The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-11 00:00:00

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111111011CIT4TIOX Or COLONEL 7/10RVTON.

Extract of a letter written by Colonel Thornton to
his maul th,orfs Hackie., Be.. in 1111SWIT to a 'tuer
of sonaeleme addressed to Mrs. Thoratos, on the say •
posed death of her hesbard :
" Paris, Rut de la Pair. Der, Er, 1021.
" My honest Brother Sportsmen.—This is Christmas
Day, dedicated by me, from my
.youth. to gaiety and
reasonable hospitality. endeavouring to snake i'l happy
according to the situation in which Providence has
placed me.
" In health ao man can be more hearse. hot not quite
stontin my knees and feet; stomach invincible 1 shym s as
appetite; eat three times a-day—tea. notifies, and grated
hung best at nino—at two, reasoed game. or cock..
combs, sad about • pint of the finest white Bargnsay—.
dinner at five, and then a bottle of wine—about three or
tone eases of spirits sod water, rather weak—then to
hod:—sleep seller than I. ever did -is riy life—t Pretty
welt, yea will say. for *dead men.
the finest eano.
11iset at eightibreak•
fast at sine; so we gee*. Every night
I etpiet some wild bear; if it maws, our friend. may
be an of a part. ~, •:1 ;
" P.S. Dec. 26.-1 14 ly the Papers that I died,
'keel' short illness,' mall lamented:lke.. Sic. at , Paris.
However that may he,. I gave a dimes. yoMerday to a
dorm .sportsmen; we bad roast beef plsonpadding,
Yorkshire gooite pie, and sat op singing mast gaily WI
two thls morning. At twelve we lea two Ishifleifowls,
giseards,Ste. sad finished a Mule of old %NW, in punch.
No intoxication ; for I went to bed well: and never rose
better. '
(Signed) . " THORN TON, Illettitteei Jo POL "
. - OLD DAlliLlirr .. • •.. •:
IYm. Me el/. oily tl years .of
.ace 7 *is indicted for
utteritsg as tree. a note. purporting to fie for Ifft, well
knowing the sanitio be forged, in, the thaath Of Deena.
bar lasi. is the parish of Seise Jul.,'., Mehemet!.
with intent to ilrfragil tLf rielerefre• en* eeopposy of
the Beek of enelard• 'foie InIK"1".3140•41"1" Plimg
.n years, and had keen twice suffered tie g• atijnfty on
...ennui of his youth, had in addition paisedire nets
'nr 10/. to elle. Brown. and hail attempted to
,pps the
one for which be now stood lailitted to blr.'italgweed.
The prisoner is his defence said-" I Met, illy Lord,
osly to ask yes to thew me mercy, mid spate say. life."
tisilty—Death; bat recommended strongly is matey by
the Jury, on account of his youth, in which 3ir• Wedg-
wood joined. :
Ar-rap:pi TO NUR DOW
• , Jphs Criookr Waft indicted eapitAly.for stabbing,
with intent to kill, on the 3d of December last, Marty Ann
Nelson. '
• The principal witness against him was his wife, the
proseentrix, whom he had married eight yearn since,
and by whom he had had a family, having at the same
tine 20011 W Wife living. The parties bad gone Name
a scow of ankh domestic animosity, sod the Pram:ca.
prix ow the day in.qttestton bed gone to Ida: lodgings,
vls,rs, she admitted she had tried to aggravate him by
every means is berpower. .
• the prisuser, on'his part, put in a long writes de.
1 *iiet.; li which be teamed his wik of
.• sad
mpg,
with being an abandoned eberactea. He two
! tarlestonee who gave him alLood.ttlfgellter.,
.illtlitiil
and bonemy.—Norgnilty. - . .
4.titirls.
Chief Baron. RICHARDS—" Primmer, pan
with you, let me repeat to you the advice of
the. irksome) namely, that is future, yea mill P.M
your passion."
t Read (the dicer) said the prisoner was indicted for
NMI,. sod eseCoert ordered bhp to he detailed is
I custody.

11110111 Jr LONDON JURY. • •
Ceorge Roberta, a yoing lad. was indicted for rob.
bier Mark ltdad'et his watch, in the Care highway.
It appeared that tits primmest. althedigh ea yawl. grab
of a very desperate gang of thieves. Om of his
companions hit the prosecutor a violent blow on the
Moulder, while be 'needled the watch Duet if the prose.
cutor's pocket, and ran off. The man elm, had *trod
the blow cried out stop thief;" and the prosecutor
himself was stopped. Tlie prisoner was alleigrarris sp
prebesded. and be immediately threw the wohill eat of
his right hand.
The Jury found a verdiet—Onilty.
The COMMON SIM/DANT width. led, that an vat most
fortunate in not heeler been capitally indicted, as he
bad most certainly bee. guilty of a capital offedee.
The prisoner was then called up for judgment, and a
sentence of transportation for life was passed pa him.

Harrow Oramix.—Yesterday, Smith, a parish car
stable, brusgise up Jobe Lord, a youth about if 4 yens
of age, wild was pet to the bar. for robleiwg his eel
fother.—Mr. Lord, who is a tallovbeltanditr. to SOolen*
town. stated, that for several months bark, be could sot
get the primmer to attend re any business. and that he
was is the habit of leaving home and stayiwg away for
weeks together, associating with the most Woman
characters of both sexes. That a few weeks ago he
shot his son to the ihttise Are, with st, to pay duties
due to tie revenue. anti instead of doing so, be did
SOL MIMI home until be bed spot the whole of the
mosey.
The unhappy father. howevee, confined the present
charge against his worthless son to the stealing bit
silver watch yesterday morning, out or his hethrone.
and with which he intended to depart the house ; of
this there was no doulit, us the prisoner sold hisintete
lion to his parents the preceding cresting, of kering
his contfortfoble Is• we on the "'Mowing utorisiwg. The
mother of the prisoner. %%knee feelings while girls;
her evidence it is impossible fur ns to describe. state,.
that she missed the watch in the mousing. ..a sue
!meting her the as the thief, elee.tinetl him et thews
until the return of bis fattier, who had piss sulfa
morning.
The prisoner was fully committed for la at the
sessions.

MARRIED.
Oa Monday, Derrutbe• Rt. at Durl'ev. Mr. Edwin'
Smith, Member u( um i.ontioo Royal l'ollateu at !Meares
to Elizabeth, youngest datighter of Mr. Player, of tliot
Ogee.
Thursday. January 10. nt St. Altr%:'4; Isllagiso, Jade'
Peaehey..Esq. of !uart.t,
daughter orthe late James %Item% rot. of I.dial(ton.

DIED.
Ae the flth Instnat.lhe Itp/'.ltism Dowd': Rector of
Relators. le SuSoll. phi &Vitiator of ht. Jobs' tioapel.o
Portset.
O*lbe stamina; ofiheftth Inst. Mr. D. Davis, of the 610
of Cienes4 su4 claw•osid-•

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