The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-20 00:00:00

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GROWN AND .ANGIIOR TAVERN, Fica. ie.
At a Meetitig dill` Consmitine appointed to maask‘e tMp
Subscription fur. the Relief of the Sofferers tinter the buspes...
stun of the Hobe**, Corpus Act. W. Jo tEs Rummer. I
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the Chair: It was monotonously Its, steed, 'float Mr. Joseph
Mitchel of Liverpool. late a Poisoner, on Suspirlea of Riot
Treason, in the House of Correction. Cold Bath-dieldt, Mosta/
beet suspected of a corrupt interconne with the nut.,riuts Oli,
wee the Governoteot (cps ; and althouth tisk eismoottee base
fully examined all the circnonstatores of Mr. Mitchell's esonec,
Lion with the cant Oliver. htia are satisfied, that however indis—
creet Mr. Mitchell "my hare acted, th4t they acquit him off/ s
corrupt aod treacherous conduct ; tut for the ahction of the
Public this Committee think st advisabk that Mr. ats.,hem
should unike uu ALdavit disclainsior tan. comsectioa wida
Oliver. THOMAS CLEARY, Sre.

AFFIIAVIr.
Made by Mr. Mitchell, in consequence of some reports
to kis prejudge, relative to his connection uts4
Oliver.
Joseph Mitchell, of Liserpoot, late a Prisoner its
the House of Correction, Cold Rath.fields, mkt
suspicion of High Treason, in order to contradict,
in the most positive and solemn manner in his power,
the reports now in circulation relative to this De.
ponent being a Spy or Agent of the Government, is
connection with the notorious Oliver, voluntarily
waked' oath, and saith, that, this Deponent has not
at any time, either directly or indirectly, by word or
deed, been employed or acted as a Spy, Informer,
or other Agent of the Government, as above.tneo.
.tioned, or otherwise. And this Deponent most po.
sitively and unequivocally saith, that at the virictas
times this Deponent introduced the said Olker to
'persons favourable to Parliamentary (Lerma% in va.
riots§ p►rts of the coentry, this Depotteut considered
and believed the said Oliver to he a person visions
for a Reform in the Representation of the People is
Parliament, and nothing else ; and from which
opinion he bad no reason to alter, from say circles.
'stance which passed in his presence or came to his
knowledge, until after this Deponent was arrested,'
and detained unde► a warrant of Lord Sidraouth.-
-Saith that this Deponent relied with conClence on the
honest motives of the said Oliver, because the said
Oliver was introduced to the Deponent in London,
as a friend to said Reform, by persons of acknow.
ledged integrity, totally unsuspected of any criminal
intention in so introducing the said Oliver to De.
ponent. And this Deponent most itositively smith,
he did nof, at any time during his intercourse otcon.
stezion with the said Oliver, know, believe, er
pect him to be a Government Spy, or believe him le
be at all capable of the twicked acts which hese
appeared before the. Public in so unequivocal a
mos.•ter.

JOSEPH MUCH ELL.
Boom at the Guildhall. London, Ms
17th dos of h orolry. MN.
Before ow, SMITH, Mops..
Mr. Mitchell intends to give a full narrative' et
the whole proceedings between himself end Wirer,
and in other matters connected with the Manchester
end other Meetings for Reform.

A Paper of this morning puts forth the followia(
Curious piece of information :•••
" We can now state with cortfitleoce, that the
destination of the line.of.hattle ships, which *ell..
tinned some days ago, is Copenhagen ; and the object
is to bring to Cogiand her S;rene nighties the Prim.
'ceps of DENstAitz, the affianced bride of the Duke of
CLARENCE. His Royal Highness the Hake recom.
mends his flieti(l. Admiral Sir HENRY BLACKWOOD,
to the agreeable duty of conducting the eapedition;
but we understand that since the order for the equip.
omit of the ships was given, a demur to•the union
has occurred—not owing to the indispusition of the
Royal Duke."
SUlctoe OF A MORDEREILJOhrI Ilaifch, whore
trial would have taken place at the Old Bsiley this
day, for the murder of his wife, on Saturday last,
io Uttion.street, put an end to bis existence this
morning, soon after nine o'clock, by cutting his
throat wit. the same razor that he empl.ived in mur-
dering his wife, and which he had contrived to secrete
about him. He had, with several other prisoners, been
ordered down for trial, and on his name being called
he got up and went to the privy. The prisoners,
who were at breakfast, hearing a noise like that of
a person choking, forced the privy door, and found
the wretched man on his knees, with his throat cat
in a dreadful manner. The surgeons were called in,
but lie was guile dead. A letter was found upon Mm,
ex welting that he had kept the fatal razor with which,
he killed his wife to take away his owu life.