The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-03 00:00:00

OLD 13.4fLEE

Yesterday. John Bowman was capitally indicted
for stealing, in the dwelling.hoose of John Watkins,
a flank of England Note for the payment of 21. the
property of 'Samuel Smith.
The note in question had been missed from a
drawer in the apartment of the Prosecutor, and
suspicion falling upon the Prisoner, who had been
employed as a journeyman in his service, the note
' was found in the crown of his hat, into which he
alleged it had accidentally fallen.
. The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty—Death.
Thomas Ransom was put to the Bar, his judgment
having been respited at the last Session for the opt.
mon of the Judges, for secreting a letter containing
certain promissory notes, and informed by Mr. Jus-
tice Le Blanc that his conviction was good.
Ann Tewksti and Margaret llaTennis were in.
dieted for privately stealing in the shop of Mr.
atP 41. 14.
rosser;sa linen-draper, a piece of cambric, valued

From the testimony of the Prosecutor, it appear-
ed, that the two Prisoners rn me to his shop, in or&r, •
as was stated by one of them, to buy some trilling
articles. But whilst there, a piece of cambric uas
missed, when they were accosted by the skopman
respecting it, but they both deilied all knowledge of
the article ; Wheveupon the s%,,pmatt immediately
proceeded to search tht m ; on ►hich Margaret Ma-
gentas took it out of her pocLet, and threw it upon
the Hoer. They were both secured, and eventually
carried before a Magistrate, who committed them for
trial. _ _

Margaret Magennis made no defence, but Ann
Tewkey most solemnly protested, that although she
did accompany Mageunis to the shop, she knew no-
thing of her intentions.
Several decent persons came forward, and gave
Ten key a very- good character; and Mr.. Justice
GiBISS having summed up the evidence. with accura-
cy, the Jury, after a short cutasnitation, found
Tewkey Nat Guilis, but Margaret Ma gennis Gyiky
of Stealinc, but not privately, which takes away
the capital part, but subjects the party to seven years
trinvortation.
Bcforc the REcar DLR and a LONDOY .frn r.
Au...ran:kr was put to the liar, rharged with
stealing a quantity of iinper, belonging to Messrs.
Straian and Co. Ptinters-to the King.. flat the in-
dictment being defective, in conseqn.4lce of the oath-
, sion tir one of the names of the copartnership, the
'1 prisoner was ilequilied.

The name of the man who attempted to assassinate:
Captain Li sm. of Ole Union, 1)y stni;bing !:at wi:
a knife in the breast," on the Tiarter-deck. on I le
3d instant, wa • Abchureh : ht- is: said to have futon a
nativ" of Loodoo. Bien:::' .EV old ...II a
Ceurt-Ihr •ial, wWA consisted of Sir T. M. II tatty',
of the &zJt •ur ; Captains KENT, of the Bristol;
MACKENZIE, of the S;thrina; 'lncomes" of the
Brune, &c. The First Lieutenant of the Union
was Prosecutor (the Captain being confined by his
wound); uud another Lieutenant and two smlors,
who saw the act, were examined, with the Ass:slant-
Surgeon, who described the wound as under the se-
cond rib in the chest, and the nearest possible escape
from being mortal. The Prisoner made no defence,
but that he was drunk ; and brought two of his
messmates, who had known him ten years, who gave
him a good chtitracter, and considered him an inof-
fensive man, but sometimes deranged when in liquor.
lie was found and hanged at board the
Union. He was twder the middle size, with a rde
thin complexion, and probably between 30 and 40.
lie declared to the Chaplain of the Uaijn, that he
had never received any sort of treatment from the
Captain to induce him to such an .attempt : but that
a sadden thought came into his head, that he must
commit murder, and he determined to do so on the
Captain.
On the 19th of March, when the Dargrn was
cruising to windward of Barb:ines, a man fell from
her foretop, and, striking against the belly of the
foresail, bounded overboard. The cry of " A matt
overboard !" instantly spread through the ship,
when Lieutenant AuGusTus DE CRESPIGNY, who
was in his cabin on the lower clerk, immediately
rushed out, and seeing the man left struggling some
distance astern, before the ship could be rounded to,
although she was going live knots and a heavy sea
running, leaped overboard, at the hazard of his life,
being nearly exhausted before a boat could reach
him, and saved the sailor from a watery grave.--
This Gentleman, about twenty, has the pleasure of
reflecting, that thrice his humanity has been blessed
with success in his attempts to save the lives of his
fellow creatures.

tnr.tn, the celebrated aeronaut, made his
twenty-third ascent into the regions bf air, from
Mr. DA vEsene.T's rope-walk, Shude-hill, Man-
! chester, on lisuesday, about one . o'clock, amid the.
acclamations of an immense concourse of spectators,
i•and. after a 'voyage of about three-quitrters of an
hour, descended at Damilask, in the vicinity of
Bradfield.
i We lip) credibly informed that the Assignees of
Mr. BENJAIItr4 WATAIf Inue, ander the advice of
`Counsel, commenced actions against every person to
whom he paid money on the 41. i of Ikeember last.