The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-27 00:00:00

MURDERS IN RATCLIFFE IllanwAT.-111r.
GRAHAM went to the late unfortunate Mr. Marr's
premises on Thursday ten, particularly examined
Thursday, .
them, and inveatigated some witnesses on the spot.—
The Prisoners Hart and Albless, who are still kept
in close confinement, not being able tt, account for
about a quarter of an hour of their timeon the night
of the murder of the Williamsons and servant i it has
i been ascertained that a man can walk, at a very
qui& pace, in less than five minutes from their house
to the Pear Tree public-house. On Saturday a man
and woman, who lived next door to Mr, Marr, at-
tended at the Office, and. gave es idence respecting
the horrible transaction. We understand it is their
opinion that they heard three or four persons walk-
ing about at the lime of the murders.
STREET Roaaxas.—On Friday night, soon after
eleven o'clock, as a naval officer of the name of Stent,
was passing the end of the Piazza, Covent Garden,
he felt something at his pockets; he looked round,
and saw a man in company with several others.—
I Having no doubt that he was going to pick his pock-
ets, he charged him with it, when the fellow gave
him a violent blow, which cut his mouth, and knock-
!ed him down, and the villain ran off. The cry of
164 Stop Thief" was raised, and Pearkes, the Bow-
Istreet Officer, happening to be passing by the end of
Charles-street, observed a man doubling back under
the horses of a coach • having no doubt that he was
the robber, he knocked him down with his stick--
I some of the companions of the robber knocked
i Pearkes down at the same time: the officer, how-:
I ever, kept fast hold till some watchmen came to his '
assistance. He was conveyed to the watch-house,
where the villain, with the most horrid threats and
imprecations, lamented that he had not done the
Prosecutor and Pearkes a serious injury. Ou Sa-
-1 turtlay morning he was brought before Mr. NARES ;
the officer did not appear, and sent word as a reason
that he expected to go to sea in a few days; his
1 brother, Mr. Alexander Stent, nho tai in company
with him, attended, and sufficiently proved the
charge. He was, houeser, fixed in another n Py, as
Humphreys recognized him as one of the most no-
torious characters upon the town, of the name of Bill
Judd, and he was convicted under the Police Act, as
a reputed thief.
STE.ILIND NESS txrrs.---On the night of the 26th
of December last, Mr. Butler's premises, at Higley-
heath, in Hampshire, were robbed of 68 tame Viva-
snail, being the whole of his stock except two. No
trace could be made of the robbers or of the birds till
within these few days, when Mr. Butler received in-
formation that some of his pheasants were at Mr.
Kendrickls bird-shop in 1 iecadilly ; upon which he
came to town, and obtained a search-warrant, and
Fearkes, on executing it, found in Mr. Kendrick's
garret eight pheasants, Iv hich Mr. Butler identified
as part of those stolen, by the marks he gut on them
when young. Mr. Kendrick aliens aids attended at
the Office, as did a man of the name of Gough, who
is in his employ, who said he procured them from his
nephew t Wartield, in Berkshire. Mr. READ, the
sittipg agistrate, held them both to bail on a charge
of r '
emir'
14 the birds, knowing( them to be stolen.

WALiIeSBANKREPTCY.—Saturday being appointed
by the Commissioners for Benjamin Walsh, Esq.
M. P. to surrender to his creditors, under ,the Com-
mission awarded against him, a meeting took place
'at Guildhall. Several di Ins having been proved, the
clemtbissionersadjoerned with the Assignees to New-
gate, for the purpose of receiving his surrender.- Tile
Commissioners went into Mr. Newman's parlour,
and the Prisoner was.brought befori them, and sur-
rendered himself according to form. He assured the
Comnthsioners that it.would not take the Assignees
more, than an hour to inspect his accounts, so clear
„arid satisfactory would they appear when their atten-
. tion should be directed to the subject. The Com-
' snissioners then informed Mr. Walsh,That they would
iscomply with his request of having an early' day
I named, to receive his accounts. No effectual step
could be taken as to the appropriation of part of the
property of the bankrupt, until the decision of the
twelve Judges could be had upon the case of the
Prisoner. Adjourned until the sth of February.
The Portrait of the late Dr. REYNOLDS, Phvsic:an
to his MAJEsTY, published in The European Maga-
! zinc for December, 1311, price 2s. has given great
1 satisfaction to the Faculty,.aud his numerous friends,
1 it being .a striking and faithful likeness of the bone-
' rolent original. The Portrait of the gallant General
HILL, and the Motrement of GEORGE STEVENS, Esq.
ithe Annotator of SHAKSPEAdtE, ornament the same
Work, Tor January, 1812, being the first Number
of Volume LXI. which will he published on the
Ist of February. This publication is found to be a
..most acceptable present to friends abroad, it con.
taming Portraits and Views, together with the Bio-
! graphy, anecdotes, literature, rtistory, state papers,
politics, !Ids, manners, and amusements of the age.
A sea eel was caught last week at Cromer, and sold by Mrs.
Dye, in Norwiek market, which was 6 feet in length, 2l inches
in girth, and weighed 481bs.
An Italian, who, had volunteeredhis smvices from a French
prison. has been detected at Portsmouth passing Bank of Eng.
land Notes bode by some of his comrades, who are also volua-
teen.

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Mr. Read, First Lieutenant of the Orestes, was passing over
.l
the Hoe, en Tharsday afternoon, about foil,. W • eiOCK big atten;
lion was attracted by the sight of a s!tnae-hoat, iu imminent
danger near the breakers, and from which, two men w err-busily
employed in bailing out the water. Perceiving her to be sink-
'tag, instantly rushed down to the edge of the ricks, with the
view of affording kssistance : .but ere he could reach the shore,
the boat had sunk, and the two men were left to stria e e with
the waves, one of these speedily peridwd, leaving aas ifeaod
family to lament his lacer by Sir. Read's cxertiontpe was so for-
tunate as to save the other man's life. •
Raavaeuxur.„—On Saturday last the ,bock of an earthquake
was felt In many places in Oxford and the neighbouring coun-
ties. We haveaecoants from Tetsworth, Islip, Blew:Aug:lon,
Hadley, Wolvereot, and many other villages, which mention
that the windows were math shskeu, and in many losses the
. shock was Ord felt by the alarmed inhabitants. It was ae-
allees
eanspludedlay a , rumbling noise, similar to the sound of a
distnotdiseharge of Iry ordoance. A gentleman of Oxford,
math* is Christ Chute. 4 meadow? heard this noise very plain-
ly, anstfrom its nocommon sound, he immediately guessed it
Mat proceed frees an earthquake.. In dome places this noise
.iims bowl liseapwarth of tea minutes. Os Monday last that
admit nod curlew edifice, the tower and •doine et Christ
Chsgirolleal "11111.11- 4041Pc na/t midterm t 'fis ontra:io
ms „ • , was spin le limesisieurdeoger of
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• elPletotits. howtholome or "bighorns is-
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