The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-09 00:00:00

JEFFERY TUE SEAMAN.

The following is the copy of .a letter written by I
the mother of JEFFURY the seaman, to a: gentleman'
in the oeighhpurhood of .Plymouth, who interestO•
*himself very much in procuring information fOr her
respecting iscroon .
" napery), Cornwall, Ott.. 4.181).
" Silts—l take the liberty to intrude on your time, embold-
ened by the interest you have taken in thc.fate of my utifortu
bite son. lob erve a copy of your letter to me, and also of
my Hamer to you. in the public papers, which bas been the
memo of producing another official document respecting the
pretended existence of my unhappy child. Of course, you and
the country will he now satisfied. that, from sue.) information,
twre can be ao doubt of his evisteoce. I have now no doubt
myself, but that some one has been examined, as therein stated;
but I am persuaded. that the Officers of our floyernment (who
in this transaction appear to have done their My) have been
Imposed on by that.--. The story is plausible, and calcu-
lated to give weight to the testimony; for myself, I bellow as
is collected from the evidence given on I.t if trial, and the
subsequent examinations of my Ists).'a shipmates, Ss. There is
one thing that forcibly strikes me that it is a fabrication—that
Is, the signature to the Affidavit is Across.. This I wish you to
bear in your mind; and if you think proper to make my letter
public, 1 have no objection (that the country may judge whe-
ther the official document he true or false); I have neither th,,
means nor opportunity of so• doing.—My son coma? write, not
only his name. but a tolerable hand for a labouring youth, and
,wder,toud the first rudiments of arithmetic, swarient for his
employment, mid kept the daily inurnal of los w ork done in
the shop. While there remains is doubt of his existence, why
not lase got a letter for me from him? Why not have premed,
him so to do; tar to let me hear Smile circumstance of his fatuity,
or of his neighbours, soinetltiag ever so 4Ni:it, not public ? Or
tell me how a letter might be conveyed to ;din to eonviore uoe
II • really exists ? —Suppose that Nature fur a mamma could
forget its functions, and my agonized feelings were at ref,
imerest would still be a powerful monitor, and say Wirt it
would he neeessnry to prole his existence for my temporal
Rood. Ale present husband pot my poor hay's life on the prc.
mists we now inhabit, 'purchased the ground, on which he
Luiit a dwelling-huuse and work-shop, aura holds his' lease nu
the dropping of three lives—so that when the other twodrop,
it o mad be necessary to, prove the existence of my son, or
render tie lease to the fiord of the Manor.

" I be your pard.ia for this lung intrusion, and shall only
add, i hat the signature convincer me the story is fabricated by
--- and Ids aad attested ha
.uapriacipled bine-
linp. like Isioiselt..blytinly hope is, that those who iron uui-
versall►htl;unthropy have later-sted thc..iselvr• in, my unhappy
boy's beli.df, and the uatiEUir character, will yet prove his
'fob bey ot.d a diaiht. .
".
.Irgaulia,, Sir, your obliged bumble servant,
(Shea)!. HONOR C.OADE."

suItREY SESSIONS.

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Yesterday the Sessions commenced at the Sessions.
liorsentonger.huss, Mr. Serjeant 0 NILOW
in the Chas"

CARPENTVRS. 4
A question of c•!nsiderable viaportance to Car.
pesters was decided by the trial of an inbrmation
a4a4st Mr. Swain, a Master Carpenter residing in
the Borough-road. charging him 1, ith having em.
pined John Bob:'‘! as a journeyman, he not haw-
lug serv:A an apprenticeship of seven years to the
business. Tit; information was founded on the
Stan. 15:h of Elizabetn, by which it is enacted," that
'any master so offending, shall subject Isinistli to
a penalty of two pounds fur every month he shall
have employed such man as a journeyman. From
the evidence, it appeared that Boyce had liven with
Mr. Swain for four years, for the purpose of learn-
ing the trade of a carpenter ; for the first year he
received half.a.guinea a week wages, and the sum
increased progressively every year. At the end of
four years, indentures were drawn up and executed
by the parties, by which Boyce agreed to continue
three years longer with hi4e, thereby making up a
period of seven years. At the time they were exe-
eute.l, however, Mr. Swain told Boyce he might
leave him whenever he pleased, as the indentures'
were not legal. Boyce continued working with him
eight months after that at stated wages of 255. per
week, and then quitted him.—The Jury found the
Defendant guilty.
George Bonen and Peter Augustus Rouse were
indicted for assaulting John Lock, Sheriff's Officer.
It appeared from the evidence, that in May last,
the Plaintiff was in possession, under a hill of sale,
of the house and furniture of Mr. Thomas Brown,
brother to one aline Defendaats, on behalf of a Mr.
Swainstone ; when late one evening a person knock-
od at the door, and infurmed the Plaintiff that Mr.
Swainstonc wished to see him at a public-house
opposite, and that he, the messenger, would remain
in possession whilst he went. Ile accordingly went
to the public-house mentioned,
.hut when he canine
there he found that Mr. Swain,tone had not been
there at all ; he immediately suspected a UV% had
been played on him, and hastened back, when he
found his suspicious were correct, the two Defend-
ants being in possession of the premises, and refus.
lite to admit him; in this dilemma he applied to the
person next dour fur permission to pass through his
house, from the back part of which he knew he
could regain possassion of the premises from width
be hail been ejected. He obtained perinissien, and
just as he was forcing an entrance through the
vrinduw of a back kitchen, the Defendants up.
peered, and Brown struck him a violent blow with
a piece of wood across his legs, whilst Rouse,
swearing he would Cut him down, struck at him
with a shone!, and wounded him on the shoulder
they then dragged him through the house, and turned
him into the street through. the front door, telling
bins he had been in possessions long enough, and it
was then their turn.

Thu Jury found both the Defendants guilty, and
the Court tined. theta 51. each.

A:Cockney Sportsman, pis Saturday, while shoot.
'lng at sparruos on Battersea Common, shot a fine
dog which ran some distance before.a Gentleman's
carriage. The Gentleman observing the injury
done.p Ids clog, immediately went in pursuit of the
negligent or wilful offender, but the latter ran oil
across the fields, when he saw the mischief he bad
occasioned, and escaped his pursuers. A pour man,
who collects roots fur the physic shops, was also
shot a few days since on the same common by ano-
ther of these unqualified sportsmen. lie was in
the act of digging burdock roots in a dry ditch
when he receired-a wound on his right arm. The
'parson who fired the piece went down a lane lead.
ing to the Red Holm) and was nut known.

BRlGgro.v, Ocr. V.

The Duchess of Msnutoßoom!, and Lady A.
SrEsceit, Leafy F.*Piskairr, Luty AUGUSTA
Lord !limos" ft. MANNERS, and a,
way large proportion of-nur fashionable sojourners,,
paid a moresing,.viilt to sfaistore Park, on Thurs.:
day, where they were met.by Lord Seti.r VI ELT), and.
the Noblemen and principal families of the trur.•
rounding neighbourhood, -fur the purpose of at.
lending the interesting ceremony there to be per.
formed, of the presentation and consecration of the
colours of the eastern battalion of Local Militia,
for this comity, of which the Earl of Cittettes.-rett
is commandant, and who gave a public dejcunc on
the occasion. The number of visitants amoanted to
several hundreds ;, the coup d'el'i[ was at once rural
and grand, and a snore lovely day could not have
been desired for so grateful an exhibition. The bat.

talion being suitably formed, the colours were pre.
sented by the Coutitetis of .CIIICIIESTEIt to the Earl,
who dcliveretUthem to She Eitsigns' with a suitable'
address ; and a Most eloquent disciiiirse, from the
following wont,, " Fetal God and honour. the
King." was dttliverW by his LOrdship's Chaplain,
the Reverend Mr. BAILER. This essential part of
the proceedings over, the tedeune was served under
cover, the whole or the Tower .sniits or apartments
of 'StarOlore Rollie being throwaopen, and which
was speedily occupied by the numerous gaesis.
The tables were furnished with delicaciel of al-
most every deseriptiow—all kindi of game, fruits,
wines, jellies, aie. being there, and arranged
in a Manner the Most striking and giafeftti.• The
wines were all ptaced Ili ich, tiviasekar Sit!cr
splendid to a dereastere the Ornamental enibellish.
-ne•nts in alr p rts.' The Prince of Wiles'e Band
played select *Pieces of Music during the repast,
which over, the Violins and drams, were ordered tin
the lama, Where dancing commenced whit Sir David
Hunter Bksir, by the Earl of. CHICHESTER and
Lady F. FKATT,. and who, With:Makable vivacity,
were followed by about thirty or forty couple of
disthiction. The colleCtive battalion, lin the end,
*Oa allowed* to foot it on the grass; mind.* more
lively `acetic than 'the whole presented, cannot be
imagined. . . ,
,The Dowager Countesi of Cntenetcr,titt regarded
ihratneseinelits 'With delight, and the same'remark
will itpli'tti her niinterbui entaptured and distil'.
gnishe'd guest's: The company JO not Wray any
litclination'tb' retire, midi after five o'clock, and
'even then with a relnetaice the most Apparent, so
great hid been the .ploasttre which 11110 eliktYrfl;
and with which all had-beim MO amply gratified
With cheerfulless to resign:
_ . .
Yesterday the Stine; centre battalion of Local
Militia, under the cotninand of Lieutenant-Colonel
Gnittai, were disaisied
.here, nearly 'tie days
a ~_ •
learner tnan lead ueen expected, in consequence of
theezelititlary coattail of 'tlie men &tripe the time
they had beeu with us. The Level, theeugheitt the
day, exhibited no inconsiderable degree of bustle,
the brave fellows delivering in their arms and accon.'
trementktO the depot there, but with, all rite order
and derpratorhat bed been washed. Prior`, to their
dismissal, —their Colonel harangued theta, gave
them #he most salutary advice, aceompateed with
the most, pleaairig testimony of his approbation of
their ciooluct during the tine: they had been with
bin', end inviting a promnikation of whatever eons.
plaints they •Itad to maket anal to such as did coo.
plain, he as readily promised redress. , also
told them; 'that slit h is Chose to enter into the ser.
vice ef the ,regular Militias were at liberty
.to du
so ; but; that if any improper. moans were made use
'or to induce them to adopt such i.useastike, they
had ugly to complain to, hiM, and he would see
justice done to them. 'The .Colonel is much beloved
by the battalion, a circumstance strongly evinced
by the repeated cheerings he received, entitle: open..
taneous expressions of the corps, on the subject.
The fulloling is the etilogiem passed on this corps
after the review of Thursday, by Nlajor-Geticral
IlousTott,t, addressed to Colonel GRAHAM, and
inserted in the orderly-book of the regiment
I beg, Sir, that you will infirm your regiment. no words
eau express the gtatilicatino I felt in the hodour Jr have had in •
reviewin4 them this .I.iv ; the numer,ots evolutions Sled they
have gone through, have surprised me to a degree ; and that
iu place of a Local Militia regiment, 1 found that it soon he-
catne my duty to 104,1 t on them with the scrutinizing eye with
which I inspect a regiment of regoltirs; and in which I beg
leave to observe. there was scarcely any error that I could re-
mark, aiid those that I have made., are of so trivial a nature,
that in doing justice to the regiment, and fultillin my outs
duty, I shall report them to the Commander in Chief, us per-
fectly tit to join the line at a day's notice.
As a servant of Mr. l'eutte, of Ger Man Place,
was following the chaise in which was his Mistress
and another Lady, on Monday, he fell from his.
horse, near ltottingdean ; recovering his feet, the
mass re-adjusted the saddle, but was seized immesh.
ately after with such a violent pale in Isis side, that
be eould not stand. The Ladies perceiving his dis-
tressed situation, would have lifted him into the
carriage, but were unable to', perform the task ;
they therefore remained by him, midi assissawee.
arrived, which was not until some hours after,
when a sledge was procured, anti on which
he was removed to German Place, where be
expired on the same evening, notwithstanding lie
hail the benefit of the hest surgical advice. The
body being opened to escertiiiti the cause of his
death, one of kidnies ,was found entirely severed
from which much blood had flowed. The Ccurotter's
Jury sat on the body on Tuesday. Verdict—killed
' by a fall from his horse.
THE TIIgATIM—BRAH A st, in the Seige of Bel-
grade, and the flaunted 'Power, with introduced
songs in both, performed on 'rhursday and last
night here, to very elegant and numerous *mike' ies.
Ile appears again on Tues.day in False Alarms.

Last Friday evening as. a porter Wapiraing up AL
dersgate.street, with a truck loaded mpillt *Vicki
of grocery, the cords were cut near theeatp nt.par.
bican, and a bag of goods was stolebt tiotorroon
unobvlred, although several . persons were pasAng
and repassing at the time.
Bonaparte makes Kings, hut the situation of 'a
wealthy English Geistlemait•is much more enviable ;
and no one has that jift more in his power than
CARTER, No. 8, Charing Cross. The purchahers
of the FIVE Twenty Thousands in the ensuing 110
tery may proudly say, they would not change places
with any monarch lianapartc ever made.

STATESMAN.