The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-04 00:00:00

EXTENSI VE 131.1tULART.

- In the night between Satnnlav, the IStli December,
and Sunday, the filth, a burglary was committed in the
house of errancis tiregg. E.g. of Skinn•.rs' 'fall, when
3(101. in Bank notes, 4011. in English awl foreign gold
coin, and a very large quantity of silver plate was carried
off. Information of the robbery having been given at
this office, Salaam wes -vent to exensitee the premises,
sad endeavour to discover the thief. It appeared that
the family were in the country on the night of the rob-
bery; the only persons left in charge of th.• bowie bring
two female servanf s. Fr :hese woolen le:shoots ascer-
tained that u footman s :In bad lived in the fatnily eleven
years (and left it, some time ago, upon hi. marriage
with a fellow-servant) hail called on the Satnrilay after-
noon, nut had taken refreslenwnt there, as he, being an
out servant. bad the privilege of doing. lie afterwards
left the kitchen, observing,ll.at he could let Liinself out;
and thee accnrdinglv heard the half-door 'Allied 100 1
Ahoste ten o'clock they went to het!, and as
they were going up stairs they Leant a hoist: on thel
upper landing; but thinking it was the ear, they re-'
tired to without notieinfessit further, and iiethe
niorning tkev folio., that the plate closet, several iron
chests, tool other ;dares, had been ht-okcw open, and
the property they' contained taken away. It nos very
evident to the Itericer that the rolshery mnst have been
committed by some person within the house, because
•Lere u- as n of the slightest appeerauce of keel:rot:el rio-I
and of course Isis suspicions iies•:•ntly fell on the
footman alladeal tee. Ile therefore went to his Indginp, !
No. ID, Nee,on-place, is tar Hackney-road, and found
him in Lt -1 oitee leis cleelles on, and, on searching the ;
rotate, a member of p•tincas, half-guinea., and seven-
shillieg-pirees, were found rune-abet in different places.
''here Was found, concealed tinder a tub it, tile aril,
a small canvas bag, containing three gold neonruing-
rings and a t had 1)1'411 placed lay 31r.
firegg in one of :be iron chests the. 4!. y previous to the
robbery. The prisoner, however, den', d all linoivleelge
either 4.f the property found, or the robbery, • treet the I
gold coin, and that he elaineed .ts leis own. At the same
time he swore a treineeelons oath, that, knowing himself
innocent, he would not he ttkru into r-stody, and so
saying, he attempted Cu technical phrase) to 'Ad/ ; but
Salwou was too quirk fur him, and, after a good deal
of trouble, sure-reeled in bringing him to this office.
The evidence vow adduced fully substantiated this
statement, and the prisoner, who is a little miserable-
looking fellow, wee,..ei ./elen Frit:, being called upon
for hie defence, stated, that he had been instigated to
the robbery by a 111:11I named !Creep. This man, he eaiel,
hail been endeavouring for veers to persuade hint to rob
Cregg, telling him it would make his fortune, &c.
who was already in custody, was then brought
in, and placed by the side of the prisoner at the' bar.
The prisoner repeated his aecusatioo, ael,ling, that Kemp
had actually assisted him in the robbery, alit! bail car-
ried off the greater part of the property. Kemp as
stoutle defue.l this, and, after a good deal of alterca-
tion, 11,- was discharged; the prisoner calling out as
he left the office, " That's the inan.who has your pro-
perty, 31r. Gregg,—That's the wan who has Leen my
ruin "

Tlie whole of the evidence having been gone through,
the par:i:.% were liounil uv.•r to prosecute, and the pri-
sutler was folly committed to Newgate for trial.

roast' Norm

M tabnonortin-Srdrc.r.—f;curge Stri'art, a yOnlif
man, dressed in the tirst of fast i i , was charged
with passing forged 1111. notes out of the ordinary way.
It apreareil that the ;:ri•iiiier genervtly cuutineil his de-
predations to silversmiths and jewellers, of ti be o:i-
-taineat several valuable atlicles, while, on a late *yea-
s'on, he passed a for4inl 10!. note to a dashing: rmorteran,
whom h.: accompanied to her Itelgitips from a hag in
Pall-mail, and oho now came forward to prove the
charge against him, she having given change for
the note.—He was rem.nded till Satnrtiay.

A TAIL 'WITHOUT A Pro.—On Thirftc!Ly so'n-
night, a butcher at Lytue Regis havin_• killed one of
g:•ntrv, the weight of which was about twelve'
score, he dresse'd it and hung it in his killiug-boost,in
readiness fur the in.lrliut on the fogo•a ii;g• dar. EaclS
in the morning lie went into the house for the rtirpose
of cutting it up; hut it appeared that sonic of the ani-
mal's relatives had been there before bin—not fur the
purpose of mourning over the dead body, but (iitivious
rogues!) to feast; for three intruders (ttte ;d rte) had
absolutely devoured the whole carcase of their
ed brother, leaving only the tail behind.—(Shei.;,orie
Paper.)
21E LANNI OLT ACCIDENT.—Monday se'nnight, as .10111 e
young men were untie:log themselves on the ice at latch-
sad, it suddenly have 'way, by which five persons were
plunged in the water, two of whom, we regret to state,
were unfortunately drowned. One of them, Daniel
Fraser, a shortiti!cor, aged IS, was the son of a poor
widow residing iu Dickson's-close; the name of the
other is Robert Scott, a currier, aged IC We are in-
formed that the ordinary watchman acquainted with the
saying appratus was must unhappily ill in the hea-
-1 wary. Notice was placarded at the loch that no watch-
; tuan WAS pres-nt, of college nit apparatus could be Inca,
and the less Lppreitemilon wioentertained as the ice was
considered strong, 2EO Fersons, at least, having gone
user it in tafett• the I;ay befere. It is lice winters since
an accident of a similar kim. Lappeued at toe saute loch.