The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-10-12 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

PUBLIC NUISANCES ON THE TIId.W&S.

An Tagerst, *MA elicited considerable interest la
the rwri.b of Lin.loilt, was held yesterday, at she
801 l public-house, sear she chards, before C. Jaw.
IIETT. juu. Gent. eon of the Coroner for the county
of Sauey, upon the body of John bierwoed. *Mich
bed beets foetid lasting is On T►ames, ea the pre.
ceding Friday.
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James Peirce, a fishermen, was the first wife...
called. He merely deposed to his begin felted Ike
corpse Chet of a boy apparently ain't is yaws old,
Nutting in the river nearly opposite King's Arms
Stairs, and that he took it to the bees-hoes' of
Lambeth ber)leg gnome&
He ether wittonste were in attendance, and on en.
geiry it appeared that the constable brd ant semeinn.
ed any ethers, immure be suukrsiood several of fin I
Jw►y knob hos the *ceased came by kir deeds.
The Countess said this was a strange oversight in
the constable, as it was impossible fur the Jurors le
art In the double capacity of witnesses and Jurors.
The Jury eepressed great 'lrk at the einem.
stance, as they t knight the case 'Mona which called for
the strictest investigation, and several of them asked
Ibe Coroner whether it would be irregelar is them le
relate what they knew et it. lie replied, they might
de so if they pleased, bet what they said could aot
be admitted ae evidence.
A Jeri, then described the manner of the child's'
death. H. was sitting, he said, at one ef the win.,
doors of the Mitre Tavern, iu Bishop's Walk, bn Sa.
tardily a✓nniest, in company with several other
persons, and observed the d ed playing with
many ether children on the Seating deals. *hies lie
In gloat enmities all slang that shore. Whilst they
were looking at ahem, the deceased slipped of the
Miler edge of them into the water, and theegh 'mend
his Meads ran down instantly, and several draggle's"
oil the spot in less than five minute*, it was impossi-
ble le sere him, he having almost immediately h.en
drawn ender the fl sting timber. If it had net been
for that thither, he felt convinced that be himself
could have saved his life, end he raptessed his de.
ceded °pintos that the timber was placed there

illegally.
The Countran asked by whose Wheat, bad the
timber been pieced there.
Mr. Bent, another of the „hirers, end proprietor
of the Mitre There, said, that lb. timber bad of
tote years beta so placed by different merchants for
11604 own nipple', and be believed Megan?,
though he endorstood some person received • rent
from them for so doing. Ile had, he said, fiMeent.
ly memoralia-d the Lord Mayor open the subject,
because, I.,okierg epos him as the conservator of the
river, le we. booed to repress a neinace which *s-
ired open it ; bet his represeetation had never been
attended to. Ile had also repeatedly applied Is the
Water Bodin', and his depetj, sitlt no better see-
ms.. Formerly, he said, the Water Bailiff mod to
impose.' ail limber (owed looting on the banks
of •he 'themes, sod it was sold in the yard et the
Gooldhall ; bet ibis practice bed been discontinued,'
and the different timber-merchants were now per.'
=Hod to hold an illegal market en the King's high-
way, to thereat danger of else peblic, sad the kin.
dance of the navigation of the river. whilst at the
same time all esplanation was oithbeld.
The Coat:rem said, that probably • representation
catalog from the COICIIItt sad Jury would be treated
with more respect.
One of the Jurors here observed, that every de-
partment of the City management was become so
tempt, that remonstrance was useless; and another
remarked, that if any encrosameot way made epee
the riser for which the City was not paid, it was he-
sitantly repressed.
Atter some further conservative
The Conners said, the only evidence before the
Court way, that of the esterase who had friend the
body, and if the Jury were not satitliatl with that,
be *veld adjourn the Ingsest for a day or two,
when forth,' evidence might be broeght forward,
bosh as to the immediate death of the deceased,
and the cane to which they seemed to Walt it at.
trehemble. _ _

INGENIOUS 'WIER

A few drys bark, Mr. Kidder, silversmith, In the!
Strand, sent a parcel of silver spoon', forks, and
other artirin, together weighing 108 ounces, to
Messrs. Trimlet and Leslie of Oz.ndon.street, Ilay.
market, for the moose of having them engraved with
the crest of a Genders's, by whose order they bad
been mansfectured. Hy some means or other one of
these @deflowers who are constantly on the look out
io this great metropolis fur the means of " nising
the wind," discovered this circumstanee, and by a
well managed trick, contrived to get possession and
clear off with the whole of this saleable property. It
appears that on the day sebaquot to the articles
being slot to Messrs. Trimlet and Leslie. a mar
called at their hate saying he came from Mr. Kidder
for the spans be left there the day before. Ile was
informed that they were not done, but that they
world be ready by the neat morning. On the fol.'
lowing earring, at an early hoer, the same person
called again, and the seesaw having conveyed an in-
timation to her master of the object of his call, a
message was seat down that they should be sent home
in half an hoer. The, foiled, hut not dismayed, the
fellow waited about the premises till he saw a bey
come at with' bag in which the piste was deposited,
and proceed toward; Mr. Kidder's. He instantly
set off, and taking a circuitous rate, met the boy in
his course. Ile stopped him, end, as if in a great
hurry, asked him if be was cosine from Merin.
Trimlet ad Leslie to Mr. Kiliter's ? The boy an-
swered Is the affirmative, when this self constituted
messenger pettishly reclaimed, Give se the bag ;
what are you marlin here for ? Don't you know
we ere in a hurry I' and then seising the bag. he fen
of with the utmost speed. The boy, apposing all
woe right, rewind haw, and to his employers that
he bad delivered the goods to Mr. Kidder's yang
man. A few hoots discovered the chest ; the met.
singer proved to beg thief, and hos lot since bees
di ed.

The Jury, in a body, declared that they wove not
satisfied, width* Court was In consequence adjourn.
ed to Wednetday,theconstahle being directed to ■um.
moss the Water Bailiff, the Deputy Water Bailiff,
Mr. Armstrong (who it had been alleged received
reel of the Merchants for their daffiest boats), and
several other persons.
Before the Court separated, one of the 3
stated, that the instant the deceased fell Into the
water, he went to Mr. Peolingtoo's, is Stengel
street, as advertised station of the Royal Ilasnane
Society, in order to obtain the means they p►ookie,
bet he was told that the apparatas say out of order,
and that, were it le order, the mums in stleodance
did not horror how to am it.
The Cotton's temarbed, that it wiled be highly
desirable a representation of this fact should be mode
to the Sockty. •

deposed that eke Mimed was brought le with a dam. officers were state/twit, '-
penes wooed nn the hover pert *1 the body, which one of them ascended, east
penetrated late the intestines • she lingered till the The Akers seppressed
terming a she sth inst. when site died le consequence. pet owe Vot sillies, Hie
_Ellyrr the knife was produced, it was bloody to the die thee dm* back *
hurtle, encossmooly blunt at top, sod was ideseilled a few sparks arise from
by Mr. Pike to be rose of his knives ] 'gain (obtruded his body
Mr. Price, the master of the deceased, said, se soddenly darted the eleams
the morning of !Alley week be went into the City ; it. Three of the offscets weed so s ossedostaece frese
Mrs. P. went to St. James`Vonreet, In her lesiberS, the sad gross stood close to ii with Mr.
and when be had dose baseness he joined her theft lass is his hoed. The reboot glared round epos
About its o'clock information was br.,ealot them ref them all, end "O o Loon!" dropped
what bad happeeed. When they had left home the into the yard. grown mode a dallpelite cut al Is
deceased was is good health. She had condoned intruders bet he missed him, sod remelt the ladder.
herself well whilst with them, and was net at all ad. The counpawiess its the entreprim ell rushed ibtoogb
dieted to (Friskiest/. She was aboet 242 years of eve, the etaloki.door sod *seeped thteegh the peel and the
and they had heard she was to be wielded is a torte civet Immo. into the street. The "Seers could net
night. Since this occerrestm. he had been told the recognise any of them for the eight less thrk, and
moo to sham she waste have bets seareird had broke the escape was effected in the twinkling of an eye.--
off the match i • and theta remote in the Borough, end It es, is the p..wer of Drown to have pet to &Mb
another In Westosinsiers were toward by him. The the robber who climbed the teeter, bet he thought
window was not touched, ow was thereon,' arca. preper to bold back, in expectation that all the rob-
sloe to get epos the tablets clean it, it being so vet, bets would enter. A person, who said he was ail
low she most have knelt if sherd on the table. The accomplice is the projected r..bbery, gave Morse.
table was quite wee, and the lisp was broken off, as dos sitith ingots,. the erections of Mr. Fox, sod
if done on purpose. lie Ss w her in the hospital, sod ten desperate characters.
questioned her, bet she only said all would come out I From the secootot given of the transaction it sp.
when she was laid low under ground. He was told pear.. that three mouths before the time the attack
the parish officers were in permit of the young mete,l was made, it had been determined by this formideblo
and be had casts to suspect he was is the practice gang to sob Mo. Fox's house. Tb. acknowledged
of coolie, to the boom cluidestinely. ecromplice wa. the person selected too admit the reef,
Mrs. 'Latham, a nurse in the hospital, who en. and was for that purpose placed by the cesechmas ism
dressed the decessed, said, that the unforteeiste was.; the hey.lob, ender a quantity of bay, wish dim.
man told her, when she eat laid low ell world come: tines not to move until he heard the dentestles bolt.
set ; aud desired her father afield bury her along. ing the doors. The garg bad felt hens* hesitation at
side her mother. The young man alluded to collides making ehe enirence either theassistsece of a fried,
see her on Sends),; *Ones. dill not hear what passed who was lucked op; bet the suggestion of postpone.
bee even them, he had not called since i he is a baker sent eat overruled. As soon as the stable.door had
residing with hit mother, is Se. Gooorge's.lields. De. be..is fastened. awhile:moot slipped down from the
ceased, *ben she sew this young man, did not espret hay.ooft, and being sepplieJ with loot, • hide was
so live till next morning; she said she forgave him, male from an impression in wiz. let its Isis commies.
bet did not wish lie see hint more. It hod hero, he said. piesinesty agreed upon, that
The Jury lute of opinion (notwithstseding het if their. app..-vd soy chance of 11.1ertinn, the .errant
having said she wee wounded Its an accident), that it maids should be murdered. There vas as iron chest
wes impossible, from the part of the body on which •Itich .onoitiumi s greet deal of prowls,. In a moss
the wound was, that it could halo happened so, but Near that in whirl' the Alters were stationed, and
bat great sespicism attached to the young men. tout bad been votive(' for that he the event of the
The COROISR said there was no evidence 'neared. fader.. is the esperimeist is sublet it. The moment
nate him ; bet the Jury thought he shoeld be made to the officers were abseiled by the climber of the W-
armest for his time en that day, which cooed net be der. the *hole geed rau off in the rawest consult.
done without !adagios him to trial. Alter a long nation.
deliberation, a verdict of MP: Mauler ems tee The I.eits MATO' etmaidered that ell the witneesee
turned against the young men, eke has absconded. /bush appear early ie the week :a give evidence.
The Pf 1.001.11 were iemseded.
II ATTUN-G zinc —Y•fterday Juke Req. a baker,
residing se 131. Crest Sollros.hill. eppeered to s
sommuses en en information, charged with selling
bread adulterated with ales sad oiler poises ens te.
ire& nts, contrary to the S stale.
Mr. Martell attended for the preeereilits. sad
Mr. Wilieems for the D.fen.lent. The es** mooed
mach interest, end the Oilice is coss.qatece weaver,
crowded.

Eltenevr WWm•r derma, thu bow was la the om.
ploy of Mr. Appl.hy, an itoo-foontior, aa • paid
him 6vo shillings n•dy to boy breed at bektm,fo*

the purpose of laying is/nrmati••os. On Satisiday4
the 24 lost. he poicheurd a threepenny loaf at lbw
Defendant's shop, on attach he sr.,' tiffs name, and
went and (frittered it to Mr. White, chemist sod
druggist, No. 3, Bishop's tears. Aylesbory-atreet,
Clot kers•ell, fur the purpose of beiog asalysed, said
his not seen the loaf since.
Mr. John Peter Waite deposed, that he is en ape.
thecary and chemist, and ►esides at No. 3, Bishop's•
coati, Ay leabary.streau ; on the ti inst. ha reviled
the loaf them produced from that last witness; lea
analysed it on the principles laid dose• by Sit Hum-
phrey D Ivy. and the most eeporieored chipolata, and•
bad n.• hesitation in saying, that it was strongly in.
pregnated wish alum and volphotic acid, or oil of
sittiol.—Helo theesidence for the promotion closed.
Mr. WiLuAlra, for the Defendant, insisted, that
It :e VON was toot mode oat, whereas the information
was defective, as it did not set forth that she logredi.
oats were knowingly and wilfully seised in the bread,
as is penal Statutes the intention constituted the of-
fence. Hero mach argument took place between
Mr. Hockeell and Mr. Williams ; Oe hearing bora
sides at some length, the Magistrates held the nhjet•
tins to he fatal to the information, sad teloctsotlyr
dismissed the charge.
Tie MURCIA VMS then reprobated the coached of
the Defendant in the sever eat terve, sod informed
him, that though the charge was satisfactorily p►oved,
no the clearest ssvirletsce, yet they were bound to die.
charge the ioformation, through an informality in the
illing of it up, was it not for which they would have
convicted biro in the 101 l penally of WI.; but as it
was a pity he should go unpunished, !hay (with eh*
advice of Mr. Alley, who was present) advised Mr.
Beckman to indict Lim for the offence.

Three companies of the ald regiment Wye marched
into Liteh6eld, where They are to bespattered dot-
ing the minter. The remainder of the regiment ate
stationed at Derby and the neightmering tortes.

BIRTIIP.
Oa the 104 init. at Are 6 t Darer. of area sad heir.
the Lady Captain Miura . (haat. Kalil Artillery.
oii two.. fa 11 bLettall-place, him. Arthur Margo. Oa
du gluier.
llp tbe,Llth WO. a leer louse la Rcvkl •y•svare,lbe Camas*
of Jersey. of a sea.

MARRIED.
the she 9dt kW. al Itessissag. she Rey. Timm Whitehead
Coelss-1., of S.eephOtalt oh. tt dos, 04m NO of trhsp:au
(,H. 11. tag. of taate.a. NM,. 1. Sarah. 'mlar daughier
of she hoe Minty %%pill Cryostat', Kn. Comptroller of the
Cloy of Loud a.

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lod 0611) uu►d .h. 1161100.
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teem and • in tit bnar.
NI•, end ibe Aims ebs-n•d
•e•teti.lea in Ai• hand 11•
half .as into lb. team, and
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