The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-07 00:00:00

Tli E grATESMAN.

his committal, &r. On the night of the sth of
February, the mail was robbed, as above stated, on
its road to Brie,htott ; and in March, Birkett learnt
that suspicion had fallen on him, of having been
concerned in the robbery. Knowing his own inno-
cence, he immediately proceeded to the Blossom's
Lin, and was fortunate enough to meet with the
coachman who drove the Mail on the night of the
robbery. Birkett got into conversation with the
coachman about his (B.'s) person, and the latter at 1
last asked him, whether he had ever scan him (B.)1
before. The coachman confessed, in the presence of
many persons, that he believed he had never before
seea Birkett. The affidavit then stated; that he ;
(B.) next wrote to the Bankers in London, in con- ;
sequence of the suspicion having fallen on him, of- 1
fering to surrender himself for trial if the 'suspicion ;
still existed in 'the breasts of those to whom the:
litotes belonged, namely, the aforesaid Bankers ie 1
I.l.ondon. He was afterwards taken into custody,
.'
I but the succeeding Maidstone Assizes did not pre- •
I fer any indictment against him. Things remnined in
!this state till September, when the Prisoner corn-
folained of his being continued in confinement, al-
though no bill had ever been preferred against him.
The Prisoner was then continued in confinement in
consequence of a Maidstone banker stating, that he
verily believed Birkett to be the same person that
I presented to him a 501. note for change on the morn-
ing of the 6th February, that note proving to be
one of those ;stolen from the mail. Birkett, in his
1 affidavit then endeavoured to show that he could not
I be the man who presented the 501. note at the Maid-
! stone bank for change; he stated, that gn the sth,
; he did not leave his own house at Bethnal Green till
1 noon ; .that he went to a friend's at Bretton, as
1 he very well remembered from the circumstance of
having purchased some fish for his wife, it being
Fast-this, and expressing his hope to his friend that
his wife would receive it in time for dinner; and that
he was at home with his family on the evening of the
6th of February.
After some enquiries from the Bench respecting
the further contents of the affidavit, .
Lord ELLENoonouen observed, that Birkett did
not teny.the charge of having offered a 501. mote for
change at the Maidstone bank ; nor .did he account
for himself from 12 o'clock (noon), on the sth, till
the evening of the 6th.
Motion refused.

COURT OF COMUON' PLEAS. Nov. 6.

This being sitting day of Michaelmas Term, the
Judges proceeded to open the Court with the usual
formalities, but we understand, that there was no
public breakfast as is usual at the Lord Chan-
cellor's, in consequence of his Lordship's itteisposi-
(ion.

Some oaths were administered to Mr. Justice Gibbs
by the Prothonotary. After which the Court was
occupied in hearing bail justified for a considerable
time, and then disposed of some motions of no pe.
culiar interest.

Yesterday morning an unfortunate woman or the
town was discovered lying upon the pavement, at
Charing-Cross, weltering in her blood, which pro-
ceeded very profusely from her scull, in consequence
of her having received a severe fracture. She was
conveyed in a sedan chair, quite senseless, to St.
Martin's workhouse.

The late Mr. Windham, when Major of the Nor-
folk Militia, previous to their being reviewed or in- .
speed at Kensington by his Majesty, took con-
siderable pains with his Officers, all of whom were
country gentlemen, • to teach them to salute in a
graceful manner. He prided, himself on the success
of his labours when they rehearsed their parts to him
on the morning of the review: at length his Majesty.
appeared on the ground—hut one of the Yeomen!
of the Guards (vulgarly yclept a Beef-eater) pre-
ceded, and upon this Officer of State, an unfortunate
Captain of a Company t'.,•ew away the Major's
salute, strutting past the King, without making any
'return even to his Majesty's courteous salutation.—
On Major Windham's remonstrating with his Cap- 1
taut for the blunder, the latter replied—" Fudge!
dolt think I doesn't know the King ?—why he had
G. IL in large gold letters on his breast !"
Batairrow, Nov. 5.—A fire broke out this day,
about a quarter past one o'clock, in a malt-house si-
limited in Church-street, the property of Mr.Wigney,
Iwhich for some time threatened- destruction to the
'adjoining premises. The building, which was a few
years since erected for stabling, and which was be- ;
tween 3 and 400 feet in length, is about one-third 1
destroyed, which, with about e 0 or 60 quarters of
malt, is, I am happy to say, the only damage done; ;
the premises, I understand, are insured ; the loss is
supposed to be 10001.—A large fish, measuring 31
feet 6 iuchcs in length, ..ttd upwards of 16 feet
round, was caught by heir entangled In the itets•-of
one of the boats of this p. .e, ou Tuesday, •litst, in
the offing. The man ""ad considerable trouble,
I though assisted by attoth - !rat, to tow it on shore,
I which they at length act nlished • and; lam happy
ito say, they have been r• :?.11 rewarded of their eta-
films. It was yest'rdai morning announced to the
public by hand-bill, to 14 seen at one shilling
each.
The following vcry strange occurrence took place
about three weeks ono at Crewkerne. An infant
havieg died on the V:ird day after its birth, was bu-
I Tied, as was supposed, in the church-yard, with the
I due solemnities of interment. On the following' day,
a neighbour called at the house where the unfortu-
nate mother was lying, and, in the course of con-
versation, adverted to the deceased infant who was
buried the day before. "Ohno !" said a child who
stood near, 46 its not buried, it is in,the cradle !"
It was soon discovered that this was literally the fact,
and the utmost amazement for a time prevailed at
this modern miracle I.—A. person at length ventured
to indulge in the shrewd suggestion, that as the little
body could not well have walked out of the grave, it
was possible it might never hare been placed in it I.—
Accordingly the ground was opened, and the tenant-
-1 less coffin satisfactorily explained the marvellous
event. The nurse had relied on the undertaker, and
j he on the nurse, to perform the necessary .office, and
I it was thus omitted by both. A second funeral immedi-
-1 ately took place ; and as the corpse has- not been de-
tected a second time out of its grave, we presume it
Iwas snore accurately attended to than on its first in-
terment.

POLICE. •

How-ream.--Thursday evening, two men were brought to
the (Mice by Mance, charged with lettingoff firework. in C bare-
street, Clare-market, and Were convicted in the penalty of vs.
They made such a desperate resistance when they w ere taken,
that one of the mete who assisted, lost his hat.
Two young girls were brought in the morning by Donaldson,
the Constable, arm stated, that they belonged to a gang, of be-
twOrn twenty.and thirty boys and eirls, that acre a terror and
nuisauce to the neighbourhoods of the Piazza, Itundaastreet, and
Rose-street, laal;-acre fur their net' of thilatMg, and klititAt
every species of wekrthies. ; several of the' girls were then
waiting about the Brown Bear Pub ic-house. fiesta or-
dered them to be brought before him. Donaldson identified
them Its part of those the inhabitants had complained to him
about. The Magi-ir -le ordered them to be detained till the
evening, and iu the mean time their parents to he sent for. In
the evening they attended accordingly, when numerous com-
plaints of hardened profligacy were made, particularly agaiast
two girls, one only twelve, and the other fourteen yaMa of age.
Those in custody tor an assault, were committed fur want of
h oil ; and the others were committed as disorderly.
Qv rev-stati es.—Friday, a wing man, named Da Mum, was
charged at the above Olfice by the Bev. .1. Vi icks, a dissenting
miurster, residing in the Fulham rind, with having greatly an-
noyed his congregation on the evening of the ;hl iustant. It up-.
peared that the Defendant, on the night :aided to, during ser-
vice, fired several rackets inn the chapel, threw also a quantity
of mud and brick-bats therein, to the great annoyance and dan-
ger of the congregation. The Defandant, iu repi), suttei, that
hr was urged to commit this provoked mbasee by other persons,
and was truly sorry for what had occm red, and under these cir-
cumstances the Complainant agreed not to proaecele, and the
Defendant, after paying all expellees. was disasharal.
Woassmascamr.—Aqueation. relative to the payment of
toll MR? on at this Mice on Friday.—J. Norton. the Col-
lector at the turnpike-gate at Italy welkstreet, Shoreslitelt,
suut-
maned.Mr. Bevil!, residing at Inifield, charging him with pass-
ing in a four-wheel chaise, drawn by one horse, on the 12th of
October last, anditelasing to pay one halfpenny toll. It ap.
;seared on the defence, that this happened on the day of the Mid-
dlesex Election at Brentford, where the Defendant was pro.
ceeding to give his vote. The Acts of Parliament, 13th and 2Pih
' Geo. ltd. direct, that toll shall he" demandial and taken," with
the exception of persons proceeding to awe for Knights of the
Shire, in which the turnpikes of Chelsea, Kensington, Bade
Park, &c. are specified, hut not that of Shoreditch. The be-
f..udanes two sons who were in ihe carriage with him at the time,
corroborated his statement, which was, that the Collector omit-
ted to demand the toil, and that their father is consequence
drove on. Mr. It. further stated in his defence, that it was an
invariable custom, on the days of election, e'er since he could
remember, to exempt the electors from paying at this, as well
as other turnpikes. The Magistrates were of opinion, that the
question rested upon the ground that the Collector had neglected
to demand the toll of Mr. Bevil!, consequently was himself to
blame in allowing the Defendant to pass (as appeared by the,
evidence), without any interruption or demand for the muse.—
: The complaint was accordingly discharged.
ilatthrte Gardener, a porter, in the employ of
Messrs. names and Co. earver4and gihlers, in the Borough, was
brought up on Friday, by Collingbourn, charged by his masters
with having robbed rheas, at varmuk times, of quicksilver and
lead weights. it appeared that for Ave months past the Prose-
; cutors had beets robbed of at least Vbs. of quicksilver per
week, which had been sold at an old iron shop in the neighbour.
hood.—The Prisoner was committed for re-examination.
Robert Flies' Abraham Simmoes, Wm. Pow", and Marti
Noll, keepers of old iron shops, in the neighbourhood of the.
Bormigh, were brought op by Colliugbotten and Clemson,
' charged with having concealed in their :several shops. a quantity
of lead, iron, solder, bell-metal, &e.. not being able satisfac-
torily to account how' the same came into their possession. They
;'were convicted under the Lead add Iron Act, and fined 4Bas
each, aud costs.

The Cork Mercantile Chronicle says—" We are
informed that a man was found murdered on the
Mallow Toad, on Tuesday night last. His body
has been brought into the New Gaol, by order of
the Coroner, for the purpose of being r.comnised.
Nothing was found about him that could lend to a
discovery of his person ; but_ it is supposed he had
been returning home after delivering corn, aad that
he came from a part of the country bordering on the
county of Kerry. Ile is an elderly matt, and rather
grey."
Yesterday morning ns. the re!ieved guard of the
Royal Hussars had just entered the Park from the
Horse Guards, one of the horses proied restiso,
and plunging violently, deposited his rider on the
ground, to the great amusement of the nurnetous
spectators, and general disgust of his mounted cora-
iades.

Thursday morning, as two Gentlemen in a gig were
driving over Blackeriars'-bridge. they were met by a
drove of oxen, and the horse taking fright ran against
one of the bullocks, when both the Gentlemen were
tl►rown out, and one of them severely.hurt ; the othet
fortunately falling on the hack of one of the beasts,
escaped with no other injury than bang rolled in the
mud.

It was mentioned last week, that the Service-
bridge, at Maryldrk, was carried away by the late
flood, and likewise one of the centre arches of the
bridge now building. This now appears to be incor-
rect, as there was only a small part of the Service-
bridge carried away, and a few piles from below the
centre arch of the new bridge. The' loss was very
trilling. The last arch was to be finished on Friday,
if the weather was favourable, and a communication
will be opened for foot passengers throughout the
winter. • •

......_ .. . .
Oxford Market was a scene of much riot and con-
fdsion, until a late hour on Thursday night, some
hundreds of persons having assembled at a large fire
made in the street, and amused themselves by letting
off fire-works, &c. to • the great annoyance of the
iuhabitapts. he officers.belenging to Marlborough-
street, aided by extra constables, were sent for, and
several' who let off fire-works were taken into custo-
dy. The officers were assailed with every sort of
nuisance the market afforded, but they succeeded,
after much skirmishing, in putting out the fire.—
Those
taken into custody were examined yesterday,
at Marlborough-street Police Office, when some •
were held to bail, one of whom was a drummer in
the Guards, for assaulting one of the officers, by.
throwing filth at him. A person of the name of
Saunders, who keeps a chandler's shop, in the
neighbourhood of Soho-square, was fined 51. and '
costs, for selling fire-works. He had distributed
hand-bills informing persons where the commodity.
might be had, and nearly a cart-load was found in
his house.
A BLACIC CAT.—Captain Stewart, who was cut
off in the very bloom of his distinguished faculties
and professional talents, when cruizing oft' the Ita-
lian coast, bad passed several days without seeing a
ship, he learnt that the men ascribed this inauspi-
cious circumstance to the Captain's havint:taken a
black cat on hoard from the last port they had
touched at. He immediately called the men aft, add
asked it if •
I tent it really were so, they, without hesi,
1 tenon, confirmed the report—orerboartf tillt the
black cat !—" That," exclaimed an old seaman, " is
worse still, shimust be landed."—Then lower away
the jolly-boat, said the Captain ; which having been
done, the cat was safely landed with much formality
I on en island in sight; and as a coincidence of circum-
Istances brought it about, that name night, they look
the bast prize which they had captured in the Aledi.
terratteau.

A CHALLENGE.
MESSRS. CURRIE and Co. Surgeons, late in
11. hit Majesty's ;moire, challenge tlw whole world tis
provea single 111SialiCe where their Medicine :Lod Method of
Cure have failed of the desired effect. The practice of many
years 'in this particular dirretrh of their profetsmit loos not riven
rise to one ismurcessful vise. I hey continue to direct their
studies to the irroonent anal cure of VIN EItEA I. COM-
MA !NTS. and that derangement of the s‘stein, which is the
consequence of the pernicious mid wasteful effects of a habit long
mod mast milinppilv ;mated by the voutto of boo .esr,.
In
the nue it will tie found to he the nufailimg retiree of liarteune4:::
I the other have its rivares totally developed to then' liS a di
i-
irelning slate of debility, *hick, if not timely rrinedled,
times in Impotence. These at its remote nod ulti•oate elteci-;
while cosiOniseptitiss, hiss of muscular sewer, and varitns no-
vas's couseinints. usually rharatierise the
disorders no saw,.bler,' a aml,o
solitary_vsert : of persons lonstuishing under, utv
stWh aflabit; their trainseot is simple, and has Dever proved
successful in the attest of ailing, laborious, and much ex laird
proctite. to the most obstinate and complicated cases of Ve•
weal infection, such as obstructions in the urethra, teary ex-
crescences, hard tumours, callous ulcers, eruptions, seminal
weakness, glees, ns ti 'Us
STRICTUItES,
whether recent or hf long duraliue, rild which base hailed die
skill of Mber practioners, are, by their present hailstone(' else
of treatment, elfeelsolly and pen al:evil), cored, without He
patient sufferstig the excruciating pain and alarminf hemoirleFe
which frequeuils follows the applamtion, of Use ludic cootie.
In the course of twenty 'years exttnstve pracitce in this metro-
polis, munerna eines of •si...icsures hove been nod ore daily se
der their care, the total. eradication of which is effected hy a
safe certain, certain, ond r-xpedftious mode of praeliee, su
utui re' ior male
other yet atlia.•ieri. The weakness, 4444
promeedint fro.a this complaint, is speedily removed, ;mae
the
patient restored sound and Aeon'''. health. But switrr
debility has tor years plated, a proper perieverani.e iu their e.
M orstwe reuteilies, lifter die stricture has been destroyed, is
lets
i
disrpentahly requisite to revive the Autithesitig %mks of
ail to re-solitude 1114. Constitution.
Severn! Noblemen and (tenth. Men of the fift.l resin.r4
have been under the cote of Messrs. Cowie and Co, for tic te•
.vtil of cionpLints of the tarei hi tt, strionres, 11,:c.; and li-tdi't
received a radial and pers.:anent cures request that refen.aes
may be giyeo to them, as satisfact try evidences of the dream
"%orlon fly."( Currie and CO.'s plan of trentinerts
Mow askew Gentlemen have Ind strictures from tell to 'steel?'
years, and had been louder the rice of Arson. Humes
Witt other Bargain of equal eisitterWe, Wt`ll tie cat,
.by she omit tent of the latior cosistic. without Weep.eulsA
! Patients the country are reqnened to slate they iati
Ltui.
of their case, nee. i general baton of li•ing, ow. Mehl.
remain:ice fur advice and mediates, when the same
I"
given or mot lo any port of the kingdom. To route IWO
covey so osseittiol to their titalertekitig, the posta,;e of ietteo
; luny be added to the nee,tust for medicines.
Ce‘
Menm•Currie and Co. may be consulted b either
the grente:i delicacy, seereey, and honour, at their how, N°'
107, I to ton.eardert.
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