The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

POUCH.

Bow-svairv.—Late on Friday evening, a very mi-
serable looking old loan, who rave his name Oeorge
Bailey, was brought up before 0. B. klinsball, Esq.,

the Sitting Magistrate, by Alexander Dallas, street-
keeper, of the Strand, who stated, that he bad oh-

served the prisoner sharpening a knife on the step of
a door in Swan-yard. Snspeeting from his manner
that he was about to commit suicide, he went up to
him and perceived blood streaming down his clothes
from his neck, which was stabbed in two places. Dal-
las directly took the knife from him, and on question.
ing him as to the purpose for which he was sharpen-
ing it, be confessed that he had inflicted the two
wounds in his neck, ■nd that lie meant to put a period
to his existence, "which the calamities heaped upon
him by an ungrateful world had rendered intolerably
miserable."

On being remonstrated with by the Magistrate, the
p man seemed greatly affected ;he stated that he
resided at a village (which he refused to name), about
60 miles from London ; that pecuniary embarrass.
ments had forced him from his home, and having ex-
pended his last farthing for sustenance on the road,
he was forced to solicit charity of the passengers he
casually met ; disgusted at the necessity which sub-
jected him to their refusal, he continued his journey
to town, and on his arrival here, which was about five
o'clock on Fridity afternoon, he wandered Abut, having
no friends to whom lie could-apply gar *mistime*, un-
til be was at length reduced to make the attempt epos
his life. Mr. Minsbull suggested' to him, that the
only way he could provide an asylum for him, was to
summit bile to prisen,lsaa-tbat he should have his li-
berty whenever he chose ; to this he readily agreed.
He was accordingly committed to Totbill-fields Bride-
well.

It is so much the practice of those who have made any
discoveries, from which they hope advantage by laying
them before the public, to speak in the most extrava-
gant terms of their merits, that the discerning hesitate
to patronise them, lest they should become the victims
of quackery. A similar prejudice operates against the
honest dealer, who, conscious of the superiority of the
commodity which he supplies, and satisfied with a me.
derate profit, looks for remuneration in an extension of
his business. Mr. CHAPMAN, however, seems to enjoy
Ka ample share of public confidense: bet to meet the
objections of the most fastidious who may wish to per.
chant Isis Ace and Burn, yet doubts itsgeneleeness, he
has made an affidavit, of which the following is a copy :
Sworn at the Mansion-house, before the Lord Mayor :-
44 It. Cita:quart, of Bagnigge Wells Brewery, in the parish
of St. Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, Ale, Table
Ale, and Table-Beer Brewer, maketh oath, and *aide;
that his Ale, Table-Ale, and Table-Beer, are brewed.
from hops and malt only, avid that he never has nor ever
will permit or suffer any drugs or other injurious ingre-
dients to be used is his brewery. And this deponent
further saidt,4lelt he imperial's:de the whole of • his
brewing If. and is, thereby, with safety,
fully tif-dqesing to the *hove facts. R. CHAP-
MAN. ils at the Mansion.botie, in the City of Lou-
. des, he. I. 1821, before me, JOUR THOMAS, Tmeany
Mayor."—All letters mos be post paid.