The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

M. Johnson. T. Rickard, and S. Jolinaon, Doncaster, spirit
merchants-11. W. Ravenscroft mid W. Broad, S •rles street,
Lincoln's inn, wig manufacturers—M. Minns, widow, and G.
Edens, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. nail factors—A. Wilson.
Newcastle upon Tyne, and It., Wilson, Blackburne, Lan•
cashire. drapers—T. iloulden and J. Walmsley, Blackburn,
Lancashire, cotton intuufacturers—J. Todd and W. Pearson,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire. manufacturers of tonaccn and snuff
—A. Macann and J. J. Owen, Parliament street, Westminster
—G. Barlow and F. Bardsley, Denton, Lancashire, hatters—
J. G. Cripps and D. Binckes, Cheltenham, wine merchants—J.
Lkesey and J. Bailey, Moon's hill, within Walton le Dale,
and Hoghton Bottoms, within lloghton, Lancashire, cotton
manufacturers—T. and 11. Minton, Stoke upon Treat, Staf-
fordshire, earthenware manufacturers—J. Mealing and A. May,
No. 3, Wigmore street,. Marylebonne. ironmongers—W. and
J. Luzmoore, Crediton, Devonshire, serge makers—J. Walker
and J. M'Croskrie, Spalding street, Liverpool. joiners---W.
Tilby and W. Morris. J.ondon, mitt wrights—E. P. and M. P.
Davy, Beaminster, Dorsetshire, ironmongers--J. 'A. and E.
A. and J. A. Addenbrooke, jun. irotimasters. and J. A. Adders-
brooke, and H. Addenbrooke, Wollaston Halt, near Stour.
bridge, ironmasters (as far as regards J. A. Addenbrooke)-
-W. Niarr and R. Arnold, No. 3, Shoreditch, ham and beef
sellers.

POLICE.
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BOW STRICIET.-.—LADY Easalwa.—Within the Jest fort
night Lady Erskine has applied twice toSir gichaid
Birnie to request his interference with a penan or the
name of Adams, who keeps a private mad.honse, at Biyi
Inner, to enforce the delivery of a considerable qnatitity
of wearing apparel which her Ladyship stated was her
property, and which Mr. Adams bad refused to return sa-
ber. Oo the first applicat!on Sir iticbard stated, that the
conduct of r. Adams did nut come within his jnristliotion,
nor Aad be any Weeps of affording redress. Upon Lady:
Brskine applying a second time, h.wever, and stroogly,
urging Sir Richard to do something for her, be *grad to
send an officer to Mr. Adams, to ascertain upon what
ground he refused to comply with her demands. In-coo
sequence of this course Mr. Adams came to the office yes-
terday to explain to Sir Richard Birnie -the situation in
which he stood. , He commenced, by producing a Wantber
of letters and doniunents to prove 'ids respectability; , but
to these Sir Richard said he had no occasion to refer, as be
bad no reason to doubt that Mr. Adams was a person of
a good character, and every way, qualified for the situation
which hg held; the Mete point on which be was desitoue
of being informed Fat, whether he (Mr. Adenis)lhaa qtly.
aiticles of Wearing, apparel in his possession belonging 10
Lady Erskine, and the ground upon which he refused to
deliyee them up?

Mr. Adams at once admitted that, there was some pro-
perty of ibis sort in his house. The, fact was, thst Lady
Burkina had been placed •under his care by the lste Wird
Erskine, and her state of mind is as each at times, as to
require considerable coercion; when she was brought.
proper changes of clothes, were delivered for her use, and
sow ellbeie still remained witj, bias.
,lady Erskine.
however. had escaped from his house, and had he kosticn
l where to find lies., he should certainly have endeatoured