The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-02 00:00:00

BOW STREET—(Ties DAT.)

DAriNG Rosnsar.—A lid who gave his tttme Michael I,
Cronin, was put to the bar,chargrd with stealing from the
.hop of Mr. Balfour, pawnbroker of Chemlos Street, two
siik hankerchiefs„ about II o'clock
.this morning. The
prisoner took the property in the most daring manner and
ran off; he was however pursue,' through Round Court up
the Strand and eventually on the Adelphi Wharf, where
the bard' kerchiefs were picked npand given to the shop-'
man of the prosecutor. tie was remanded until Tuesday.
RoInIERY AT ST. JAM. S's PALAcr.—Philip 'Wen was put
to the bar, charged with stealing • quantity of lead, the pro-
perty of his Majesty, from B.t.Jandes's Palace.
David and Izzard, the officers, stated, that they met the pri-
soner in Piccadilly about I I o'clock this morning, and suspect-
ing he bail got stolen property, Davis went up and asked him
what helmil got. The prisoner produced the lead, and said
a man working at the Palace gave it him to sell. Davis went
to the Palace, hut the person described denied all knowledge
of the transnctien.
The prisoner, in his defence, repeated his former story,
and added, that a man named Foster saw the other man
bind the lead round him with a strap, which he now took
from his hat.

ii.tvis 'aid the prisoper toll the same tale at the watch
house. . _ _

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M r. HALLS remanded his urvil Toesday for the purpose
of prodacing the persons in question.

SPORTING : INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—JAN. 1.
R IDOLUSWOIIIII.
Even betting between Quadrille and Don Cart 3.
DEN 11 Ir.
Twenty live to one against Jetay.
OAKS.
Nine to one and eight to one against Darwin,.
ft/. LEGV.R.— I I to I mast Vtisidnra—l7 to I age' Ringlet-
-20 to I aloft Rosanne-23 to l art Hansbee-23 to I asst Nlias
Crantield.

THU CIWIPIONSHIP.-At a sporting dinner, yesterday, at
Cribb's, which was attended very numerously by Professors
and Amateurs of the Fancy, the alike, of 6001. whirr
Spring and Langhan next wept enter the lists, were mare
good. The backers of Langhan expressed the utmost confi-
dence that he would strip the laurel from the brow, and the
belt from the shoulders of Spring ; while the supporters of the
English Coampion lanahed at the idea, and two to one against
Langlssn though frerpiently offered, obtained but few takers.
figls4g4 excited as strong a feeling in the country. its the
-anticipation of an expected b stile used to create in the political
world daring the late war. Eleven miles from Birmingham,
will, it is said, be the scene of at tion.

It is supposed that one of the first subjects of the atter•
tion of Parlisment on its assembling, will he the Va4r ant i
Act, under which so many persons have been deprived of
their liberty. Returns will he called for from every gaol
in the lencdosn, of the persons committed limier its pro-
-1 vision. And petitions, it is sail, will be presented from
-some of the persons convicted under it, praying fur redress.
%t the close of a tavern dinner, two of the company fell
down atairs : the one tumbling to the first landing place ;
the other 'rolling to the bottom. Some one rem irking'.
VW the list seemed dead drunk.-I'e4, (observed a wag)
but he is not to liir gout as the gentleman below
The following curious° correace took place s little time
ago, not Wyly miles from this town :—.'t barber and a
paling. Inmate:having bad their bans published, attended at
the church to be married. When the minister canto to a
I certain part of the ceremony, tit...bridegroom very gravely
[asked the clergyman If he might not take this woman in
marriage on trial for a term of years. as be knew it was the
custom in parts where he had bean i" The clergyman of
course anassered in the negative. " Weil, Sir." says the
barber," I. suppose I mast risk it ; in you may go on in
the usual way." The ceremony was-then duly performed.
—( To untoss 'Courier.)
A qaantity of priumoses were gathered in the worlds in
i the neighboiarbood of Maidstone, on Christmas Day. It
lightned for some time on Satordarevening, and thunder
Was heard at a dista.:ce. Several peals of thunder were
also distinctly beard early on 3londay morning, during
a storm of Mind and rain.
Three very beautiful Rein D•ers, whieh
.arrived lust
-.yreek, by the*Einily, liothenherg paeluq, no v ozcaay its
quarters, at the Three Cups; two females and a Ma:e ; they
are going to tbe North, where an attempt is beinz male,
with. seers prospect of success, to natur Alive this most
„mkt animal. I; appears the farouri.e food of the rein
!Jeer is, the licAor ra,s.rifi..i..u.s#, or mountain moss, ellich
I abotinds in many disttiots in the North of England. A
1 quantity of this, curious macs was brossght over to snare; n
them during the so/age. Atilt male and femile citedder
I
(Tetras urrigallus) or cock •of the woods, accompatitis
them.—(Bury 4,424 • . . .
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We are happy to And that as the villains supposed: to be
concerned in the robbery of John Tyers's cottage at Pbkirk.
are safely lotlieed in. Peterborouel•giol. k we've e de cr'
e%idence is co:lected. independent of that fficalft ny no axon.
pliee. Amongst other things the followitte circumstance ie•
'curred :—one of die men, on Dilating his companion had tut tied
evidence against him, pee a little. girl 1114 linen le wash. and'
at the same time taking off an old a ai tcoast, bade her lel: her
mother to tear it in pieces-and :mike a snap of i:; this was not
aolicarl at the thee, but it „brier remarked that
.the man was
without a waistcoat, se enquiry was made, au! the waistcoat
' was discovered torn to shreds, haltiMadeinto a mop; it proves
babe one svleo from the cottage,and is idmitided as belonging
to Tyers. A pair of small ctotheahai also been found Which.
can-be sworn to. A tOut the theeitfe robbery was evaluated.
several suspicious peraons.were. examined. particadatly 2 froin'
•Cromland; they denied having eitilleated.lbe burglary, 'baler
latomiedged that they Intendant to-I:resit:tete she house, but iv r
prevented-bp some other parsons totally.unconoected with them
has*, got the start of thee, aunt plundered the tottaae while
lief /were oat, planing.-.(gtumiiird News.) • •
A Wirer engine wee bittern down in ayme Fen, ani c
.thesis killed by linhining, iii • a &id near Boston, dnritbri
the elreadini h' rric. ns tb4t .suddenly arose about tips
*telinairbb gendsy night ; whieh'eoritinuel forlralf an. hells
mitit midi violence as has seldom been experienced in 'lit
towniand wee rendered stktl-moro Aar ng ky, east! ,s q`
tirbteing, so miasma in December, which. were client"
emridoiedesfansiecf • .4 . % • " • • ..
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SURREY WINTER ASSIZES.—(Tuts DA If.)
(Berolto Mn. .IttiTtcz PARK.)
MARGE OF CHILD' AIUROER.
Sardis Read, aged :12.•wai placed at the bar.Chargeil. .on
the Coroner's Inquisition with the wilful murder of deer
new born female bastard ilia
Mi. Law stated the cue ihi "moan*, anti
called

Gaskin, the aunt of the prisoner, :llrtio dope?. sid..,,itat
on the • 142 th October,, her niece Caine to' hee'ellylPg. Ma/
her mistress had given her two day least iiNtbseneeCand
retired to bed about ten in the eteping. 4°064. tstie.cl.ll:
she heard the faint cries of an infant. and OP 0rie1:1.0,44e
room in which her niece. slept, she sateeichitd to the OA,
and the prisoner in great pain, having delfirstrad
She procured the assistance of a nurse, named. C,:ele, tette
washed- the inf silt and- %dud nistcrrd the moat 'cordialio
it. The child appeared to be very healthy and full. gron.
Sarah Vole of No..1:1, Newingtv.,
attended the Prisoner hy desire of her.annt ; she., washed
and dressed the infsnt, and gave it to the prisoner, Alie.
suck'. il it. In the course of the day the prisoner-gof rte
and dressed herself, and at five in the evening -OA
child and said she was going to Strratham. _ • • •

Julia Bi.:mour resides at Streatham, saw the pristtnet;•(
the evening of the 12th October. She .had a child WI:)
her, and told witness that he was the father of it, artil
asked whit provision lie intended to make c);
it. %Vitness replied it could not he iii', anal tobt.hee Shit
was joking. She however persisted, and he told' her. •to
do the best she could with it, for Ise,would n rito'y
provision. She then said she.would .go before the Mligi-
strateson the Saturday and swear/it to him. . •
John Brett, aged 10 years, lives with hie utothofr: at
Otterilown, lower Tooting.. Was at Oarrett Oven ok the
24th Novetnbcr looking for water rats in• a ditch,. aniksapt
the body of a child antler the weedi; he got it ontialtiv
stick, and went and told Martin King,. and atverahothet
persona, who came to look at it. .11e left it with them.
The body appeared to be in. a putrid state, Mach
menet).
Benj .min Briggs, a constable of Wandsworth, took the
body to the Leather Bottle Publicilouse, end* afteiwirds
went in company with a brother officer to the-priaaner4.4
mistress; saw her there; did not hear his brother Offider
tell the prisoner she had better confess, as the whole troth
must come out before the Magistrate.
Thomas ',even went in company with the last' witnet.:;
and acknowledged that he had interrogated the prisoner,
and told her that she had better confess the whole•tratsi.
This witness underwent a strict examination by Mr.
Adolphus, and his conduct was animadverted on With.con.
siderable severity hy•the Learned Judge, for extorting
from she prisoner a contession of the Circumstances which
i• might lead to her capital conviction. '
Prisoner in her defence stated that she was innocent
o; the crime imputed to her.
Mr. Justice Yana summed up the evidence, and the Jury
immediately acquitted her.
Levert, the constable, and Gilmo.tr, the repntell father o
the child, were by the desire of the Learned. Judge deniel
their expenses.

CORN EXCHANGE, JANUARY 2.—The arrivals are sr' 1
sinalliqvint principally to contrary oinals 7—Wheat 2:IW
._ Dailey. 1700 —Oats. 700 qrs.—Flonr. 100 sacks. Iris!.
Oats, 3550 qrs. Our millers appear inclined to purchase
very little to-day, anal the priers of Wheat •are not apt to
supported. All other grain fully maintain last quolations ;
but most of our buyers are disposed to wait for larger stip•
plies before they make any considerable !ucleases.

SMITHFIELD Nl.tnacr, J tn, 2, 1824 —The above market
was this stinruitig short of cattle, particalarly of oxen, amt
but few appeared of g..od finality, bat there appea...t-t
amine the hoteliers a disposition to purchase articles of
good cutalitc., and the priees may be gitoted as follows :
3s to 44 ; mutton. 44; *l. 41 to Ss 4.1 ; pork,
•3.41 to 4a Gd. .

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CARLOW, Dec. 29 —Tisk town presented, os last Christ.
Inas Eve, a scene of bostle sod activity, not before witnessed
since the termination of the war. The farmers, the working
tradesmen, and the farmers' labourers, expended snore
money in the purchase of wearing apparel, and of bacon,
beef, blew!, flour, &c. than has been received by the re-r
dens of these coutuso.lities on any Christtu;:ss Eve, fot the
last six years. 'I here was se treely one joint of Butchers'
meat wisold on Wednesday evening, and not a loaf of brrad
could be procured at any Baker'i after nine o'clock that
;tight.
Lvsx, DEG. 30.—Oar market to flay was well ettinatiti
and we had a very good supply of Wheat : thebret
samples were in good demand, and taken off briskly on
full as good terns as last tvetk ; the second. &nap and
nferior corr.; were not so much is reeves': and may be
noted a trifle 1p ver. Barley was in fair supply ; for wl.t. Is
we hive a great demand : all the .Miakt..altsertetion's fit .fur
malting were taken off Is. to 2s. 'per
week ; the second and interior descriptjores remain mach
the sane. Oats iu thin supply, the prices of, which eon-
dour as I set week.
The herrings are at pres‘nrvery plessliful in the Fri Frith of
Forth, and Ism: supplies daily arrive it-flown. • The/. are
sellini at 2i. 6i. a hundred, and were reistiltsig at fur 2d.
--(Gliss,;•ote Free Prte).)
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CALAMITetts rtaa.—On.Tues,lov.loorAing ,last (23d alt)
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about three u's;:tack, a fire took poi! iF titbits, mac&
larney, which has been more affii4ting.io,..its consequences
than any which occurred fornererot years isohntpoolutis
town. The particulars were luuttedjotely forstarded tb is,
by a respectable correspondent for Our publication to.. Wed-
nesday, but through: some iaidiertence, tha:y did' not reach
us in sufficient time. The foilitioitig
.are Itc *dit4rcapios
details Anindustrious poor mom„ natiletslActter, wi,th
his family' cermietink of his wife,Ainc as !led
fother and Mother, 'and serragni oicuptest. thstrhall
ikti
cahin.in this tows I the old, usan, whole ajtit had "hem
• isi'adeclitir.g sate for abate 'time, *a+ iiiieojn, and jlis
Kite 4et up to.,lirocure 'him 'a drink ;.sudr. ias..lighting
coedit., the firecOmmaniested wit}s stisue„last'istitteh was
drying near die be irth :' the affarisnimr ins•suitly sew
Neletied in a Beene, And:the Ma wotaail, and' tier daughter
•tin,taw, is endeaverarioi get.its'entlee, introke her, von
and hashani, who had only time to escape sritis the
yoingest child; who was is bed with its f.thcr. In a few
snifittentg'the entire house wed is fiouted,• attit• the hohibie
sitastion of the parenso, grandfather ihiPtiratideisother
fit this awful moment, must hare hew tordiffe.on hearilig
the screams of the three wretched: •citiktreass•tb- whelp it
'was impossible to• afford any relief•ftettst•ihe-derotring
.lunent. In this painful' prestilamettt--.the 'old woolen's
:freltngs get the better of herress.on,4lo':she rash•d:into
ibt house, hoPitist that she insight• beadiletto afford.theru
some teat f, but her efforts' ware, odIA• cateihried to Mil • to
the number of the %offerers, as almost ••an' the •iristaut the
in, asil this world orea-cli,ed fort it- ule4his heroic
oW %collie, her three grand•ohildeee, thd Itilliervott girl.
The serec led falser, mothrer;uticbiAtirldiattiert hare thus
beet is a•few minutes rensleseditedestitit *Cacti* of kit.
«It beings. Eyeay pofaible assitt.wee matestarsich but
of do argil. • At this moment:ter:Vs:Th(4)P 'the' wrethhesl
-proce-sioni containing the remains of•titallki woman and
•er three children (two gi. Is and one boy. the two eldest
sired' /2 and 14)
.have poitiesi the • Wage "Ht"terich -1 am
mriting,•for intermit:it •_thqsertafst gifednasii teken•tt her
iris•ndi,
frienitt. :• Tls e Mother of tlititre folesiettittfress;bas bee iery
AtudisAltret. •in her effort* sate. Sittit, atit4• her danger.
las! v ill. It is a meta !choly feat; tititthiestaitffisseliidit is
tits most pepelous of antlit'its size in Os, kitigilosb ad.
amulet it ties the advantage:of itltfisitrlt‘lif.at• ingatessue
eompaty, has nut a fire engine Jolt, notwithstanding that
chattyvwistscet of Mehra iccafreirtiire."l—kelift Cos-
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