The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-28 00:00:00

„ ....--
ii
,haliad been t the habit of dining at STteppard's ifotet
with parties, and that hr had regularly paid his hills, two
was called, who proved that they were. He denied
of which were prodneetli- but doubts of their being in the
of Mr. Sheppard having been auggest.„l,:t.laf,l
hwhaaativittlie:rgyriretpinreKsented Mr. Murray as Sir John Murray. and
sail that he was the sun of Sir John, and that he cautioned
Mr. Sheppard against running a bill with him, as he was
hut a minor. His other two friends were, lie said, Mr.
Nome, a Solicitor, and Nit'. Amid, an Olficer on half.?:,;.,
He disclaimed all intention of not paying Mr. Sh,nsar;i,
and said that he begged him to bold Mr. Murray's
for a few days, which he refused to dot and which if he
had done, it would have been paid. He was asked wllera
his father's address was? He replied at Chelsea, but dill
not recollect the 'lumber. It further appeared, that hr
directed Sheppard, to whom be represented himself as
Colonel
Dunidt.totslatey to any person that might ask far
him net lth was to be seen every evening at
iM:
hotet that
five o'clock.

Mr. ('ONANT he conceived thecae of f4lie preterite
was clearly made ont from the ri re(11114 that Air.
Sheppard so pointedly stated, of his (the prisoner's) h
called for more wine on the credit of a cheek h
turned out to be a false one, and ordered Lira to find bail
to answer the charge at the Sessions.

UNION HALL—Yesterday Sarah Church, a young vie
of 17 years of age. anti William Bruton, a man alma. .10,
were brought herire It. J CitAmnims, Esi , the form r
charged with having robbed her father, an incluvriuns
I mechanic, and the hater wit's being an atccaehsts:irtylobefotirceii is
fact.
John Church, the father of the female prisoner, stated,
that on the 12,th instant, be went to hei
at night, and pitt his trowsers, containing 14 soverei2n,
and a pound's worth of silver, under his pillw.. The next
morning he missed both the trowsers and his money.—
He added that his il engliter and Brown, who washes .hop.
mate, knew that he was a saving man an I 1t0a,.1-1 up 114
earnings, which he always curled about hint. Jane Church
wife of die list witness, stated that on the night mentioned,
after her husband had retired to bed, their daughter came
to the house and asked permission to sleep there that night;
the next ninrning, when her husband got up for the pia-
pose of s'riking a light, the daughter slipped unperceived
out of the house, taking with her the 'rows Ts belonging
; to her father, with all the money he possessed in the a orh.
On discovering the theft, she and her husband went to cleir
daughter's lodging, in Carnaby-market, but could nut
find her. The poor woman added, that her husv-;anal was
. a shopmate with the prisoner Brown, who had taken a hale
advantage of them, and seduced their daughter a week be-
fore lest Christmas, and she did not return to their lioase
until the evening of the robbery.
Headington, a constable, stated, that from infwmationhe
apprehended the two prisoners at Brown's lottgin4s
,I in York Street, Christ Church. He produced the
1 tron•sers belonging to Mr. Church, which he stated he
1 i
I had tonna in Brown's box, bet there was no money in the
, pockets. .
- - - • - -

The female prisoner, wl,o appeared to he nbsorhed in
gri-f, during the tine her f Wier and mother were giving
their evilceee, reqo-sted to he allowed to toile a con-
fession of the robbery, as an atonement for her miscon-
duct tow iris her parents. Her statement was to this elled:
—I sin seventeen years of age, and was liaLling in Tyler
Street, Csrn shy Market, list Christmas, w lien I was
svilitced by the prisoner, Win. Brown, who had been shoe
mate wtb my father, I lived nearly a weed with him at
his own longings, after which he took a room for ins in
Carnahy Market, during which time I had heen frequently
visited by Browo. About a week after Christmas ne told
me he knew my father bid money, and persua led me to
rob hits, promising to take me to sea for two
or three years. if I would get at it. lie eon-
tinned his persuasions for about a week, and I a
length consented, and made up an excuse, when I went;
I house for the purpose of robbing my father. After I had
taken the money in the way described by my lowlier, I
went to Bro.. n's lodgings in York-street, Christ-ehitru,
and we afterwards went to a public house, and I there t.o't
a hag out of toy father's pocket, which contained fourteen
sovereigns and some silver, out of which I gale him three
sovereigns. Ile then got a coach and removed av iy his
things from his lodgings to another part of the town. ll'e
bought new clothes, visited places of ainusemen., and r qte
in coaches ab int the town until the money was all ex-
pended, and we were both taken prisoners by Headington,
the constable.
The Magistrate observed that it Was a case of a very
atrceiuus nature avinst the male prisoner, as it was evi-
dent he had lirst seduced the poor yoonz gill, and ii id Melt
I prevailed on her to rob her father of all his hard-earned
savings. lie must commit the girl, as he thought that in
, I tie deplorable eundi ion she was iii, she would he taken
1 care of in the Infirmary of the prison. 'fhc prisoners were
then fully committed.

Waved sy a Conn: man, of the name of Norman, servant
to Richard Mead, Esq., solicitor, of foonton, pot an end
to hi. existence by rotting his throat; he hail previonsly
attempted the life of a female, hi< fellow servant, by shoot•
inz at her with a pistol loaded sySth ssvan shot. She hal
received the greater part of the diorite, and she now lies
with little hope of recovery. The neighboors were shortly
afterwards alarni•d he a treat einis.ion of stn ,ke from tip'
house, °evasion/41, as it is supposed, by time wad tin 4 of the
pistol; bat by the timely appear sn .e of wster, the lit.,
which had already taken place, was extinguished wiani:
farther tnischief.—Craunfon Courier )

____
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuasoay.
Amsterdam c. f.. 19 2 Gibraltar 30 01
Ditto at Sight ll 19 Leghorn ........ ... .46 v:
Rotterdam 19 3 Genoa ....43 01
Antwerp l2 4 Venice Italian Liv.•.. 27 0
llamburgit. .• • •••••••••82 4 Malta... .... ........ 1.5
ADoua
Paris, 3 daps' siglit 23 80 Palermo roz.ll6 C
Ditto 96 80 Lisbon 62 0
Rordenua 26 SO Oporto 54 0
Frankfort on the .lain "138 Rio Janeir0........,. 40 0
Petersburg 3us p rble 9 Bahia 3l e
Beriin ...Cur Dolls 7d lOge. Dublid oti
Vienna, Er. 0 m fib 10 II Cork .. . ... ....... 9ti
Trieste ditto lO 19 nuwon. perm
Madrid.... 304 0 Portugal soldia e01n.01.04.1V
Cadiz
Flilboa .3. 0 New Itoubloons....o 0 0
Rareelone ..11.5{ 0 New Ootlars ...... 0 41:
Seville
--------

mAztruen.
On Monday. at St. Pancras, by tie Rey. lf. Shepherd. Plnosbe, ES.
sursteott, Rus‘ell-stteet, to Miss Emma Lloyd. of Clopiod.
Oa llooday, est Pancras new church, dlr. T. Sta.tyrttught,
ton-place, to 31 Is* of Rlchroonimroon.
On Saturday. at St. James's church, John Wak 61'11
e. Esq. OH Bur t.
Burlington
°'
to Hartiott glizatreth. only child of the late M. Anthony, En ". 1
house, Berks. of Morn 4

DIED.
Bart.
tFh.o6tsiloirnqAtrgth,ottrnßovivalzitinnet,heinentinstyBCottholperrilr.,.. Sir Brooke BootkbF.
on the t3d inst..ait his house at Osted, Lieutensht Co!arel Francis ‘5O.
Dellis.
On the 2Gth Inst.. at Chislehurst, W. Westall, Esq. aged Si, forme,ll
nigh street. Southwark.
year.o the 2.. th instant, Stephen S. Ward, Esq.:of Plaistow, Estes, in hal;
On Priday,the IC fast. at Park-house,' trencher Trace, Devon. MC
fy
George Hunt el .pp q. banister at law, and of tlw Honours,'
Middle Tons* Society. o. floral
On Use *lrk inst., in c'erey-street,J. Hervey, M. Do Ilrello6 of
College.of Physicians. trt
Batty Mo,day morning, the Sri fed. at Bromley, Charlotte, daub
of late 11. Holland, Di. Shlantoptrece. So 10,14'
On Thursday. the 27th lentos', It the Sarre/ DlSPen9arY. fat
at the early age of 2th Mr. lienjambs Hugert, late apothecary to

Undo t Printed end Patilishedabbe Wier. Vu. 2U7, Stroud,
by R. WARTMLL, LL.D. Proprietor.