The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-18 00:00:00

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wily, %kilning ttp Ml Mid fa this ieryllith read
4aitows... Ile crime itself was of a ant re so hellions,
and on the other hand the consequences so driadtbf to
the assn's family, if his story was true; that be (the
Alderman) would not decide immediately.ffbat it
alight be proper for him to do in the case. :Re them
fere directed both the prisoners, father and son, to. be
brought up again on Saturday ; Mr. Hedges under-
taking in the laterim to make full inquiry late t 0I
character, circumstances, and situation of the family.
The elder prisoner (the father) gave his Dame and
address, both of which we suppress for the present.'
until it shall be ascertained whether or not he is at all
deserving of the mercy he implores.
BOW-YTRE I T.—Yesterday Henry Thoommosicharged
with uttering forged checks on the house of Messrs.
Jones, Lloyd. and Co., Loth bury, bankers, was brought
up for re-examination before Sir RICHARD Bunts.
This case has excited considerable interest, and
during the examination the office was excessively
crowded : no less than five Magistrates presided on the
beach.

The deposition of the cashier to Messrs. Jones and
Lloyd was taken : and be deposed to the fact of there
being no ammust kept by his employers with a pelves,
of the name of Henry C. Lloyd, by whom the cblinks,l
uttered to Messrs. Pontes, Hook, and Thomas, a ile•
tail of the circumstances attendant on which wait n.l
sorted on the former examination. purported to be
draws.
Prisoner declined saying any thing in his defence:
be appeared in a very desponding state.—lle was fully
committed.
Yesterday a case of no ordinary nature occurred at
this office. About a dozen boys, some of them not
more than eight or nine years of age, and one little
girl, were brought up in the custody of Chapman, an
officer, on Bench warrants, for the purpose of putting
in bail. to answer to an indictment for a riot.
Sir R. Brastie took up the warrants and called the
defendants before him &cried'''. The first name was
Greet, labourer, and the call was answered
by a little red haired urchin about eight years old.—
This " labourer" was followed iu succession by the
remainder of the boys, most of whom were about the
same age, and lastly came *host Stevens. spinster, a
child of the same age as the " labourer."
Sir R. Blasts—Why, in the name of all that is
wonderful, what is the meaning of all this?
The officer explained the cause of their being brought
there, and said the prosecutrix wds present.
Sir It. BIRNIE said he should like to see her.
' Mrs. Euphemia Middleton, a lady apparently-en
the verge of 70, presented herself, and with great
rapidity of articulation and warmth of manner. related
sundry hardships and annoyances which she had suf-
fered from the defendants. Every day during the
time the Queen was lying dead, these youngsters, with
others, to the number of 700 or more, assembled about
her house, called her all sorts of infamous names, and
some bad threatened to murder her, whilst others
swore that she was a witch, and ought to be burnt.—
In short she bad no peace of her life.
Sir R. *ems -mated where Mrs. Midsileilem4inod
and she eali,la Bronsptoa-row:
Sir Ricuants—And pray what is the meaning of all
this rioting that you have so eloquently described ?
Mrs. Middleton—That is the very thing I want to
find out.

Sir R►cusses—But surely the farce of bringing up
children like these to a police office to be bound over
might have been avoided.
Mrs. Middleton assured the Worthy Magistrate that
her life was in danger, and punish them she would,
let the consequence be as it might. •
Several respectable looking persons, who said they
resided on the spot, declared that the prosecutrix had
beaten several of the children, and that she bad
brought the annoyauces upon herself by her own
violence.

Sir R. BIRNIE—But there is some cause for all
this, is there not?

One Gentleman hinted that Mrs. Middleton kept
rather an extensive assortment of cati and other ani-
mals, for which she evinced more than an ordinary
degree of fondness, and this served as a sort of stand-
ing joke amongst the neighbours.
Mrs. Middleton warmly denied all this.
A neighbour declared that Mrs. Middleton was the
most violent and meddling person in all Brompton.
Sir R. BtaNtz—That I can readily believe.
The father of one of the boys said, it was but the
other day that Mrs. Middleton gave out to the
neighbours that she had received orders from
Lord Liverpool, to send all the Inhabitants of
Brompton to the devil, and Ooiernment would
pay travelling expenses!—(A loud laugh.)
• Sir R. Bigwig said he should like to see Mrs. Middle-
ton's bill of charges fur this piece of service to his Ma-
jesty's Government.
'the Father said be believed Mrs. Middleton would
very readily perform this service if it was practicable.
Sir R. BIRNIZ said these children wwre-bionglet up
on Bench warrants, and be therefore could do nothing
less than order them to give bail; had it been other-
wise he should have known how to act. " Here
Officer," added the Magistrate, " take these labourers
aid spinster, and let those who have friends give bail,
and those who have not be discharged en their own
recognizance."
Mrs. Middleton seemed about to remonstrate, but
the Magistrate told her that she had taken the right
_method to get herself laughed at, anti recommended
her to retire.—The Office was then cleared.
Msautottocon-szazez.—Yesterday &young man of
fashionable appearance, was brought op for final ex-
amination, on a charge of burglary committed in the
house of Mrs. Stebbing, of Henry-street, Hampstead-
road. A hackney-coachtnin was also charged with
receiving.the stolen property.
1- walkabout a mouth ago since the robbery was
committed. Mrs. Stebbing and her daughter retired
to rest about ten o'clock, and in the night they were
awoke by foiztsteps; conceiving it to proceed from a
lodger in the house it was paid no attention to; but la
dukutorning- when Mrs. Stebbing arose; she discovered
betimes% Sic. broken open, and the whole of the
draping-room pad parlour stripped of thi valuable
property however, unfortunately for the prisoners
linseed, a 14ort tiate.after the.robbery was perpetr -
.4. the prisoner was °homed by a watchman, near
tißtop-selfe. to pap! by with a bundle, which tended
le exibtit tittrwattlizopast's easpicion, and following
hint sicttlyo4o3/411 kist-priaotter dropped the bundle,'
bailie was overtation, and a 'sting& ensnailletwetn.

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14m sad the watchman, on wbkh his. hat fell olf sad
&gown belonged to Mrs. Stebbieg fell oat of his het.
le woo takee'to the watebboeso. The morning after,
yitt; an Meer, was deipotebed to the &pastelists of
tie pritooer. Weirder to makes 'mob. Whoa he ar-
rived, be foisetl At finale, with whom thoprisoner had
-cobabit4oll4 a young man (who, we are informed,
coenocted with a highly "Imre t able family) was in
the apostasies, salted in a kind of sporting dress;
both individual' were appoeheaded on suspicion of

being concerned is the sifiir, and brought to the of-
fice. where the property found on the prisoner was
proved to be the same taken firma Mrs. 9tebbing's
house;
The above particulars'tvere related en a former ex-
amination at this Office ; bat we are precluded from.
giving full particulars of the final bearing, in come.
quenceof the case being heard privately; we believe
in consequence of the young man who was found is
Hayward's apartments turning King's evidence, ;me
disclosing particulars of an important description,
tending to a decision ofhe case, and implicating the
coachman as the receiver.
The prisoners were copimitted for trial. the young
woman was discharged, lad the other young man ;W-
-itted as evidence.

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MART-1A.60W! amt.—Yesterday au information
came on to be beard at this (Ace before Mr. Univ.
VITUS, the sitting Magistrate, against Mr. Win. Tot-
lett, proprietor of one of the Uxbridge coaches, for
carrying more passengers than is allowed by Act of
Parliament, and for plachtg a portmanteau on the
.coachman's footboard, contrary to the statute.
The informer, Bien, stated that on the 28th of
September, he saw the coach in question passing
through Oxford-street, with seven outside pawners,
(the Act only allowing five.) There was also a port-
manteau about a yard long, and 18 inches in circum-
ference, on the foot-board of the coachman, standing
upright. This is also contrary to the Act.

The defendent, Mr. Tollett, observed, that it was a
very hard case with respect to the portmanteau, which
might have been placed there by the passengers to
whom it belonged : and if the coachman was always
to refuse carrying trifling and light luggage on
the outside, at times they would have no passengers at
all. Besides, in the present instance, the portmanteau
might have been placed in the boot, but through its
length projected from it.
This the Informer denied, and said it was entirely
out.
The defendant resumed, and observed that the Act
was intended to prevent tarrying luggage on the roof
so as to prevent danger ; and there was a gentleman
present,. who would aver that no danger was apprehend-
ed or possible.
The gentleman,, a p.u.pger on the coach, corrobo-
rated this statement.

Mr. GRIFFITHS said it certainly was a hard case
with respect to the portmanteau, bat the Act was im-
perative, and only allowed the Magistrate to mitigate
the penalty from 101. to 51. The defendant was ac-
cordingly convicted in that sum on each information.
:..,Two draymen in the Jimploirlf Messrs. Calvert,
brewers, were each fined les. for riding on the fore-
horses of the drays through Mary-le-boo!.
Tusaes POLICE.—Tivo cases were inviatigated
yesterday at this office, of a curious nature, inas-
much as they were designated by the Solicitor of the
Customs as the result of a conspiracy to defraud the
revenue.

The first was that of a lighterman named Ililkin-
son, who was brought np on a charge that he, hav-
ing been employed to convey three casks of guinea
grain from the London Docks, on board of a vessel
called the George Mensina, to be shipped for Amster-
dam, had contrived to empty the contents of the casks,
and substitute dirt And cinders.

The second was a similar chirp against a mariner,
named Joseph Marsden, who was accused of having
practised a like fraud with regard to a quantity of
nos comics:, amounting to 6,6961b5. The duty on
nu: romica is 2s. 6d. the pound; the original cost is
only Id.
The charge in both instances was made by the mas-
ter lighterman, to whom the trust of conveying the
goods from the London-docks on board the respec-

live vessels had been given. A question then arose,
and was in part discussed, whether the lighterusan
under such trust could represent the actual owner
of the property, and in that character prosecute the
prisoners.
They were advised by the Magistrate not to enter
upon the consideration of legal points without legal
assistance, and the prisoners were both remanded.
UNION•HA LL.—Yesterday Christopher !Tattoos, •
young man about 21 years of age, was brought
before the sitting Magistrate, C. CHAMBERS, Esq., and
•-••••• KING, Esq., charged on suspicion of having
stolen a trunk from the backof a gentleman's carriage.
One of the horse patrole who scour the Kent-road
awed, that at about seven o'clock in the evening,
as he was going along that road, near the Lord
Nelson public-house, he observed the prisoner lying
in the ditch on the left hand side. Upon going
over he saw that it was something more than ac-
cident that had brought the person to that situation,-
and that if he had fallen, a large trunk. must
have fallen with him. He immediately took the
prisoner into custody, and found that the straps
of the trunk had been cut. The trunk was, how-.,
ever, in every respect uninjured, and the propose),
of the owner perfectly secure. ' '
Several persons who bad been robbed of trunks at-
tended the office :—amouglit them was Harry Leech,
the celebrated dwarf, whose friends cry him up at the
fairs round the metropolis, as " the most wonderful
of all Ood's creatures." This extraordinary little being
having succeeded, after some efforts, in making
himself visible to the Magistrate, *toed, that he bad
sustained a heavy loss of the same kind. He had lost
on Wednesday last in the evening, at 6 o'clock, a
trunk from the back of his chaise, to which it had
been secured with straps. In the trunk besides clothes
and other Sings of value, was the sum of 141.
Mr. Brown, one of the c/owns of Aetley's theatre,
also appeared to ascertain whether he bad say claim
to the trunk or not, having lost a trunk through the
activity of sowed the dragomen with whom that road
abounds.

The trunk, which is covered with se oil cloth, has
not, however,lreen recognised. It Heist the office. The►
prisoner was tentandea.
Jobe Tkocsas Oreezikaar, srrispeetablsyelarkgi
was charged by Mr. Stevens, •of GraceciturclrribrA4

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' a poultry salesmen), with. rocetting seeeltell=r
money in bis name. The MI bete a *it
in the employ of Mr. Stevens. Mitt was diodes/at
from that engagement on the let 4 Octsbor he,
Abaci* week afterwards he called on liir. Fmt, la he
Boot-road. who was indebted to Mr. Stevens to die
aneenot of 451., and vegoetted a settionteat la his saver.
Mr. F. was not then prepared to go site thiateemo.
butdosind him to call again in slew days; bitilltlik
and then received 41. a portion of the debt, and poi
a receipt for it In his late employer's eatme.4,l4
the request of the prisoner, and also of litn.a,
veal, the further beating of the tbarge teas paettimot
to Friday neat.
Merry Asa Nueva, a girlofabatOonridtloraelmari
brought up for re-examination, charged by an Atm,
on the information of Mr: Beals. with 'robbing Ma
of a valuable gold math. She was met is the "rat
by that gentleman, and 'be consented to accompay
her to a place of her appoiutment,and it was there Al
cootrived tortecomie the robbery. Mr.; Beale gars
her description at diewatchbouse, by, .which she was
,apprehended the ant entortgag, bat she had the* dia.
posed of the Intel, Wide& was. walk 23, seise% aa a
Jew for twelve shillinp I The primer, eree the. I
charged in coosequease of the sate•appearantosat the
prosecutor, from family coasiderations, es her order•
taking to procure some inforusatien Made, So the
Jew who bad purchased the watch. .
TOVINAIALL. Sowed* Amt.—John i • . .
terday brought before Mr. Alderman 4 F.-
h atrteli
charged with stealing Certain article', the poiellAN,..
Mrs. Sewell, of John-street, Bermondsey, with Veso,
be bad lodged. •
Kinsey, the Officer, being informed of the prissier; 4
being suspected, came to the house in the evening,'
when the prisoner was at home, to make, a torte,
search. The prisoner, however, locked itikdow..aa#,
refused ail admission. " His how." he ea% "pe
his castle, and nobody shouldgo is seldom be i
Kinsey then advised an entry by tho'other door
room. The prisoner observed, very adroitly *A, I.
tbas is the way the things must bare gone, if say
thing is stolen." Some furniture was foetid missing.
On this Kinsey took Lim istocustody, and, after math
resistance, lodged him in the Compter.
Part of the articles missing were produced by a.
pawnbroker, wbo identified the prisomer as the perm
who pledged them with him. ' '
The prisoner admitted the tuts, god' entered hits a
long harangue, the tenonr of whiff leers, that, basing
received a wound in the head is his Majesty's service,
in which he had been for 211'years, a little liqsor me-.
dered him wholly incapable of deciding between
right and wrong. Being now sober, be was willing
to make good the property, and trusted the MAO-.
trate would forgive him.
Mr. Alderman Sam observed, that it was a very
mistaken notion that, after an actual felony had been
committed, the restoration of the property would set
all to rights again.—'l'he Magistrate. however, in cos
sequence of another charge of a similar kind, cossi-
dered him es habitually dishonest,and tally committed
him to take his trial for the first offence.

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Apeartnastsrox OF THR6III RIOURRiCTION MM..*
On Sunday (7th inst.) three men, with a large spring
cart, were observed to go through Seal and East Peck-
ham, and on Monday in the forenoon they came back
and went on to Riverhead, and put op at the White
Hart, where they had their cart locked up, in which
was perceived a large basket. Soon after their arrival
they told the landlord they were going to see some
friends, and if they did not get back in time, he was
not to sit up for them, as they could call up the
ostler. This, and other circumstances, raised stspi.
cions in the landlord's mind; he and his neighbours,
resolved upon watching their motions, and accordingly
went some distance on the road for this purpose, and
laid up in the hedge. At night one of the men went
back to the White Hart, and got the cart, while the
other two walked on the London-road till the cart
overtook them, when they got up and drove on till they
came to Denton Green Pay Gate. Here the persons
who had waylaid them stopped the cart, and insisted
upon knowing what was in it ? the three men imme•
diately jumped out, and made off. Upon searching
the cart, two bodies were found, one of them of a
young woman about 18 years of age, who had been
hurled in Seal Churcb-yard on the Friday preceding 1
the other was that of a robust man, apparentlrabout
40 years of age, of a dark sandy complexion, with owe
of his feet turned inwards; from whence this body
was taken has not yet been discovered. A pursuit
after the men immediately took place, and they were
overtaken at Farnborough, and brought back to Servo
oaks, where they underwent an examination, and were
bound over to appear at the ensuing Quarter Session r.
—(Maidatone Joaratt9
FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, as the SADO
bury luggage van was proceettlat oat of town through
the Strand, when nearly oppos hrtliumberland4trest,
the azletree soddenly broke, and the van was throws on
its side ; unfortnnitely, a gentleman, we understand.
one of the proprietors, named Wyatt, was sitting on the
box at the time with the driver, and was precipated no.
der it. On. his being taken up, he was quite dead, sad
appeared most dreadfully disfigured. The body In*
carried to the Northumberland Coffee House, where',
inquest will he held on it.
CORONeRIS lIICQUESTIL—Yesterday evening, at Wes
o'clock, an inquest was held at the Examining Room,
St. Thomas's Hospital, before T. Shelton, Esq. Cornier
for Southwark, on the body of Ann Morris; a child aged
about six yeses; who unfortunately, during the Amoco
of her mother, fell into the fire, as we stated yesteidaY•
Verdict—Aceideotal Death.
Another Inquest was also held at the same place be-
fore T. Shelton, Esq. upon the body of Mr. Joseph Hack.
ton, who dropped down dead upon London-bride
Tuesday morning. Verdict—Died by the Visitatten df
God.

MARRIED.
On Monday, October lir at Steeple-Aston. in Othit
shire, Thomas Brooksbank. of Gray's-Inn-square. Eq t.
Maiy, eldest daughter of William tinhorn. Esq. of Jai&
dle-Aston.

pmts.
Os Thawby, I idt instant. oredli, Thins Harriet Fro-
eh. the wife of Jobe Gocksodp /lipoid, Esq. of Cottoos
*ear Norwich.

On Friday, 12th inst.. at Bosoms., KB., in Ws Oa My'
Captain Errol Boyd. of Leedom.
On the•7th inst., maddsoly Iss her carriage, Mrs. Willis',
of Craig y du. Anglaise, the Lady of Owen Williams, Rs 4•
.aI,P. for Marlow.

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