The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-18 00:00:00

conduct of the defendant, and that it was by his advice
slto had applied for a warrant against the prisoner. A
rung woman, servant in the Globe public-house, and a
noting man conSrmeil Mr. Prior's statement as t the bad
langnage ; and Mr. WYATT, the Magistrate, expressed his
determination to have sent the offender to the tread mill
for two or three months, had there been any other witness
of the indecent exposure besides the complainant herself.—
On being called on•fee his defence, the accused said, it was
a conapiricv against him, because he was an Otlit,er, and
endea►oured to keep the peace ; that the prosecutors
would swear any thing against him, they believing in
neither God nor devil. He further stated that they spent
their whole time studying Tom Paine's Axe of Beason, and
other blasphemous book.. Mrs. Bros n continued her
husband's statement as to the reading bad hooks. and ssi I
that Mr. Prior had once asked her for the loan of a honk,
she believed it was on a Sunday, and she offered to lend
bim a Bible ; but, with a look which betrayed an utter
contempt for the holy work, he rejected it, observing that
it was all a " bundle of lies," and that be would saisner
read a novel, or any other book.
Mr. Wvarr sail to Mr. Prior, what are you, Sir ?—Mr.
Prior : I am an excise officer.—Mr. WYAET : So was Tom
Paine, and, I think, if the Board of Excise were to know
that you are a disciple of his, von would not lonz Is,t an
excise officer ; ou may play with your own soul as you
like, but you are not to poison the minds of your wife or
children.-The defendant was ultimately ordered to ticil
bail to take histrial at the Sessions. _

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UNION HALL.—Yesterday a charge was preferred in
behalf of Julia Lament, a little girl between 11 atol 12
veers of age, against the conductors of a most respectable
Boarding School, at Clapham Rise, kept by three young
Ladies. The parents of the little girl are supposed to tie
in France, and have not, for some time, remitted any
money for the maintenance of the chill, in consequence of
which she bad been ordered to work in the carder). perform
menial offices in the house, and was not allowed to also.
date with the other scholars. On Sunday*, when the
boarders were taken to church sbe was generally locked
up in the water closet, an I kept there for hours without
food. The defendant's solicitor here asked the girl if she'
bad sot been confined there for being a thief. The reply
was, only for stealing victuals. In defence it was alleged,
that the girl was perverse and disobedient, but the charge
of ill-treatment was denied. The parties were held to bail
to answer the charge at the Session*.

Seams ACCIDENT.—Ibout half-past five o'clock yesterday
afternoon a dreadful accident occurred in the Vets-road leading-
front the Obelisk at the Elephant and Castle to the lron
Bridge. The comer house of Melton Terrace, Borouga-rosd,
fell down wllb a dreadful crash, and six of the workmen em-
ployed about the premises were buried beneath the ruins. One
of ,them, a carpenter, of the name of Parker. (a single man),
although every means to restore animation by the exertions of
4r. Coulthred, a surgeon, were immediately adopted. the
spark of life was extinct. Another mail, who was dragged
11 out insensible, after being blooded, was taken home is a most
dangerous state. The other four fortunately escaped unhurt.
BM( HAS saaare.—The &et of the Three 20,00411.
MU*, widen the present Lottery Scheme contained, was drawn suo.i a.:er
twelve o'clock yesterday.:; 0. and was sold in is,,r Half. One 441.trler,
and Two Willa. Su.taks. by Ilisli.at Lis fortunate Ott.% 4, l'ornloil. ad
P, Chariot Cross ; where Ow holders may receive the alit, of their relat-
ive share uanmaand.The wheel is very ltieb—the above ta..d a
being the only great Capital drawn yesterday. Tickets and Shares, warr.ite,.•t
undrawnosre on s, at both of MA's PCs", and by Lis Aleuts lu tie
essentry.

1..4./NDON MARKETS.
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CITY, OCTOBER 13. 19.13.

ItiCON.—T -e market has bees very heavy siemens last,
nod pel^es are a little lower. But the nianu:acturers have nib-
coverjd, as usual, that the potatoe crops are short ; and this, in
tbp a&oacer.of • better, will, by and by, be a ground for a new
speculation. Oa board, 325. Lauded, New, 41s. to 435.;-
o.d. finis.
BUTTBIL—About fide time last year, an individual par-
ehallall more than 100,0001. worth of Sutter. on speculation;
and a great many others purchased smaller quantities. induced
by his example. it was found, however. that the stock was
too heavy and prices too high, to admit of auy advance : and
the speculation failed. And yet, wish prices gallons high, and
the stock greatly surpassing that of last year. there have BOW
been persons desperate enough to enter into extensive engage-
ments. If the consequences fell upoa themselves alone, they
might be left to bear them: but it Is not so : a numerous class
of indestrions men are Injured by their proceedings. In other
brioches of trade the merchants employ the brokers ; but in
this trade the brokers employ the merchants : nay, In some in-
stances, they set them going, aad keep them going, as long as
they find them eseful, and then suffer them to fall back into their
original insignificance. These brokers are meter fellows, and
are every way qualified for making use of such instraments.—
It is not an newsmen thing to hear them boast of their own
gains, and at the same time laugh at the losses of the merchants.
Under such circumstances. it is no wonder that prices else one
day and fall the next without any apparent cause: and we
shall not be surprised, even now, though every thing seems
against it, if an advance take place before the end of the pre-
sent month. At the present prices every thing loses money to
the importers; and upon all that is not fresh (and there is
great deal that is not), there is a loss of full 7 per cent. On
L heard. Carlow, 75;. to SOs. Waterford. 745. to 765. Dublin,
73a. Cork, or Limerick, 725, to 735. bladed: Carlow, SOs.
to Se.s. Belfast, 755. to 50s. Dublin, 775. to 7Ss. Water-
ford, 735. to 775. Cork, or Limerick, 733. to 755. Dutch, 55-.
to 925. Other foreign, about equal in quality to Waterford or
Li nerick, Wis. to 705.; and of this there Is a great abundance.
CHEESE.—There is still a brisk demand for every thing
good. Old Cheshire, fine, 7Ss. to 625.; good, 70s. to 765.;—
New, 38s. to Cris. New Derby, 36.5. to 61s. Double Glouces-
ter, Ns. to Ots.; Single, ass. to 60s.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—FRIDAY.
Amsterdam c. f. .13 9 Gibraltar 301 0
Ditto at sight 12 6 Leghorn 46j 0
Rotterdam.... ..... .....12 10 Genoa 43i 0
Antwerp .12 8 Venice Italian Lir....28 10
Newburgh. ............38 1 Malta.... 4.1 0
Alton 3B 2 Naples 3S 0
Paris, 3 days' 5ight.....23 90 Palermo. roz 116 0
Ditto 26 10 Lisbon
Bordeaux 26 10 Oporto 321 0
Frankfort on the Main .. 158 Ri 3 Janeiro 48 0
Petersburg 3us p_ rble. •Sf Bahia 46 0
Berlin .....Cur Dolls 7d Iogr. Dublin si 0
Mena, BC 3 a 4.%• ...Ho 10 23 Cork
Tolest•ditto .lO 23 nuclides. per oz.
Madrid ~..361 0 Portugalgoldineoin.l2.oold
Cadiz . 3. 0 Foreign gold in bars3l.l7s6J
Billroa 3O 0 New Doubloons....o 0 0
Barcelona 361 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 9
Seville
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COAL-MARKET, OCT. 17.
Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price
67 Newcastle 67 37s. Od. to 381.3 d.
'lSi 5under1aad............18f 425. Od. to 4115.6 d.

LL
MARIII ED.—On:Tuesdny festal St. tWorge's Chura. Illoonosbory,
Meredith White, Esq.'.uf 11 ighnelds, Coegeshalk Ewes, to Harriet, firma":
daughter of the late W. Walton. Esq. ot (timber's Ilall,Lonto.
At West Mailing. J. N. Dudlow, of West Dialling. to tali,a S.M. Ponee,
third daughter of the late'. A. Douce, Esq. of St. LeunarJ's, West 31211;14,
one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace for Kent.
'O4 the 16th (oat, at •st.. P•111C1111 New Church, J. C. Mason. of Caeslea-
street, Camden town,Esq. to Jane Augusta, iseeond dauglitet ot James Sued.
Esq. of :Austiii-truars.in the eit s of London, merchant.
On Thursday. at bayford, R. Jenktostni. Esq. to llettrietta,Cwagittan 01W.
Raker. Esq of I tarfordbore, in the County of Itertfor I.
On Weduesdar,the 15th Inst., at the parfsd church of Earde4er, Ilerefori.
shire, W. S. It. Cockburn. Km. M. A. of Exeter College, Oxford, 0011 *4
'withal, of Lieut. Gen. Sir W. Cockburn, of Cockburn and 11)slaw, Savo et.
to Auto, eldest daughter of the Rev. F. Colte,ol Lower M. 4, Herefordshire,
Prebendary of lrereiords, te.
1)1E —On Tltursda), at his house in Warwiek•street, Mr. IL Fogs, el
Regent.street.Chlniunan, aged 65.
On the 3.1 instant. at ltoinogue-sur.Mer, Ann, the wife to Jolun Clarkww.
Esq. late of Gloneestm-pla,•e.
At his house, Charlotte-40am Edinburgh, on the 2.1 01 Octolier,Coiowt
It. Wright. of the }Loyal R-at. of Artillery, who was for mans. year.
('amp to his Royal Highness the late Duke of limit, and C., if Secretall
the Garri•on at Gibraltar.
At Mont. foot Mill, on the 2d inst., Mr. D. Watt, miller. in thr4, Ii ale”, 11.
of his age. Ile was school-fellow with the celebrated R. Borns,
aid sru
last person baptized iu " Allowac Kirk."

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