The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-27 00:00:00

POLICE.

BUILDHALL.—John White, who had been that morn
ing discharged from Whitecross-street prison, under the
Insolvent Debtors' Act, was brought up yesterday before
the Sitting' Magistrate, Mr. Alderman BRIDGES, by Mr.
Spencer, the Keeper of the prison, upon a warrant which
hail been lo led with him some time before, for an as
upon Mr. Drown, painter and glazier, of King-
street terrace, Islington, the detaining creditor.
Mr. Brown steed, that the prisoner owed him some
rent for a house be bail occupied of his, and some time
since sent him a letter, reqnesting him to come to the
prison on a certain day, for the purpose of makiiq sonic
arrangement with him as to the payment. Ile attended
accordingly, taking a friend with him, and they were
shown iiito a room where the prisoner was alone ; lie ob-
, jetted to ent-ring into any conversaion before a third
person, and his (Mr. B.'s) friend, in consequence, with-
draw into the next room. Some conversation then ensu-
ed as to the letter which the prisoner desired to have in
his own bands to look at, and having thus got possession
of it he left the room ; shortly afterwards the &oar was
opened, several of the prisoners were collected round it ;
White pointed him out to them, and three or four o•hers,
ith their feces blackened, rushed into the room, and
enileav to• carry him to the trough to duck him.—
Ile resisted %yid' all his strength, and his assailantsfind-
ing they could not take hint to the water, brought the
water ta laial. Some of them held him down to the floor,
while others threw buckets of water upn:r bim ashes, and
every sort of filth tliey eoul,l procure. The prisoner be
charged with endeavouring to shove him out of tile
room to Isis assailants, and with encouraging their as-
saults upon him.
_ .

Solicitor, who attended with the prisoner, allotved
the assault upon 31r. Brown, but denied that his client
had at all interterfered in it,• and wished to prove by the
deposition of other prisoners that it had been provoked
by the abusive language and conduct of Mr. Brown
Winter.

Mr. Ald. Bottum tem' however, satl4fied with the
deposition on oath of Mr. Brown, and White Will com-
mitted touts,' bail fir the assault.

QOEIIII-411QUARIL—Yestertley, J. Wallace was charged
with disturbing the congregation at St. Margaret's
Church daring the morning service on Sunday. It ap-
peared, that at the moment the Clergyman commenced
the sermon, the prisoner entered, and rushed up to the
COMMtIOIOII table, where he began to sing " Ood Save
the King;" he was instantly interrnptet, by those next
to him, when he vociferated, "If you don't like that,
you shall have " Rule Britannia," and he began to sing
it ; the Beadle came up, and dragged him out ; be then
attacked the Beadle, and conducted himself in the most
violent manner, but he was overpo rered and lodged in
the watchhonsr.

The prisoner was committed, in default of bail, to
prison.
MaeinoenucH-llTRlET.—Yesterdny, G. Raylock and
G. Hall were brought up before J. ItnwitNsox, Esq.
A few days since the house, No. 3, Queen Cbarin'te
Row, Afarylebdue, was broken into, and robbed of plate
and furniture to the value of 1501. A bole was made
near the handle of the street &nor, by Innis of a centre
bit, large enough to introduce a pocket handkerchief tie.l
in a slip knot, which catching hnld of the handle, cna•
bled the depredators to enter. The two prig.vneri were
observe) by a warrh.nan in the neighbo,irhoo.l, to be
loitering about. He heard Iteyloek say to the other, pet-
soner, • All is right,' when they decamped.
The cage was ordered to stand over for the atten !ance
of numrrotas witnesses that were absent.

LONDON hl.ltt6E FS.

CORN EICILANOIC, MARK Lire.

Quantifies and Prices of B ritish Corn, &c. sold and deli-
vered in this market, during the week ended Saturday, the
17th of May :
Qrs. .0 $ . d. s. d.
Wheat 8,444 for 23,609 2 2 Average .. 61 1
Barley
Oats 8,385 .. 12,813 0 3
Rye
Beans
Pease