown the prosecutrix the
treading mill. This witness deposed to nothing else
material.
William Buck, a prisoner, confined for nine months
for a military offence, Was called, but his evidence (Wiwi
affect the case.
Wm. Clark, a prisoner, for publishing " Queen Mab,"
stated that he recollected the day in question when the
child went to the prima with Waddington's dinner; after
dinner she went to the tread-mill ; she was very trouble-
some to witness, preventing him from reading and writ-
ing. Witness had quarrelled with Waddington about
letting the prosecutrix woe to his room. Upon the day
in qeestion the child seemed in her usual flow of spirits
when the left the prison. She had been to the prison
eight or ten times. He had at times left the
•room when
she came, as she was offensive to him.
Cross-examined.—l have kissed the proseentrix; be
had endeavoured to instruct her in reading, and kissed
her after being a good girl. Witness has seen her in her
sister's presence; never talked to them of marriage;
never cut a ring out of a card; had heard of such a ring;
Waddington had cut it.
- Mr. John Taunton, surgeon, sworn.—He examined
the child by the order of the Magistrates, and was
decidedly of opinion that the crime of repelled not been
, committed.
Two other surgeons were ready to be examined as to
this point, Oleo drcoamirt stopped threw, and ob-
served as it stood present, the Jury were bound to
acquit the prism:Pr.. •
'the Jury aemirdingly acquitted the prisoner.
The lttChltDalt laid that as the prisoner was still in
custody, there was plenty of time to prefer a bill of in-
dictment for the assault.

The account of the box stated to have been sent up
from Liverpool to Lombard-street, and plundered on its
way Of Bank notes is stated to have been, in one particu-
tar, Incorrect. The word " Glass" was nal written upon it.
A few days since a poor man and his wife, who live at
a short distance from this city, unfdrtunately quarrelled.
The wife, in consequence. determined to be revenged,
and took the following singular course for that purpose.
Shortly after the dispute the man went into his garden
to work, and the woman, on his going out, told him it
was her determination to hang herself, which, however,
her spouse treated with indifference. The woman ac-
cordingly dressed up an effigy in her own apparel, and
hung it by the neck, from a balk over the staircase. The
husband neither hearing nor seeing his wife for upwards
of an. hour, recollected her threat and went into 'the
house. The fire was out, but in consequence of his wife
being near her confinement, be imagined she was laid
down, and accordingly was going up stairs, when, to his
Brat horror, he observed, as he supposed, his wife hang-
ing dead from the top of the stairs. lie immediately, to
the greatest terror, ran out to call his neighbours, who
came provided with knives to cut her doe n, when the
trick was discovered, and the poor man had the pleasure
of observing his dear spouse laughing intolerably at his
dismay and perplexity—(Norwich paper.)
A Onos.r!—A most astonishing report has reached
us through more than one qnarter, of a ghost being to
be seen in the neighbourhood of Chichester. The ac-
counts of this midnight visitor are of such a description
which denote that it possesses geed manual strength, in-
asmuch as articles of bulk have been removed, and chit;
dren even thrown out of bed. The clamour, mixed with
no inconsiderable portion of awe, which has, in conse-
quence? Ir en excited among the credulous, can scarcely
be credited. As the circumstances is stated to have hap-
pened at the residence of a clerical gentleman, during
Isis absence from home, it is more than probable that his
return, which is speedily expected, may elucidate the
mystery.—(Brighton Herald.)
A most erraordinary attempt has been made by six, of
the prisoners, via. Barton, Battery, Stevenson, MiniOn,
Gee, and Marshall, (who were condemned at our last as-
sizes,) to make their escape out of our County Jail.—
Their plan of operation was discovered in a day or two
after its commencement, which is about a month ago,
by Mr. Cross, Governor of the prison, while taking his
usual survey after the felons were looked up for the
night, to which he has ever since paid the most vigilant
attention. The design, which has been prosecuted with
a spirit worthy of a better cause, and regularly attended
to to the afternoon of the day, was. after taking up a
large atone in the top felons' yard, (which was carefully
put down again every night,) to penetrate through the
foundation wall of the jail, then through the foundation
of the house of Mr. Stevenson, hosier, High-pavement,
and to enter his warehouse, from which they intended to
make their escape. On Satin-day night, after the pri-
soners were locked up, Mr. Cross deemed it expedient
to put an end to their progress, although, if even they
could have effected their design, it would hare taken
period of at least six or eight weeks more of intense, la,
hour to have performed it, On minutely milling tise
place, it was found (although they had nothing to week
with but their lingers and a pocket-knife each,) that theY.l
had made allele dim fret deep in the earth, large enough
to contain the body ofa man, and had excavated it to the
foundation wall. The quantity of soil taken out, is near
upon thirty buckets full, which' was secreted in the privy
hole, and the stone broken into small pieces, and forced
into the grate of the same Flare, or conveyed into the ash'
hole, underthe ashes, every morning. Mr. Cross gave,
infokmatien to the visiting Magistrate, Dr. Welde,,e,
circumstance, lett pet an. end; ito .knec project, 1
by ordering the Prec,e- 'PTA InnYeritntriii‘-
Veiling/mit Renew.)

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Itow-rrnewr.--Vesterelay Jaren Hance, the money-
lender, charged with ernbestling two bills of exchange'
for 251. each, with intent to derrand Mr. Stephens, of the
Legacy offite, Somerset-house, was brought up for re-
summation.
Mr. Stephens added to bis former evidence, that be
first knew the prisoner as " Mr. James," in which name
be advertised. Witness had several interviews with bite
before he knew his name was Hance.
Mr. Reeves, of Henrietta-street, proved receiving the
bill in question from the prisoner for part jewellery and
part cash, as stated at the former 031111Ination.
Colonel Corry, of the army, said he had a charge to
prefer against the prisoner. About IS months ago the
latter purchased a horse from witness, and in payment
tendered a bill accepted by himself. He represented
himself to be an army agent, and witness; in the course
of the inquiries which he felt himself bound ,to make for
his own satisfaction, found that the prisoner was living
in an elegant) y faroished house in Manchester-buildings,
and be bad all the appearance of a Irian of great respecta-
bility. He let him have the horse, and took the bill,
which was afterwards returned to him as not worth a
&tibia& and be subsequently ascertained that the pri-
soner was not an armragent.
The Magistrate askedtiolonel Corry if he would have
trusted the prisoner if be bad not represented himself to
be an army agent ?
Colonel Corry said, the style in which the prisoner
was living,was such as to remove all doubt of his respect-
ability, and witness would have trusted him even with.
oat the pretence-that be was an army agent.
The Magistrate was of opinion this case would not do
in point of law. The cred* mutt by given solely upon
the false pretence. to bring the menet within the statute.
The prisoner v=as then ordered to give 24 hours' notice
of bail to answer the charge of Mr. Stephens at the next
sessions.
The office was much crowded during the examination.
There are 14 persons now living at Coltishall, In Nor-
folk, whose united ages amount to 1194 years.
DIARY FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.
MITI ?NZ TICK) Aloft WATER AT LONDOS.IIAtOOIII.
April SO. 9.—Tnino Sun Day Arras Estrin.
High water—sow. 3 m. aft. 10; eves. S 4 m. aft. 10:
21, M.4--Bent Hasa. rain. alt. 4.
High water—mons. 6M4aft..11; eves. Se es. after 11.
22, T.—Dsy 14 h. 12 min.lawg.
High water—sore. 111 o'clock ; eves. 1 w. aft. 19.
W.---62.0aonee. &moll 1111RTIPAAV RAPT.
High water—morn. 26 tn. aft. 19; even. 61 w. aft. 19.
94, T.—Night9 b. 42 min. long.
High water—morn. lb is. aft. 1; even. 39 la. aft. 1.
26, F.-14T. MARIE. Ds. OLO. A. FoLL Moon AT b moan.
High water—morn. 2 in. aft. 2; even. 94 at. sift. 2.
98, B.—Moon rises ft in. 0.9.
High water—morn. 44 in. aft. 2; even. 9 min. aft. S.

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A reprieve arrived at Horstiosoger-lane goal on Thursday
nigat. for Ckerfes Bonsfek.• who was convicted at the last
Kingston Assizes for highwayrobbery, and sentenced to be
clewed. His associate, Thomas Hooper, who was also
tried sod convicted at the same time, and sentenced to trees-
portation for seven years, was removed yesterday from
Horsemonger-lane, and lodged in the Maidstone goal, to
await his trial for similar offences committed in that county.
A warrant for the execution of Edward Hales. aged 18, on
Monday next, was also received at ilorsemoneer-lane goal.
The wretched convict was tried and convicted at the last
Kingston Assizes for ravishing Maria Vernon, an infant un-
der 10 years of age.
Coaesues's lessanse.—Yesterday evening an inquisitioo
was taken at the Rose and Crown, Crown-street, Seiko, be-
fore Ties. Higgs, Esq. Deptety Coroner for Wesisaineter,
on the body of Mr. David Forsyth, aged 80 years, who was
found deed in the back garret of No. 10, Rose-street, on
Tuesday last. On the leery being sweep, they went to the
house to view the body. The deceased lay stretched on the
floor, his hand supporting his bead, and having only a tat-
tered shirt on Men ; there was nd vestige of table, chair, or
bedstead.
Sarah Ann Toggles,* tattiest of the deceased, stated that
be bad lived in the garret severellears, and was of a miser-
able morose disposition. Witness bad seen money to a
large amount Wilds possession. bat not latterly. He had
been known for the last forty years to be In the same miser-
able state in which he was found dead.
George Tait, also a tenant of the deceased, in the house
No. 10, Rose-street, stated that he had known the deceased
for some time. On Monday last he saw him, and assisted
him to his room-door ;he appeared rather intoxicated, but
declared to witness he bad only drank a part of a pot of por-
ter ; on the following morning (Tuesday), witness saw him
again ; be appeared to be very ill. Witness believed the
' deceased could have lived comfortably on his property.—
Verdict—Died by the visitation of Goo.