The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-22 00:00:00

take it where ha had had his breakfaet. Perceiving.
her getting halo one of her emus, passions, be thought
it prudent to leave the house. Accordingly, he pro.
seeded to his son's: she followed him, and overtook
him in the street, tore the meet ont of his hands, and
attacked him. This collected a great crowd, sehi6
she endeavoured to incense against him by complaints
that he wanted to starve her, and it was with difitelty
that he escaped from her : she followed, sad created
great disturbance in the house wherein be took re.
faire. He did not think it safe to return lonia that
night, aud in the morning applied at this olke asd
obtained a summons against her. Hoping that the
service of the summons might have the effect of icri.
midating her, he ventured to go house that antrum,
Instead of finding her violence at all abated, 1.,,
ttileitened Lim that some blood should be spathat
night, and fearful of the consequences, he was mi.
yelled again to seek another lodging. She did tot appear
to the summons on Tuesday morning, a warrant was is
consequence granted for her apprehension. Wee& the
officers went to the beaus they found her in hoy,
Upon learning their errand. obi Immediately leaped
out, and violently attacked the foremost of them eitk
a knife which she had towelled is the bed. Fists/
all her efforts frestrated, she disengaged herself frog
them, and plunged the knife into her own side. Oa
searching the room two letters were found, the sae
addressed to her mother, and the other to the coat.
plainant (Tyler), in which she stated her inteatios to
destroy herself. She was taken to the Conspter,
where, upon examination, the wound was famed sotto
be dangerous, the knife bavieg struck upon one Oi ber
ribs. She was sufficiently well to be broueit up ye.:
terday. Tyler did net 'bah to press any proomelinis
against her, but declared his fall determination netts
take her home again. He could not lire with her, as
his life would not be safe.

The Magistrate observed upon the cruelty of thus
leaving the woman destitute, and suggested the prc.
priety of Making some allowance for bet rusiatesams
to prevent her being driven to desperation. (yier
pleaded his inability. The Aldermaa directed tit
woman to be taken care of in the Compter, and in foraol
the complainant he should require his attendance na
a future day, when he would consider the case, and
determine In what manner the 'prisoner shoa:il bit&
posed of.

There are 1 counterfeit sovereigns in circulatins,
and well executed. They are copper, gilt, and sic
weigh two penny. weights 12 grains each, but the gen-
ine sovereign weighs five penny-weight.„ two gni,.
The sharp Impression of the die on the Mist coin is
quite perceivable, but the surface of the counterfeit
rough, being gilt. There is also this important diffa.
once, that the St. George on the counterfeits is r, vend,
as will be instantly perceived when compared with the
Mint coin. The best means of avoiding imposition LS 11
weigh them.

Yesterday afternoon, at live o'clock, a coal porter of
the name of Stringer, in the employ of Mr. Nis
Sun-whirf, Upper Thames4treet, while on the craft
in the act of dipping water, accidently fell from the
barge into the river. and was picked up not mare that
ten minutes afterwards. All attempts to restore
animation were resorted to, but were found unavail-
ing.
Yesterday, a young woman of respectable appor•
atter, was observed by some persons to be wands:gm
the bank of the Serpentine River in a very Sf;titti
state of mind ; she was accordingly watched, Oita
in a short time (thinking she was unobserved) the
made a plunge in. Immediately two respectable esti
hastened to her relief, and suoceedeil, after ►eing some
time immersed in the water, its saving her. She ass
conveyed in so insensible state to St. Georges's Irak-
house, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square. On recover-
ing, she was asked the cause of attempting the rule
act. She said she had been a long time in a irate of
the most abject po►erty, and that she was quite ti7el
of her existence.

On Sunday last was drowsed, about sine o'clock in
the morning, owing to having gone beyond hie deer.
Jos. Pickard, a young man just twenty-one years of
age. He was a ribband weaver by trade, living with
his friends in great respectability in the vicinity cf
Chsapside. The drags were immediately pat is re
quisition, but in vain. A labouring man passin7
perceived the sun shine en something in the watt-,
which, on his approaching, proved to be the body 01
the unfortunate young mac It was immediste:y con•
veyed to the Red House, Battersea, about two how,
after the fatal accident. Oa Tuesday. Mr, demean
the Coroner for Surrey, and a Jury, sat on the FA!,
and, after an weeded investigation of the re,
young men who, it appeared, had been in the dented •
company, the Jury returned a verdict of " At• l'an'e
ally drowned." This Is the second child that the
unfortunate parents of tbr deceased have been de-
prived of in a similar ntaneer. Immediately after the
decision of the Jury, the body was removed in a hearse
to the house of his parents.
CORONER'S 'NW:EST.—As inquest was held
ns
Tuesday evening, at the Duke's Head, Queen-street,
Elgeware•road, before Thorns' Stirling, Esq., Cols-
Der for the county of Middlesex. on the body of
fine young woman, named Mary Wall. The deceit,'
had joined with a few friends is a dance, at the home
of her parent., in Catastrect, on Sunday evening, 1-141
feeling herself suddenly overcome by the beat. sat
down in a chair and fainted. Her anxious fries*.
in the midst of their agitation, instead of rensovia;
her into the air, placed her sitting in a chair. is
small parlour. where the cotopany eagerly pressed clan
about her, she esprit need a succession of violent on
for the space cf about twenty minutes, when or
expired. Vordict—" Died by the visitation of (led.'
M ARRI
On Wednesday. at St. G torte's, Ilanover-square, Csr,
John Russell, of the Royal Navy, son to Lord %%tali°
Russell, to Miss Coussmaker„ niece to Lord de Clifford.
On Wednesday, at sr. George's, Manover-square, Po.
derick Golly Flood, Eoq. only son of the lateßichard Sulk.
Esq. of Tork-place. Portman-square, and grandson of
Frederick Flood. Bart. of the counts of Wes:Arra. Irel30;
to Mary, only daughter of the Rev. Thomas Willitunsma,
Valley-house, Cambridgeshire.

DIED.
[ohm hat, oa her passage from Jamaica to England.°
the eith year of her are. Catherine. the Lady of t'apttia
Wis e
waman, Bart., of his 0.1•11,4 frigate Tele .
Her Ladyship s the third daughter of thea Bon. SirJ
Mackintosh, Bart. AI.P.

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