The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-08 00:00:00

RECORDEKS-efklik r, DUBLIN.

Eavz-,llfix, 4. -Yak7ll4), the Iteroriler havjni:
rakes' tits sealnri-thiriiiiteli. snit a Jury being sworn, the
0: ',tine prisoners were tried
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Charles Comp6ell was in.lictral for obtaining 4/. ster-
ling, unlawfully, from Mr. James O'Donnell. on pre-
tence of recovering said O'Lliitild Irs g 3141 watch, seal
and key, of tetoich be had been robbed by four pe:sons
unknown. Prismwr was also indicted for conspiring,
with others, to rob and defraud said James O'Donnell.
3lr. Jatile‘ o'Donncll, :mom—Witness knows the
crisoner; witness was rolibeil on the night of 5t la of lets:
month, at half-past twelve o'clock, in Cape' street, In..
tween Mr. Stephens's, the hosier, sod Mary-street; was
knoehefl down; there were four fellows round him; a
zol.l watch, seal and key, were tsken Irons Isis persati :
never got them since; gave inform:a:ism of the robbery
at Mottatrath-street. avail Mari ..trough-street Police-of-
tires ; was told b%' a peace otlieer of the name of Rushy,
that his oniy dialler of recovering his property was
through the interference of a notorious character of the
name of Charles Campbell; had an interview with tamp-
bell (the prisoner,) in ronsequenco ; Campbell told wit-
ness then that he It tilt he could net him his watch ;
when witness sate him afterwards, he slid lie had got it;
that he had been drinking, with the five shillings wit-
ness had given him, with the boy who had robbed
hint, hot that his watch was "paced" for four
pounds; by " fenced" the prisoner afterwards stated,
that he meant it was sold for four pounds; the pri-
soner then told witness that if he would give him four
pounds be would bring him his watch; but that if any
person went with hint he could not zet it at all ; witness
thinking the first loss quite sufficient, hesitated to give
the four pounds until he should consult the peace-
offieer ; went to Busby, and afterwards returned and
gave the four pounds to the prisoner ; clever got his
watch or any part of the four ponn.ls since ; could not
;timidly any of the persons that robbed hien, except as
to the appearance of one of them; received a letter from
the prisoner after be was-taken; does not know it to he.
!lis hand-writing, bet the prisoner admitted to Mr.
Brooker that it was written by him.
(Here the prisoner said to witness, " dial he not earn
the four pounds, in looking after his watch for three
days, and that he spent the most of the money in look-
ing for it.")
Mr. Robert Booker, examined.—The prisoner admit-
ted to witness, the letter produced to be in his banal-
writing: prisoner was in Neweate at the time, and wit-
ness remarked, that it was odd that the letter should lie
dated from Church-street.—(Here the letter was read in
evidence;) it was dated " Church-street, Friday even-
ing," and was addressed to " Mr. &Donnell, *Moles-
worth-street ;" it commenced, "Honoured Sir," and after
promises to recover the watch. and entreaties for libera-
tion, concluded laconically with " write me a few lines."
After the letter had been read, the prisoner said that
" be never could have written it from Church-street, be-
cause he conkl not write at all."
The RECOR nett, in his charge to the Jury, read the
particular section of the Act of Parliament which ap-
plied to the ease before the court, deeming it a novel
one in this country; by that Act the offence of the pri-
soner, 'should lie he cunvieteai, was rendered a felony.
The prisoner was found ;unity.
The RECORDER said, that Iseshonld defer pronouncing
sentence until the adjonrnuient of the Sessions. as it
would require some sonsideration as to whether the pu-
nishment should be capital or not. His Lordship raid,
the conduct of the police-officer was very improper, and
animadverted in strong tenas en the encouragement
thus afforded to robbers. The Recairder raid' also, that
he would take this opportinity of mentioning, that arty
permtiwhe wield alivertise in ibe public newswers,
for the recovery of stolen pesperty.• and add the words,
" no questions mites]," were battle to a penalty of MU. for
every such adverdsement, and. the printer of the news-.
paper was liable to the same penally.

Mr. Cobbett asserts, in his Register of last Satnr-
day, that as good, if not a better plait, can be made
from wheat, rye, or oat straw, grown in England, as Is
now imported from Italy. If he is correct in his as.
sertion, and we should be able to manufacture from
Riglish straw as good a bonnet for theladies as is now
sold under the name of " Leghorn bonnets," it will af-
ford increased employment to great numbers of the poor
females of England; and the husbands of thefair wearers
of the bonnets will have the pleasure of paying only a
guinea for a bonnet instead of paying, as they now do,
three or four guineas. We ovoid recommend t' is
subject to the serious consideration of Mr. Coke and
the other celebrated agricalturaliste, at the next annual
agricultural dinner given at Holkham. We do not
see why this suggestion of Mr. Cobbett should not
test with due consideration, and why specimens of
delicate straw should not be exhibited by Mr. Coke
and others, at the patriotic meetings in question, as
swell as sheep, hog., and bullocks, fatted so as to be
intolerable to common stomachs. Before we dismiss
this subject, we would call to remembrance the pro-
gress that England has made, within the last thirty
or forty years, in her woollen, linen, cotton and other
manufactures. At one time it was imagined that no
linen cambric', for the frills of shirts, could be made
any where but in France ; but Ireland will now
almost compete in that respect with Valenciennes,
or with Holland, as it regards the production of hol-
land for shirts. Nottingham and Bedford, too, pro-
duce lace of most excellent quality, and so low in
price as to he exported in considerable quantities to
Flanders and France, from which countries it is *wet g-
gled into Ragland, and sold often to the English L.dies
as Lisle and Brussels lace. And in Scotland they tu
nnfacture muslins for exportatio4 to the East I..slies.
As wonders, therefore, in less than half a t entnry,
have been performed in Enland with regard to these
manufactures, why should not Mr. lobbed', sue-
gestioa hare proper attention at the next agrienlter4l
meeting, as susceptible of the same imptnvesurnt and
success ?