The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-17 00:00:00

POLICR.

r.—.katarsfay erasing at six o'clock, at
' the tine the quer,' had 404 lulu her carriage in Port-
waesstreet. end when Lady thine liamilton was step-
ping into it. there was a great pressure among the per-
, suns lissetelded, wont( whom were 3lr. James Fiirse,
his wife. and dangling-. who hail lately arr.:red from
lieusishire. .jr. Furse observed a man go round
him. and when lie vamp i:: front of him be publicly.
and is the most tinting meaner. stiatelwd his gold
chaity aerie, awl watch, and rim ed. with them. Mr.
Furst- ptusueil hint, calling out "Nap thief!" and
Bond, um. of the constahlgsec pointed le attend there
by Sir It. it %hr.:, to keep the learn, panned the rob-
ber, cause ep with him. eml Weemd him at the cad of
Portnivi-"iiret, just as imieraii etatcting tisford-street,
when 011ie s4guir justangihe r tlr..pped the notch,
chain, and gals dual' the arta of .11r. Tlh.tuas, a
rnicer.
The war lirought to the office hr Band, and
miderweet an esetnination bolo e Sir It. it.tata, trim,
ee tm abau-rieosuisstn Wei 'brie proved, ordered him
'to he -comitrlttell foe trial.
Mr. Fnrse reisi ed to-sieeline prosecuting on account
of the distance lir lived frunt London, itti. site Magis-
.
Irate said he could nut possibly let the perporator of
such a daring act escape, especially as he oils a na-
turism' bail character and, sun seeurity for Mr.
prin eest with the he ordered Ituliti to
details the property ia his possession.
The pri•i-tier was 014 discharged last Seritiou on a
cloar‘ze of a robbery ; on his person was fussed a letter,
is duct, by heorge Palmer. one of his gang. dated
trout the I. knitted cells in Neolate, when- he is
rontined ler sentence of death. Prisoner's news is
John Siuo,u Mann.

II AI I,STONE, JCIA le.—Within the last week the hops
have got most astonishingly foul %%jib vermin, and
should the gloomy weather continue a few days longer,
wg fear that many grounds will be past recovery. In ,
Rome places they are also notch affected with the mold
and honer dew; the weak bind server the most at.
tacked. The arl'0111:,s from Hudlos, Tonliridge, ter.
are alike unfatuurable. The duty is stated litre at
11111,1t110f.
%roam:oxen, Ji.t.v 11.—The reneral rerort front our
plantation is highly favourable, the plants presenting
a clean and healthy appearance; lint the Kent and
Sussex plantations have stafered so much from ver-
min that the duty is now quoted front !WNW. to
105,000 t.
Price of %Iry in the Rormitth.
New Bans. s. s. New Pockets. .t. s. Z. s.
Kant --- - 3 10-3 4 I Kent -- 3 14—, 10
snow. - - - 3 4-3 12 I Sussex - - i 5--1 2
Yearling (poe.) 2 111 3lt Essex - - 0 0-0 0
The hop plantations in the vicinity of Dorchester are
in a Iti;:lilv cultivated state.; the vines are in a must lox-
nriant rovillition, quite free from mildew or insect, and
bid fair for an abundant crop.
At Mr. Coke's late sheep-shearinz, at Holkharn, an
Arabian and New Zealand sheep were produced ; and
I% half Zesiaml lamb from a South-down ewe. The
rabian sheep is a large animal covered with long
,rfark stool, or rather hair; the_ittil of as enormous
size. The hew Zealand elseep'..; covered with a close
coat of hair like a pointer dog. • .
Quarter Sessions -fur the western divisiosh of
Sus. , fitatis &WIWI. and Thumoe Fork,. were 1011114
guilty of stealing oats at Chichester; but Mr. C.
Oakes; one vf the Jurymen, buying separated himself,
for an hour and a-half front .the rest of the Jury, be-
fore the verdict was recorded, the prisoner's I:oughel
(Mr. Norton) rtiove4 for an drest of judgment. r.
Courthorpe, for the prosecution, opposed the motion.
't he t:ourt, however, decided upon a new trial; and
the prisoners were lib ated on hail. Their-seemed
trial will therefore take place in Octulit next, at Chi-
chester. Oakes, the Juryman, received a severe tle:..!
primand from the COurt, and was fined :MI.
A tremendous Itail-stoma was experienced in the vici-
nity of Bala, Sletionetbsbira, on Thursday week. At
Ithiwlas it did great damage to the windows, and to the .
but Intl great(-houses there ;'at Cruig-y•Drahlion, the
parsunage-louse sutkred severely ; and. on the upland
farm of Naut-desiwydd. about two cart loads of hail-
stones, or concrete ire, of the size of large rip's, were
seen lying together the following day.—'l ninglabear-
hood of lalandrindod, its Radnorshire, was lately visited
by a tremendous storm of thunder and lightnng. A
Ibutcher, sho had taken shelter in a cottage. was *truck
Idea The cottager's wife and children. who sat near
him, were severely burnt in the face and neck. The
thatched roof of the house was on fire, but it Was elfin-
guilltril without muck injury.